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  1. J

    Question Need info on molex pcie risers for mining psu on how they take power "diagram" like

    So I would like to know does molex riser pcie consume power only from 12v and 5 v is for show or does it use /need/require both to be plugged in? I intend to retrofit a very expensive Silverstone modular 1300R PSU who's voltage has weakened on 5v compartment but 12v is perfect. The PSU will be...
  2. MehranZ

    Question Things to consider before installing a GPU with a riser

    I'm about to get my hands on a 3090 and I have an SSF computer with a Hydra Mini case. This means that in order to install the GPU I have to use a riser. The Hydra Mini case comes with a cable. They claim it's a good one but who would say their product is a bad one!? Anyways, since the value of...
  3. C

    Question Vertical GPU mount problem

    My specs if it helps: CPU: Ryzen 9 5950X Motherboard: X570 Aorus Elite Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 64GB 4x16GB DDR4 3600MHz GPU: Gigabyte Vision RTX 3080 Case: NZXT H510 Elite Hi everybody, I have a question regarding a vertical GPU mount. So yesterday I bought the Phanteks vertical GPU...
  4. appletatoes

    [SOLVED] PCIe Riser Power Consumption

    Hello, I would like to know how much power is being pulled, in watts, from a PCIe riser. I'm just trying to figure out the breakdown of power being consumed by my mining rig. The risers that I have are PCE164P-N08 and is VER009S. Thank you, Appletatoes
  5. allaboutpcs

    [SOLVED] GPU/ Riser does not start with second PSU

    I am having issue with my 6 GPU Setup. I have 6x RX 6700xt with 009s risers. PSU is Cooler Master MWE 850 Gold V2. 3 GPUS/Risers/SSD/Motherboard are on one PSU. And remaining 3 gpus/risers are on second psu. I am using 24 pin PSU Splitter cable. When I power on, 2nd psu fan rotates for 1 second...
  6. V

    Question Is this Crypto Riser compatible with my 3090 GPU?

    I have an MSI 3090 Trio that I'm looking to use with this powered crypto mining riser. Is this compatible? If not, what is a good fit for my GPU? Thanks Amazon.com: Ubit 6 Pack Latest PCI-E Riser Express Cable 16X to 1X (6pin / MOLEX/SATA) with Led Graphics Extension Ethereum ETH Mining Powered...
  7. R

    Question PCIe 4.0 riser

    Hey all. I'm building a new system, and I'd like to vertically mount my card. I've never bought a riser cable before so I don't know what brands are reliable, if there are quality differences, etc. I'd also like to get one that's PCI-e 4.0; I know my card won't max out a 3.0 slot currently, but...
  8. M

    Question GPU blocking access to PCIe x1 slots for wireless card installation - what are my options?

    Hi, I need to install my wireless card into a PCIe x1 slot, but my fatty GPU (which can not be moved from the only PCIe x16 slot), blocks both my PCIe x1 slots. I think i have two options: 1) buy a PCIe x1 riser for the wireless card Q1: will the riser effect the wireless card performance...
  9. M

    Question flexible PCIE1x riser?

    My RTX 2080ti is occupying 3 PCIE slots, and I need access to at least 1 of those. USB based riser pieces are in the way. Is there a flexible ribbon or narrow PCIE solution available that could fit?
  10. M

    Question M.2 M vs E for GPU?

    What slot can I convert to a PCIE 16x riser? The 'M.2 M' or the 'M.2 E' slot? Or can i run a GPU in both slots?
  11. P

    Question m.2 to 4x PCIE 16x riser?

    Hi guys, The market is full with PCIE 1x slot to 4x PCIE 16x converters, for mining. For folding, the preferred minimum is a PCIE 3.0 1x slot per card. Using a PCIE 1x slot to 4x slots of PCIE 16x ,would slow down each card considerably, and is not recommended. My motherboard has 1x PCIE 16x...
  12. mbayou75

    Question 8 Pin PCIE Female to 4 pin female molex adapter

    Aloha, Just like the title says, I want to feed my eGPU setup (Riser 006c that has a male molex) with a Dell DA-2 220W. The problem is this that it has a male 8pin output, so I should find a female 8pin to a female 4pin molex, right? well internet doesn't help me, I looked everywhere, but there...
  13. J

    [SOLVED] Are there any Male to Male RAM (DIMM) riser cable?

    I would like to know if there is such a thing as this. I am curious to know if this exists (so don't ask me "why?).
  14. J

    [SOLVED] What is the slot for this PCIe riser?

    I found this riser on Supermicro (https://www.supermicro.com/CDS_Image/uploads/riser_card/rsc-88-f1.jpg , https://www.supermicro.com/support/resources/Riser.cfm ) and I see that 1 slot is PCIe x4(?). But there is the other slot and I don't know what it is, so I was wondering if you could help me...
  15. J

    [SOLVED] What is this riser?

    I found this riser online and I don't know exactly what it does. So can anyone help me? (https://www.aliexpress.com/i/32949852202.html ) So far, I believe these are 2 possible options (but I'm open to other options). It could be: 1) An actual DIMM to M.2 or SATA riser that can store/cache the...
  16. L

    Upgrade or new pc for an occasional gamer?

    Hello, I stopped playing games in the beginning of this year to spend time elsewhere than with PC, as I did all my life, and sold my GPU and now I sort of started to think that I could play something from time to time. I spend the time with PC anyway :D .. My specs are: Phenom II X6 1100t...
  17. C

    Games crashing after following a video for optimization

    So i followed a video about optimizing windows 10 and now all of my games are randomly crashing.. Here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkJBDEDDS5o specs CPU: amd fx 8320 8 core processor GPU: rx 370 8gb ram windows 10
  18. B

    Problems with xp install

    When I try to install win xp I have several problems. First I change boot order it says no bootable device I hit retry a few times and it works it gets to the partition I make one in unpartitioned space the it formats and says win xp can't install not enough space or CD is corrupt bios is fine...
  19. M

    Will grease from cooking ruin my build?

    Okay, so I've decided in investing a big portion of my life savings into building a high-end gaming computer. I live by myself, and wanted to place it in the living room as it is the most logical solution in regards to space, showcasing to friends etc. However, my living room and kitchen have a...
  20. I

    Does all RAM can OC?

    Hi all, does all ram can OC?, coz someone said non-OC Ram somehow put to my head that there is two types of ram non-OC and can OC. please enlighten me thans!!!
  21. R

    Cheap PSU. Worst thing that can happen? Specs inside!

    Hi. These are the specs for it. The PSU costs 25-30 bucks where I live and its a national product, meaning its made in my country. My pc build: i3 3220 16 gb of ram gtx 1050 2gb version, powered straight from the mobo 1tb 7200 seagate conventional hdd mobo: asus p8H77-V which they also say...
  22. B

    Bottleneck question about Asus Z87A motherboard

    I was thinking about doing incremental upgrades over time and I was wondering if I would be creating bottlenecks. I've got an Asus Z87A motherboard and I was thinking about putting in an nvidia 1060/70 and an i5-6600k (I'm not dead-set on these but these are in the ballpark of what I'm looking...
  23. S

    Power Supply or CPU problem?

    So I've had my build for about a year and four months, and I've been quite a shit owner I'd say. I hadn't dusted it until a couple months back, and overtime the performance became worse and worse. It came to a point I want to say a month ago, where the computer would randomly and very abruptly...
  24. L

    my hard disk once fall down

    it suddenly stopped working after a few days .what is the problem