Motherboards with 4 or 3 GPU slots...

[torin3]

From a post over at foldingforum. Thought it would be a good idea to quote it here, as it is useful to those of us trying to max out our GPU clients.

http://foldingforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=4313&st=0&sk=t&sd=a



4 slots, dual
- Foxconn Destroyer, http://www.foxconnchannel.com/news/news_detail.aspx?ID=en-us0000205
- Foxconn Transformer F1 - http://www.legitreviews.com/article/637/1/
- MSI K9A2 Platinum, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130136
- MSI K9A2 Platinum V2, http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1395&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171#
- MSI P6N Diamond (680i) - http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=proddesc&prod_no=1168&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170#


4 slots, 3 duals
- Asus L1N64-SLI WS
- ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131224R
- Asus P5E64 WS Evolution

4 slots, 2 duals
- Asus P5E64 WS Pro
- Asus P5N64 WS Professional
- MSI P7N2 Diamond
- MSI X48 Platinum

4 slots, singlespaced (good for 8800GS)
- Asus P5K64 WS
- Asus P5W64-WS PRO
- Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DQ6

3 slots, 3 duals
- ASrock K10N780SLIX3 WiFi
- Asus Maximus2 Extreme
- Asus Striker2 Extreme
- Foxconn Blackops
- Foxconn Dreadnought, http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=12153
- Gigabyte GA-M780SLI-DS5
- MSI K9N2 Diamond
- MSI P6N

[dark bishop]

looks like amd has something extra going for them :D

[visionco]

Well as of right now I have 2 new MSI K9A2 Platinum boards that came DOA from Tiger. I usually stay away from AMD when I build pc's but for Folding it is a cheaper alternative right now for the GPU folders.

Thanks for the list Torin.

[OldSkool]

Am I reading that right? 30 folding rigs?

[visionco]

If it is regarding me yes I now have about 40ish P4 2.0GHZ and up folding simple console, plus some GPU's I am trying to get online.

[pauld5999]

Can anyone give personal recommendations for any boards on this list? Or that are not included on this list with 4 gpu slots?? thinking its time to get an AMD system in the mix....

[visionco]

Well once I get my 2 DOA board back from MSI I will let you know how it goes.

[pauld5999]

Well once I get my 2 DOA board back from MSI I will let you know how it goes.

thanks! I was thinking about that board but after hearing your experience....

off topic: I was reading your profile/interview thing on the T32 page and saw you live in Lisle, ya? I'm not too far away, we are up in Palatine, make our way down to your hood at least once a month for the All Animal Expo at the fair grounds, good times....

[jonspd]

MSI K9A2 Platinum

had mine for a while now got it from newegg no problems with it and it's been in use as my primary for over 6 months I would say...

[visionco]

thanks! I was thinking about that board but after hearing your experience....

off topic: I was reading your profile/interview thing on the T32 page and saw you live in Lisle, ya? I'm not too far away, we are up in Palatine, make our way down to your hood at least once a month for the All Animal Expo at the fair grounds, good times....

I have some friends that live up that way. Nice to see someone else from my neck of the woods.

[Shiggity]

thanks! I was thinking about that board but after hearing your experience....

off topic: I was reading your profile/interview thing on the T32 page and saw you live in Lisle, ya? I'm not too far away, we are up in Palatine, make our way down to your hood at least once a month for the All Animal Expo at the fair grounds, good times....

Palatine eh, that is surprisingly close to where I live

<---Vernon Hills

Weird! :D

[LandShark]

I know Nitteo's GPU farm use mainly the MSI P6N Diamond. I just received mine two days ago, will gonna make the switch soon.

[harlam357]

No more 780i LS? I thought you had it runnin'. :)

btw- I'm not sure about the 750i or the 790i from eVGA, but the 780i definitely has 3 PCI-E dual slots... and it's not on the list. ;)

[LandShark]

No more 780i LS? I thought you had it runnin'. :)

btw- I'm not sure about the 750i or the 790i from eVGA, but the 780i definitely has 3 PCI-E dual slots... and it's not on the list. ;)

oh no, the 780i Tri GPU folder is done and running fine now. the P6N is for a Quad GPU folder. ;)