Monday, March 5th 2018

SUPoX Introduces Professional Crypto Mining B250A-BTC D+ Motherboard

SUPoX introduces a professional crypto mining motherboard, SUPoX B250A-BTC D+, that takes advantage of the Intel B250 chipset for native 8-graphics card support to eliminate the need for riser cards. In addition, it can be used with server power supplies (single 12V rail PSU) which gives more options for scalable mining. Without the need for riser cards, the initial setup cost is lower (a savings of US$7-$10 per riser card) and lowers the overall power consumption. The mining rig is more stable as less heat and less clutter improves airflow, which ultimately prolongs the life of the mining system.

The Intel B250 chipset enables the B250A-BTC D+ to run up to eight native PCI-e X16 slots, which has many advantages over PCI-e bridge solutions. Miners can save on the cost of having to purchase multiple riser cards and have a more efficient overall system. It also has better reliability and stability, as additional riser cards run the risk of burnouts and capability issues that can affect the downtime of the mining rig.
The SUPoX B250A-BTC D+ motherboard features a slim form factor that fits into traditional one-layer square mining chassis. This compliments the riser card-free design well to make the most compact yet powerful mining system possible for professional miners to fit as many mining rigs in any space.

A combination of AMD Radeon and Nvidia GeForce graphics cards are possible for SUPoX B250A-BTC D+ motherboard. With graphics cards prices at an all-time high, this gives you the flexibility of building the best cost-performance system at any given time.

The motherboard also has an HDMI port that supports KVM switches to connect monitor and peripherals, this is important for scalable mining setups as overall cost is reduced to a minimum with multiple setups sharing the monitor and peripherals. The SUPoX B250A-BTC D+ motherboard is designed for professional miners that plan to run scalable mining setups that requires reliability, efficiency, cost-performance and powerful all at the same time.
MSRP: $169.99.
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50 Comments on SUPoX Introduces Professional Crypto Mining B250A-BTC D+ Motherboard

#26
LPide
FreedomEclipseAccording to EPoX's wiki page SUPoX is made up with old employees of EPoX. Not sure if this means former employees or just employees who've been with EPoX donkeys of years. I remember back in the days they used to make boards for skt 754 and they even tried to branch into the enthusiast market with skt939, No idea what happened but they just slowly faded away the same way as DFI LanParty who were so popular with the enthusiast crowd back then.

I remember reading somewhere EpoX released one or two enthusiast boards but they vanished after that. I think the market back then was too crowded. Asus, Abit, MSI, Gigabyte, Biostar, DFI LanParty, AsRock... ECS was around too but ECS didnt enter the Enthusiast market until a few years ago.

I guess they refocused their efforts on the OEM markets. EpoX is kind of like Foxconn except Foxconn is much much much bigger
Epox used to make pretty good boards, does this mean we will see more retail boards from them in the future?
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#27
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
yotano211I put those big ol box fans on most of my rigs, only the most hottest ones. I have lots of those zotac and gigabyte mini 1070 and 1080s, the cooling is not the best on the them. I kinda dont like them but only thing I could find.
I have a similar issue lots of mini cards and running in the garage with just forced air...
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#28
TheDeeGee
Let's hope Nvidia finds a way to block mining on the 2000 series.

If not then mid-range cards will start at $1000.

Mining on gaming cards really has to fucking die in a hole.
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#29
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
TheDeeGeeLet's hope Nvidia finds a way to block mining on the 2000 series.

If not then mid-range cards will start at $1000.

Mining on gaming cards really has to fucking die in a hole.
Or they could just increase supply?
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#30
FreedomEclipse
~Technological Technocrat~
cdawallOr they could just increase supply?
Or they could make a separate sku for miners?
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#31
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
FreedomEclipseOr they could make a separate sku for miners?
Is that magically going to create more memory and room on the assembly line?
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#32
FreedomEclipse
~Technological Technocrat~
cdawallIs that magically going to create more memory and room on the assembly line?
It could do.
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#33
bug
cdawallIs that magically going to create more memory and room on the assembly line?
If it's specialised hardware, then the die doesn't need to be as big as a GPU, thus you can satisfy more miners with a single wafer.
Just my guess, but let's assume for a second manufacturers know the options better than we do ;)
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#34
Keullo-e
S.T.A.R.S.
I just hope that this toy money craze ends..
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#35
bug
Chloe PriceI just hope that this toy money craze ends..
I'm not hoping for a silver bullet. But gradually, I hope miners will migrate off our dear GPUs.
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#36
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
bugIf it's specialised hardware, then the die doesn't need to be as big as a GPU, thus you can satisfy more miners with a single wafer.
Just my guess, but let's assume for a second manufacturers know the options better than we do ;)
Doesn't change the ram issue... Even phones are cutting in on that.
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#37
bug
cdawallDoesn't change the ram issue... Even phones are cutting in on that.
It could if mining doesn't need as much RAM. It if does, this still fixes half of the problem.
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#38
yotano211
Chloe PriceI just hope that this toy money craze ends..
Mining is not going anywhere, its hit the mainstream audience.
bugI'm not hoping for a silver bullet. But gradually, I hope miners will migrate off our dear GPUs.
I paid money for lots of gpu's. If I pay money for my cards, I can do what ever I want with them. You can do the same thing
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#39
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
bugIt could if mining doesn't need as much RAM. It if does, this still fixes half of the problem.
It does need ram we are pushing over 3gb right now.

This still assumes they can get more per wafer as well but at the end of the day the wafer is till pulling gaming gpu wafers off of the line and replacing them with in theory a cheaper product they have proven they can charge more for. Do you really think nvidia doesn't want more profit?
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#40
FreedomEclipse
~Technological Technocrat~
yotano211I paid money for lots of gpu's. If I pay money for my cards, I can do what ever I want with them. You can do the same thing
What a selfish statement. Sure you might of paid for them but at the end of the day youre still governed by its warranty procedures and the manufacturers terms and conditions no matter how loosely it is.

Then again After youre done with the cards im guessing you also dump yours on ebay.

Nvidia are trying to stop ignorant behaviour such as yours but its still something thats WIP. They'll eventually come up with a method to push miners to buy SKUs designed for compute or make a separate SKU to keep people happy.


THat kind of attitude doesnt help anyone.
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#41
bug
cdawallIt does need ram we are pushing over 3gb right now.

This still assumes they can get more per wafer as well but at the end of the day the wafer is till pulling gaming gpu wafers off of the line and replacing them with in theory a cheaper product they have proven they can charge more for. Do you really think nvidia doesn't want more profit?
If you can make the die half the size of a GPU and you get, say 10 GPUs per wafer, with two GPU wafers you can cater to 20 miners, but with one GPU and one non_GPU wafer, you can cater to those 20 miners, with a wafer left to cater to 10 gamers*.
So you see, not only I think they want profit, I'm counting on them maximizing it.

*numbers completely pulled out of my rear, but I think you get my drift
yotano211I paid money for lots of gpu's. If I pay money for my cards, I can do what ever I want with them. You can do the same thing
With the current prices, no , I can't.
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#42
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
bugIf you can make the die half the size of a GPU and you get, say 10 GPUs per wafer, with two GPU wafers you can cater to 20 miners, but with one GPU and one non_GPU wafer, you can cater to those 20 miners, with a wafer left to cater to 10 gamers*.
So you see, not only I think they want profit, I'm counting on them maximizing it.

*numbers completely pulled out of my rear, but I think you get my drift
That doesn't change that the wafer has been pulled to not make gpus to game on. Doesn't matter if it doubles how many cards are made still one less wafer.
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#43
R-T-B
FreedomEclipseThen again After youre done with the cards im guessing you also dump yours on ebay.
I don't think thats at all what he does, nor many serious miners, honestly.
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#44
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
FreedomEclipseWhat a selfish statement. Sure you might of paid for them but at the end of the day youre still governed by its warranty procedures and the manufacturers terms and conditions no matter how loosely it is.

Then again After youre done with the cards im guessing you also dump yours on ebay.

Nvidia are trying to stop ignorant behaviour such as yours but its still something thats WIP. They'll eventually come up with a method to push miners to buy SKUs designed for compute or make a separate SKU to keep people happy.


THat kind of attitude doesnt help anyone.
Why would they do that? This is obscenely profitable for them.
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#45
yotano211
FreedomEclipseWhat a selfish statement. Sure you might of paid for them but at the end of the day youre still governed by its warranty procedures and the manufacturers terms and conditions no matter how loosely it is.

Then again After youre done with the cards im guessing you also dump yours on ebay.

Nvidia are trying to stop ignorant behaviour such as yours but its still something thats WIP. They'll eventually come up with a method to push miners to buy SKUs designed for compute or make a separate SKU to keep people happy.


THat kind of attitude doesnt help anyone.
Dont pull that selfish or ignorant shit on me, I volunter more of my time in 1 year than I'm sure in your entire life time. If you want to pull some of those cards of your pocket, look somewhere else.
R-T-BI don't think thats at all what he does, nor many serious miners, honestly.
All of my cards go on ebay when I sell them. The price that it sells for is the going price, its not my fault that it sells for higher than what I paid for. But people will always blame miners for everything. I do auctions
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#46
FreedomEclipse
~Technological Technocrat~
yotano211Dont pull that selfish or ignorant shit on me, I volunter more of my time in 1 year than I'm sure in your entire life time.
Oh damn, ive been rumbled. Its like you can read me like a book.
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#48
Prima.Vera
Chloe PriceI just hope that this toy money craze ends..
If anything, it would get even more attention, now that the governments are giving more and more attention.
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#49
cdawall
where the hell are my stars
Prima.VeraIf anything, it would get even more attention, now that the governments are giving more and more attention.
All the German automakers are using blockchain tech now. I believe Mercedes has a coin even. So the thought that it will just go away is far fetched imo.
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#50
Xzibit
cdawallAll the German automakers are using blockchain tech now. I believe Mercedes has a coin even. So the thought that it will just go away is far fetched imo.
IE - Car Manufacturer Daimler AG Launches Crypto Coin as a Reward for Eco-Friendly Drivers
Daimler AG has launched blockchain-based cryptocurrency MobiCoin to encourage smooth driving at low speed


If a customer gets many MobiCoins, they will then be eligible for various rewards. For example, the customer may get VIP access to events like DTM Races, the fashion week in Berlin, or the Mercedes Cup Final. However, it yet remains unclear if the MobiCoins can be converted into other cryptocurrencies.
BMW has formed a partnership with VeChain. This is a supply chain enhancement platform utilizing the blockchain.

Porsche has also recently announced its utilization of blockchain. The company has said that it foresees various applications for the blockchain. This includes opening and locking doors via an application. It can also use the technology to improve the safety and abilities of driverless cars.
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