How To & Why Use PCI-E 1X - 16X USB Extension Riser Cables
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- Опубликовано: 11 сен 2024
- A short video explaining the basics of how and why you should use PCI Express riser cables on your GPU mining rigs.
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PCI-E 1x -16x USB Riser Cable
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Please Note:- You cannot connect the GPU Riser to your USB port. The usb cable is just used as an alternative to a ribbon cable, there is no usb interface. You cannot run the gpu riser from a usb port!
I am very new to all the technical stuff related to mining. I was wondering if you connect the PCIe extension to PCIe 1x slot, will the GPU not reduce in performance since you are providing it with less bandwidth?
Can i still use my top gpu and mine on the 3 riser extended gpus?
You don't need much bandwith for mining
Hi what about the speed/performance? It will be same like before I use this module? thanks
Check for Gigabyte models, I think there's few with up to 7 pci-e
I almost never leave any comment but this is the best tutorial for someone who has limited hardware knowledge. Great work!!
Fantastic explanation and physical demo of the hardware
Thank you very much for clearing the doubt on my mind. You have really given me one of the best tutorials I have ever watched. Keep it up and GOD bless you
Thank you for making this video. Adds to the research I'm gathering towards building a multi-gpu rig 👌
I just got two of these and had no idea what it was for. Thanks for explaining!
Exactly the information I was looking for. Thank you for the comprehensive and concise overview!
having sen this short tutorial,...this is my very first time signing up for any videos..ever!!!! Good straigt-to-the -point video, I hope there will be other great quality vids to be seen!
Thankyou, I'll glad you enjoyed for format and focus of the video.
awesome video. I tried for months to figure out how to install a riser and didn't find a solution, and then I found your video. I helped a lot . Thank you. Keep making videos like this
Thankyou, great to hear that you found it useful.
You really should be using an anti-static mat and grounding yourself. Every time you touch components, you are likely transferring a potential electrical charge and making connections which may damage the components.
SATA extension risers have too many conflicts and glitches, I recommend PCI extension ribbon cables. You can use multiple cables and put your video card at the other side of the room if you want...
USB extension risers are mostly just for the small PCIe slots that a PCI extension ribbon cable won't work in.
If you have a mining board with multiple full PCI slots or if you have a gaming board with only a few full slots but a handful of small slots, 4 pin.. Mining boards are cheaper than all the hardware with normal 6gpu motherboards.
They're okay, I did use them years ago but typically much more expensive than risers.
Just a question of how much performance is lost on doing this?
None depending on how its used
@@CBUCK1994 That depends on what you are running, no?
I FUCKING LOVE YOU MATE. i'm from argentina and my english is kinda advanced so i had to serach videos about this on english and you are the first of like 20 vids that say things in a way that i understand thx
Thanks, I try to keep things simple. Thankyou for watching.
WOW!!! Thank you so much for sharing this video. I have an old IPISB-CU motherboard which I was planning on using for a simple home server. I discovered one of these "risers, extenders, adapters etc..." online in a market place. I wasnt sure of the compatibility of these or how they worked. Thanks for explaining the PCI-E and the peripherals it really helped me make a lot of sense in purchasing some of these to add on to my other motherboards and create a more optimal old PC with newer components.
Nice video, thanks. Agree with the comment on plugging directly into the power supply, rather than using short adapter cables. Some PSUs, even high wattage ones, can suffer from higher resistance caused by unnecessary connections. One of our units burnt out when the cable melted, luckily we didn't have a fire.
Thanks for posting. FOr persons who are just getting into multi-card MOBO builds this is a good introduction with concise explaination.
Good stuff. Might be useful to mention that 90 degree versions also exist, that would actually allow getting to this x1 slot with x16 GPU installed in the long one (this particular riser in the video would not allow that, as the blue connecting cable is sticking up in the air where the fat GPU case would be).
thank you very much! now im not confused anymore. gonna purchase that card riser now.
Perfect explanation video, answered every question I had in my mind about PCI-e risers. Keep up the good work pal!
Thanks, will do!
Great explanation, thanks for sharing! I bought my Riser Cable (Thermaltake TT PXCI-E 3.0 X16) 3 weeks ago and I'm really happy with it! :)
Very informative. Won't this bottleneck the transfer speed from X16 to x4? Then even slower when going to USB? Or does none of that matter since this is geared toward Mining rigs?
Thanks thanks thanks so much for the clear and direct explanation which I could not find elsewhere. I will order soon onea couple of those for my build.
Only 83 views but it was on my home page? Great video btw.
Thanks for watching.
So does the x1 channel have enough bandwidth to work with that x16 GPU card?
Conversely, if you could theoretically fit 4 of the those 1x extenders into a single x16 slot, you would have four 16x GPU cards on one 16x slot.. so what am I missing?
Hah that's the thing you can only fit one cause it goes in a certain place in it I know a thing or more about pcs I own 2 of them one with 2 gt 1030 OC edition and an I5 4590 3.3 ghz and one with a amd A6 5400B 3.4 ghz and a gt 710 OC
Ok, I will watch the entire video. I need something like this, because my Z68 boards PCI 16 has some problems and I want to use my GPU in PCI 1 via this.
Most important part in this video 3:54 - 4:19
What does that mean exactly? Do I need a separate power supply to connect the pci e riser?
@@AlanSnackbarTheChipShopChipper nope
I'm really glad I came across this. Thank you for the help!
good tip on the riser. i am a first time user and i probably would've have got it backwards at the pcie x1 connector to the mobo. thanks
THIS is the video i've been looking fo ......... everyone else just presumes you know what's what :)))))))
This helped, looking to expand my board out for blender rendering, same principles required.
Hello, thanks for sharing your experience! Can I use Riser to plug other type of cards, such raid or network cards?
A great breakdown, Lee! I shared this to someone on Discord, to explain moving GPU up off of a MOBO. P.S. My Micro Miner is doing well! Cheers!
Thank you for a very direct, informative presentation!
This was exactly what I was after.
Really great video - thank you for that :)
I'm changing the configuration of my 3d rendering machine from 4 gpu to 7 and want to take all the gpus off the mobo for the very reasons you gave :)
Many thanks.
Thank You! I have a motherboard with a 1x slot and a 16x slot, but I have 2 16x GPU's, this will help adapt one of my 16x GPU's to a 1x Slot!
Thanks for the video. This is what we needed. Please add: what are the cable connectors. To where do we connect the power cable? Some people want to use this for a laptop.
Thanks for this video, very impormative. I just found out that I can do 6x GPU on my Asus Maximus Hero VIII.
Hi could you help me understand how to get that many? 6??
Thx so much for each video, keep going!
Finally a helpful video. Thank you so much!
Would you only be able to connect 4 gpu's to this mother board? I counted four slots. Can you put more than one in each of the 4 slots? If I wanted to connect 8 adapters to your mother board (2 in each slot), could I do it? Great video!
Is there anyway I could force my gpu to run in 1x when plugged in a 16x slot?
fantastic tutorial! Thank you for the great explanation!
So for example, my PCI Express slot is kinda faulty and it's not reading my graphics card. Can I use this PCI-E riser and connect it to the 1x slot and it should now read my graphics card & work?
Thanks. You can also do a video about joining two or more PSU for a single mobo, if you haven't done that already.
great demonstration however do pciex1 be able to give same performance from pciex16 since you are only plugging from x1 and will be using x16 card?
Probably a dumb question: Adapter being 18 double sided pins (which is PCIe 1x pinout) doesn't bottlenech the expected 16x from extension riser?
Quite interesting that the size of the connections don't really matter then? Does it just change the bandwidth of how much data is being sent to and from the card via the connector or something?
Hello, can i use a different power supply for the second card? i have a rtx 3090 on my maine computer and i want to use my second card a 2060 super - i want to connect my second card to my mother board but use a different power supply. can i do it like this>
i got a molex cable that directly connects to the power supply that supports up to 4 molex devices..
is this safe to use?
it came with the power supply ..
A short and nice video bro ! helps alot thanks !
So much clear guidance. Thanks a lot. But I wonder (as a non-savvy) if any caution or requirements.
Actually use lighting to ILLUMINATE what you're demonstrating so you aren't in spooky shadow land. Good info.
Thank you so much for this video, really very useful to me.
That is a well presented and very useful piece of information, thanks for making it.
I know it's a minor, and rather obvious step, but maybe put a pop-up comment about making sure PCI-E powered cable is connected from PSU into GPU. A novice just following these steps might be saved a headache. Also, with these USB connectors, I've heard you don't need to use the molex power on the riser. Is this true? Do you have experience with testing this?
Thanks man. Very clear.
great vid buddy...saved me a new mobo...
i think, You should also mention the versions of these cards. like v005 v006. there are little different between 2 version like v006 full support rx card's but it's important.
Nice explanation dude great work !
very informative video , nice work
I have a basic cooler master force 500 cabinet on my gaming PC. I want to add another graphics card. But my motherboard has only one graphics card slot. I am looking at adding another graphics card {rx 470(old) + rx580(new)} to my Pc. I want to keep the graphics card with in the cabinet itself. Is it possible to add a second card using these riser and keep it in the cabinet itself.
This video has been helped with me. Thank you!!
awesome video..Thanks Lee
On x16 Slot is a x16-Riser better. Graphicscard or Graphiccard ?
You've just saved me buying something thats not right for my needs... 5:12 you say that the USB cable can't plug into a USB port as that "simply wont work" and needs to connect to the PCIe mini card adaptor. Is there "something" I can buy - a PCIe to USB that actually plugs into a USB port as I have a laptop and want to buy a riser-type "thing" to attempt to repair a graphics card. So would need to see a video output and connect via USB-A or USB-C (or thunderbolt) to my laptop ?
The sata to molex connector is NOT TO BE USED. They cause fires when used to power a graphics card. You can be liable for damage done to people homes, if you have no disclaimer.
GREAT explanation/video. What would happen if you plug the USB cable into a USB port? (with the graphics card installed on the riser card)
The are 2 problems with this setup, 1- you are reducing PC-E speed to 1 lane so if your card is PC-E 16x (16 Lane) and connecting using this adapter, it will drop to PCI-E 1x (1 Lane) , I would instead use a ribbon extender of 16x to 16x
Graat video, do u need a specific usb cable? with the regular one it doesnt work...
This was a life saver, thanks dude.
Would this work for gpu rendering? What examples would this not be smart to use
Sweet man thanks for the video . I ordered one for my alienware alpha and a nice 600w power supply
Very informative video. I also wonder if we can use this riser to utilize an M2 NVME adapter with an acceptable speed performance.
In your video for ethereum mining with 4x R7 370 4GB, which riser did you use? Can these USB riser be used for ethereum. I have a green board riser, but it does not recognize my R7 370 card. Thanks in advance, great video.
MIght be a duff riser. Double check the connections on pcie slot, riser, power. unplug and replug everything.
Great video. Clear and to the point.
Thanks for posting. you are legend
If I don't have room for a mining rig, can I put the riser on top of my PC case? Would it cause any issues?
i need answer guys., if theres a Power pin in the GPU should i also connect the PSU to the GPU??
Useful information, thanks and upvoted. I didn't know such extensions were available. Am I correct to assume this would just as well externally connect other pieces such as sound cards ?
Great video Lee. I live in a sunning area can u make video tutorial about solar panel. I am interested more into solar panel because the more gpu to mine the more power cost rises.
Hi, I'd love to do more with solar but my house and garden are pointing the wrong way. We don't get the best sun here either. There's are few solar farms nearby and I have considered buying cheap electric from them directly but would require big investment and many other factors come into play.
IMineBlocks I see. In my case, I do get Sun all year around. From May to September, here we get triple digits of 105 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
IMineBlocks That's ok Lee, I'll keep searching.
A GPU with a 16x connector will be much slower through a 1x PCI-e connector thought, right?
Hello, I enjoyed your video. On another topic, is it possible to connect an external card which I use for analogue to digital conversion of video tapes, to my laptop? The card usually resides in a PC tower, but I want to use it with my laptop which is much newer and has a faster processor and more ram etc. I can't find any info on RUclips which is applicable. Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you.
Question : imagine an internal Pci Sound Card like a ASUS Xonar ( long slot ) or old Creative Audigy - do you belive that it will work to take the sound card outside of the PC case. I'm interested in making a 'internal dedicated sound card' in to a 'external dedicated sound card'. [ to be left on the table ] . It will leave more room for air flow for the 'dedicated video card'. This is the question ....
Thank you for the clear introduction.
Can you power the riser with a 12V non-PSU power supply?
Now how do I custom mount my third GPU in my thermaltake level 20 gt case where the hard drives go? I want it vertically along the back
doesn't it get really hot very fast?
and if i have a graphics card that doesn't require external energy how will it work?
great video mate. thanks for sharing this piece of information.
instead of putting in a GPU card, what if we put an M.2 SSD with PCIe adaptor? was the speed changes or else?
Got a question, is this the recommended accessory to use when you got an usb port card that you need to connect onto the motherboard but the catch is that there won´t be enough space between two gpus populating the motherboard and want to route the card to face forward in the chassis instead of going out of the back?
If we don't power it, will the GPU get the power from the USB that connects to the PCI on the motherboard?
Nice video! I want to buy these usb risers but i dont know wich version to buy cuz some guys told me some risers are melting, what is the best model? And what are the precautions to take when using it? Thanks
Thanks for the useful video
Clear and concise. Thank you.
wonder when we will get them over usb 3.1 would make things so much easier! Would still need 2 usb 3.1 cables per gpu but would be cleaner and easier. Maybe use a usb 3.1 hub for power to make it even cleaner.
I have a card that converts pcie-1x to 4 usb 3.0 slots. Will this work? (Or is this not different then usual usb 3.0 although it sticks into the pcie port?) The advantage of it would be that i have the connectors on the back of the computer so I can run the cables cleaner to the riser boards.
I don't have a mollex connector but a 6 pin. Does also the card needs power from 6+2 pin connector?
hi i have a rig with rx 6800 and they all work with risers. And I have a new rig with an rx 6800 xt and as soon as I put the riser between them, they don't work anymore. Do you have a tip?
Thank you for your efforts
If you excuse me I want pci board connected with laptop by just USB .is it possible?
Is there any way to use it directly in the USB port? "Cause i plan to use it on my laptop which indeed has an ExpressCard slot. So a link to buy an express card with a PCI-E would also be helpful. Thank You!
If im planing to used this as main GPU for gaming will this reduce the speed?