Question 1

Can this run 10 Nvidia cards at once?

Accepted Answer

The simple answer is yes.  The longer answer:  To qualify your question, I want to specify that my answer works because I'm not using the Nvidia cards as graphics cards but as mining cards.  If you wanted to actually drive 10 graphics cards for graphics purposes, mileage may vary.  I have 12 Nvidia cards running on this board but as far as I know, this only works on Linux.  (I'm using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS myself - and I use the onboard intel graphics card to drive my monitor which does work despite what some claim).  There are a myriad of technical hurdles to doing such a thing, though, so unless you're really into the technical side of things and understand the nuances of things like PCI slot assignments, tread lightly.

Question 2

Will this work with a core i3 8100?

Accepted Answer

No, the BIOSTAR TB250-BTC PRO motherboard is not compatible with Intel 8th Gen CPUs, which includes the Core i3 8100.

Question 3

Can I run a Intel Pentium Gold G5500 Coffee Lake Dual-Core 3.8 GHz LGA 1151 (300 Series) CPU on this motherboard?

Accepted Answer

your CPU is Intel Core i3-8100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core LGA 1151 as the motherboard supports.

Question 4

has anyone gotten this board to run with 2 or 3 power supplies using an ACTIVE PSU card?  if so which one?   Seems like the motherboard has a timing issue detecting gpu cards when using these cards to swich on a 2nd or 3rd power supply.  It doesn't detect the cards even though the power supply is turned on.  as a result, can only detect 2 of 8 cards.

solution is to power on motherboard using a POST connector that shorts out 2 pins.  using these, can detect 8 of 8 but a hassle.  Active PSU works fine on any other motherboard

Accepted Answer

Buy a bigger PSU.  Using multiple psu's is not a good practice.  Neverthless did run 2 psu's with no issue at all.  Just short the start pins on 2nd psu motherboard connecter.  Turn on 2nd psu a few seconds before main psu.  O and if using risers, make sure each psu powers the same risers and gpus.

Question 5

I see a lot of comments about being unable to run over 7 GPUS, and I realize this is because people will hook up 7 of the same type of card (nVidia or AMD) as well as leave the intigrated graphics chip set enabled. However, in various places online, I've seen screenshots of folks successfully running more than 8 GPUs, the specific screenshot showed 8 AMD and 4 nVidia cards all running simultaniously (stability unknown). Can anyone confirm this is actually possible? My personal plan is to run 6x GTX1070 and 6x VEGA 64, WIN10 x64.

Accepted Answer

I run 12 cards on ethOS.  Pick a manufacturer amd or nvidia.  ethOS is incredibly stable, requires less ddr4 ram (4gb max)  and has a great dashboard panel to monitor and/or remotely connect to rigs.

Question 6

is there any warranty if yes then how long is it and who provides it?  Biostar or distributor?

Accepted Answer

This is not an easy question to answer.  It depends on where your specific board came from and who the actual distributor is.  For boards from a US/Canadian Distributor, sold in the US/Canada, there is a 3 year warranty.  Otherwise, there is probably a 1 year warranty.  For warranty service, you should first contact the distributor and only failing that should you contact Biostar.

That said, I would not recommend this board for anyone that is thinking about warranties.

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