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Vincent A.

Vincent A.

Joined on 03/24/17

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Most Favorable Review

Working Fine With 5 GPUs

BIOSTAR TB250-BTC LGA 1151 Intel B250 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard for Cryptocurrency Mining (BTC)
BIOSTAR TB250-BTC LGA 1151 Intel B250 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard for Cryptocurrency Mining (BTC)

Pros: - Great price - The on board auxiliary power is nice - The BIOS has a "Mining Mode" feature

Cons: - I was not able to get 6 GPUs running (MSI Radeon RX 580s). Even after putting a beta BIOS on. So stuck with 5 GPUs for now until I feel like spending another weekend trying. - I was unable to locate any documentation on what the "Mining Mode" BIOS feature actually does.

Overall Review: Given the lower price and that fact that it's a dedicated mining motherboard, I would buy it again. Though, I'm curious as to what the Mining Mode actually does and not being able to get 6 GPUs working was a bit of a letdown.

Most Critical Review

Only 28.64GB Formatted

SanDisk 32GB Ultra Fit CZ43 USB 3.0 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 150MB/s (SDCZ43-032G-GAM46)
SanDisk 32GB Ultra Fit CZ43 USB 3.0 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 150MB/s (SDCZ43-032G-GAM46)

Pros: - small size is nice - has a red LED that shows access

Cons: - Actual formatted drive size is only 28.64GB (I realize you don't get the full 32GB). I had been using Lexar JumpDrive S45 32GB USB 3.0 drives which have a format size of 29.81GB. I had created a USB disk image of the Lexar drive and had tried to copy it to the SanDisk drive when I realized that the SanDisk was quite a bit smaller (too small for my image). 1.17GB smaller, which prevents me from using the drive as I had intended. I reviewed the drive partitions on numerous OSs, trying to determine if they had some extra software hidden that I could remove. I wasn't able to find anything though, so I now have a handful of 32GB (28.64GB) drives that I can give out for Christmas gifts or something.

Nice Multi USB

Samsung 32GB DUO Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 200MB/s (MUF-32DB/AM)
Samsung 32GB DUO Plus USB 3.1 Flash Drive, Speed Up to 200MB/s (MUF-32DB/AM)

Pros: I like the build in adapters.

Cons: None at the moment.

Overall Review: From computer to USB stick using the USB adapter (plugged into a USB3 port) I was getting 25MB/s. Have not tried the USB-C yet.

11/26/2018