🚀 Elevate Your Mining Game with Effortless Connectivity!
The Mailiya 4 in 1 PCIe Riser Adapter Board allows you to expand your GPU setup effortlessly. With four slots for enhanced extendability, this plug-and-play device requires no additional drivers or power cables. Its gold-plated USB connectors minimize interference, while the built-in IC heat radiator maintains optimal temperatures. Plus, the LED indicators keep you informed of your system's status. Perfect for both Linux and Windows XP users, this adapter is a must-have for any serious miner or tech enthusiast.
Brand | Mailiya |
Item model number | 1 to 4 PCIe |
Operating System | Linux, Windows XP |
Item Weight | 1.34 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 4.7 x 2.75 x 0.9 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 4.7 x 2.75 x 0.9 inches |
Color | 4 in 1 PCIe Riser Adapter |
Manufacturer | Mailiya |
ASIN | B0796R9VWT |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 21, 2018 |
Z**E
PCIE Express Compatibility Is Essential
So I bought this card not to long ago I can say that my version has no LEDs whatsoever on it. My main reason for writing this review is to explain some misconceptions with compatibility. This is my setup:Asrock B450 Pro 4AMD Athlon 3000GSamsung 970 Evo in Sata Mode (To conserve PCIE Lanes)Windows 10 Pro (Latest build as of 4/19/21)(3x) Gigabyte RTX 3070 Vision Cards(1x) Gigabyte RTX 3080 Aorus Xtreme Card(2x) Seasonic PRIME TX 850w Titanium PSUsG.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2800 CL15 Memory (Because it was on sale)Bios settings:4G Decoding EnabledIntegrated Graphics DisabledSpread Spectrum Disabled2800Mhz DDR4 XMP EnabledCSM EnabledWith that context out of the way lets go over the adapter. I tried using this card in multiple configurations starting with the topmost PCIE 2.0 1x slot on my motherboard with ALL 4 GPUS plugged into it. This worked but only for the system to recognize the cards. Running the mining software is where I ran into issues. While in this configuration Trex Miner that I had been using stable for ages now gave me 2 major errors including "not enough memory to finish DAG gen" and "GPU(1,2,3, or 4 variably) has been inactive for 30 seconds" the miner would then proceed to shut down. I tried PhoenixMiner as well but got similar although less descriptive errors.Next step, I tried the same thing but instead I moved the adapter with all 4 GPUS plugged into it 1 slot lower to the PCIE 3.0 16x slot. Obviously since I assume this is a 4x adapter card that it is actually running in PCIE 3.0 4x Mode. In this configuration Trex Miner worked perfectly fine with the same performance as if they were plugged directly into the motherboard. I did not test PhoenixMiner as I did not have the time to do so.Next step, can I use the 3.0 slot and the 2.0 slot together? So for this experiment I plugged (1) 3070 into the first PCIE 2.0 1x slot and the other GPUs into the 4in1 adapter in the next PCIE 3.0 16x slot. System booted fine and the GPU driver detected all GPUs like in the above tests. However TRex Miner only detected the GPUs attached to the 4in1 adapter and didn't seem to see the one plugged directly into the system, which is odd being that it was the one I was using as my monitor output. Trex miner ran for about 2 minutes before the whole system blue screened and rebooted itself.This was the extent of my ability to test this adapter. My theory is that while it CAN USE BOTH PCIE 3.0 and 2.0, it requires at least 4 lanes if running in 2.0 mode. I believe my motherboard only supplying 1 lane in 2.0 mode is causing a bandwidth bottleneck for this 4in1 adapter (at least for mining Ethereum). This seems to be reaffirmed by the fact that it did perfectly fine in the 3.0 slot. As for why it crashed when using both slots.... I have no idea yet, possibly an inadequacy of the motherboard I am using.TLDR:Works in PCIE 3.0 perfectlyMay/may not work with PCIE 2.0 4 Lanes or higher with Ethereum miningProbably won't work on a cheap motherboard when using multiple slotsHope this helps, I will post this review on Reddit as well.Edit 4/29/21: I have been able to get this card working 100% by doing the following,Plug 1 GPU in directly to the motherboard via riser (and not the 4in1 adapter) and allow the system to recognize this as the main GPU. Disable the iGPU in the bios after that. Then plug in the 4in1 adapter and plug 1 GPU in at a time and allow the system to boot to windows with about 5 min in between each boot to allow the system time to recognize each one.The issue for me seemed to be that the system was making one of the GPUs plugged into the 4in1 risers the main GPU. This caused issues for whatever reason, to compensate the system would re-enable the iGPU causing the system to crash when you have a limited amount of PCIE lanes.Edit: 12/6/21: Getting a higher PCIE lane CPU such as a Ryzen 5 3600 seems to make life a lot easier since it has significantly more lanes then the Athlon 3000G. Although the Athlon processor can be made to work with a lot of troubleshooting depending on your hardware configurations.
M**C
Works perfectly and great quality. If I could turn off LED cycling, it would get 5 stars.
The media could not be loaded. It works perfectly, and is definitely better quality than the previous version (especially the new heatsink) but there's no switch to turn off the LEDs, and they keep cycling around, which is even worse than if they were always on.I will end up desoldering them, so I can ultimately make it work the way I want to, but I know that is beyond the skill level of many people.
M**T
PCIe riser does not work, yields PCIe lanes on MOBO inoperable.
This PCIe riser adapter would not allow the motherboard to post. I tried several PCIe ports no luck. After removing this and trying my video card in the slots, the video card was not detected. I thought I killed the motherboard, after unplugging the machine for about an hour, my PCIe lanes started working again. I was relieved this device didn't fry my mobo, but it does not work. I have another PCIe riser and it works perfectly.
D**T
Didn't work. LED lights don't turn off
Didn't work, but not sure if it's cuz of my mobo / updates. There are LED lights on the outer edge of the board and flashes in a circular pattern. It's pretty annoying and there's no way to turn it off. There are cheaper versions of these boards. I would go with another brand.
J**H
Works great!
I installed this 4 in 1 card into my GIGABYTE GA-AB350-Gaming 3 motherboard. Not only does it work perfectly, but it also solved instability issues I was having with multiple risers plugged into the stock PCIE connectors.I installed it into the top PCIE 1x slot.Oh, and the chasing blue LEDs look cool too!
R**.
Great Item !
Worked Flawlessly. Really liked the plug and play compatability both win7 and win10.
T**O
Five Stars
Works great so far -
F**A
Great product
No issue on this product. Came with anti static bag.
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