Asus Announces 20 GPU Support for New Crypto-Mining Motherboard

Getting started with cryptocurrency mining can be a bit difficult, granted that most miners build their own computers. In a recent press statement, Asus has announced the introduction of the H370 motherboard, designed specifically for handling a variety of mining operations.

The newly-announced motherboard will reportedly support up to a total of 20 graphic cards (GPUs), considerably more when compared to the company’s existing technology. Additionally, Asus has opted for a different hardware design language, as the mother board helps users plug in USB riser cables onto the printer circuit board in an easier way.

Considering the fact that numerous digital currency miners are fans of building their very own mining rigs, Asus believes that the new motherboard will serve several benefits: firstly, it will make it easier to set up the rig, while also reducing the amount of cable disconnects, which often happens on other boards. Not only this, but the motherboard has several systems put in place, to ensure a faster approach towards diagnosing problems.

In a statement, Asus mentioned: “Less time maintaining your machine means more time mining with it.” 

Apart from this, other benefits for miners include specific tuning for GPU-based data crunching, a State Detection UI interface that detects the status of each port and facilitates identification, optimization for mining software and more.

So far, there is no official information regarding the board availability and pricing. It is believed however, that prices will vary from $50 to $400, and that the board will be available by the end of this summer.

It is important to point out that Asus has released a digital currency mining motherboard in the past as well. However, the Taiwanese company stated that the new version incorporates a better design, as insight onto what miners require has been implemented for the second generation of the board.

Based on everything that has been outlined so far, it is possible for Asus to dwell deeper into the mining market, by releasing better optimized graphic cards and processors. This is, of course, dependable on how interest in the mining market evolves in the future.