It seems like every motherboard manufacturer comes out with a competing product – strange I know! This one from Gigabyte takes on the Asus and MSI models head to head. It’s the same LGA1151 CPU socket that supports 6th generation Intel processors. And, the same as the competition, this board comes with 7 GPU slots ready to make a top-dollar-earning ethereum mining rig, although the configuration of the slots is different. Instead of having 3x PCI-Express 3.0 16x slots, it has one – and the other 2 slots are PCI-Express 3.0 x8 and PCI-Express 3.0 x4. It does have the … Continue reading Gigabyte LGA1151 Z170 ATX Motherboard
The Asus PRIME Z270A motherboard supports up to 7 GPUs for mining, which makes it one of the top choices for building an ethereum mining rig. It supports the more current LGA1151 CPU socket for using the 6th generation Intel processors. It has 4x PCI-Express x1 slots and 3x PCI-Express x16 slots just like the Z170A from MSI. We’d recommend either one depending on price and availability. Right now they are pretty much the same price. Continue reading ASUS Prime Z270-A Motherboard
The Biostar Mining motherboard has 6 slots ready to take your 6 GPUs. This motherboard supports the 6th generation Intel chips with the CPU socket LGA1151. This motherboard is a good choice since it has the newer CPU socket, it just doesn’t support the 7 GPUs that some of the other boards do. It does seem to be in stock more than the 7 GPU options. Continue reading Biostar TB250-BTC Motherboard for Mining
The ASRock motherboard is another good choice, from a different manufacturer. It’s an older board, it supports the 4th generation Intel chip. Also, it supports 6 GPUs while some of the newer boards can support 7. Continue reading ASRock H81 Pro BTC R2.0 Motherboard
The Z170A M5 motherboard from MSI supports the 6th generation Intel Core processors. With 3x PCI-Express 3.0 x16 slots and 4x PCI-Express 3.0 x1 slots, this motherboard supports up to 7 GPUs to allow the most mining bang for your buck from a single rig. In the past the Z170A series motherboard has received negative reviews from miners because it had trouble running more than 4 cards – which was disappointing when trying to build a mining rig that produces top return-on-investment. However, with the new BIOS settings that the more recent boards are shipping with, and by using Windows … Continue reading MSI Z170A Gaming M5 Motherboard
This pen goes a little bit beyond by also including an LED flashlight – but just because it has extra features, we didn’t want to exclude it from our list. What we aren’t quite sure of is how flat the flashlight tip is on this and if it could meet the requirement of having a blunt end to put your thumb against; at least it isn’t a glass breaking point like some other company’s pens. The glass breaker cap screws off to reveal the pen tip, and it looks like the cap can be twisted over the flashlight for secure … Continue reading Runner Up: Tactical Pen with light – LED Flashlight Pen
This is a quality name-brand pen from a company with a reputation to uphold, so you know that you can expect a certain level of quality and craftsmanship! However, it is twice as much as our #1 choice which is why this one didn’t win. We couldn’t justify buying one of these for the cost of 2 of the tactical police pens above. We’ll let you make your own decision though. This pen comes protected by Hoffman Richter’s Ironclad Lifetime Warranty. It also features all of our desired features, including a blunt flat end for bracing your thumb against, as … Continue reading #2 – Hoffman Richter Stinger Tactical Pen
Again, this is our top choice. For under $10 and free shipping (at the time this article was published), this pen has it all. It’s build out of high quality aviation aluminum. The pen is so light you’ll forget your carrying it (which maybe isn’t a good thing?) and yet strong enough to inflict injury or break a window in an emergency situation. The other thing I really like about this pen is that it doesn’t have a big bold logo on it that makes it look like a weapon. Ideally, a combat pen should blend in and look like … Continue reading Best Value Tactical Pen (currently unavailable)
