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Thanks Sarge, that was my suspicion. I guess with one 980, the smart thing to do would be to buy a second, since 2 SLIed 980s should still surpass a single 980 ti. A fella can dream, though.

Any idea if it's possible to SLI a plain 980 with a new 980 ti? Or will they not pair because of the difference in GDDR5 amount (4GB vs 6GB) and the fact that the chips are actually from different series? (GM204 vs. GM200) Love my 980, but can't stop drooling over the stats of the 980 ti - only...

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I was also sad to see the inclusion of 2nd gen connectivity... don't really see the point. It also creates an additional issue for my build plans, since I was considering adding a basket of drives to this new build, to potentially function as a media server in addition to gaming. But... since...

Yeah, I definitely feel the negativity with this release. I've just been waiting a while now, and even though Intel's CPU release following Ivy most likely won't be back-compat, I don't want to wait another year for whatever comes next. I'm not too down about the Ivy-only support of PCI-e 3.0...

Hey Tom's! I don't mean to rush you, but I've been waiting to upgrade my 5yo rig until the z77's dropped and I'm getting antsy! I've even got a fresh 2600K waiting to be deployed. I could really use some advice on which z77 board you think is best, since I want this investment to take me at...