Am I bottlenecking any thing specifically with the PCI espess slots using the below modbus? I will be running a i7-2600 cpu with proper sized power supply.
I will be purchasing a ASUS HD6970 video card (specs below). I will be crossfiring it with another identical card with in weeks.
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
4×240pinMemory StandardDDR3 2200(O.C.)*/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066Maximum Memory Supported32GBChannel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion SlotsPCI Express 2.0 x162 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (single at x16 or dual at x8 / x8 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot* [black] (max. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices)PCI Express x12PCI Slots2
Storage DevicesSATA 3Gb/s4SATA 6Gb/s4 x SATA 6Gb/sSATA RAID2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray and 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 by Z68
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3: LGA 1155
4×240pinMemory StandardDDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066Maximum Memory Supported32GBChannel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion SlotsPCI Express 2.0 x162 (x16, x8)PCI Express x13PCI Slots2
Storage DevicesSATA 3Gb/s4SATA 6Gb/s4 x SATA 6Gb/sSATA RAID2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0~SATA3_1) and 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5)support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
(* The SATA2_5 connector will become unavailable when the mSATA connector is installed with a solid state drive.)
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) support SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1
ASUS Radeon HD 6970 DCII 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 2.1
Interface Type: PCI Express 2.1
Interface Speed: x16
Connector(s): Dual DVI
Quad Display Port
Multiple Monitors Support: Yes
Max. Monitors Supported: 6
Chipset: AMD Radeon
GPU Series: Radeon HD 6000
Lifestyle: Enthusiast GPU/VPU: Radeon HD 6970
Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Additional Features: AMD HD3D Technology
Maximum Analog Resolution: 2048 x 1536
Maximum Digital Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Video Card Profile: Standard Triple-Slot
Memory Type: GDDR5
I will be purchasing a ASUS HD6970 video card (specs below). I will be crossfiring it with another identical card with in weeks.
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
4×240pinMemory StandardDDR3 2200(O.C.)*/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066Maximum Memory Supported32GBChannel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion SlotsPCI Express 2.0 x162 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (single at x16 or dual at x8 / x8 mode)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot* [black] (max. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices)PCI Express x12PCI Slots2
Storage DevicesSATA 3Gb/s4SATA 6Gb/s4 x SATA 6Gb/sSATA RAID2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray and 4 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), blue support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 by Z68
Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3: LGA 1155
4×240pinMemory StandardDDR3 2133/1866/1600/1333/1066Maximum Memory Supported32GBChannel SupportedDual Channel
Expansion SlotsPCI Express 2.0 x162 (x16, x8)PCI Express x13PCI Slots2
Storage DevicesSATA 3Gb/s4SATA 6Gb/s4 x SATA 6Gb/sSATA RAID2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (SATA3_0~SATA3_1) and 4 x SATA 3Gb/s connectors (SATA2_2~SATA2_5)support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
(* The SATA2_5 connector will become unavailable when the mSATA connector is installed with a solid state drive.)
2 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors (GSATA3_6, GSATA3_7) support SATA RAID 0 and RAID 1
ASUS Radeon HD 6970 DCII 2GB GDDR5 PCIe 2.1
Interface Type: PCI Express 2.1
Interface Speed: x16
Connector(s): Dual DVI
Quad Display Port
Multiple Monitors Support: Yes
Max. Monitors Supported: 6
Chipset: AMD Radeon
GPU Series: Radeon HD 6000
Lifestyle: Enthusiast GPU/VPU: Radeon HD 6970
Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Additional Features: AMD HD3D Technology
Maximum Analog Resolution: 2048 x 1536
Maximum Digital Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Video Card Profile: Standard Triple-Slot
Memory Type: GDDR5