Choosing motherboard for single titan x pascal cpu 6895k

[Stephanie_41]

I have never built before, but really want to get into 60Hzt 4k gaming and VR. I've picked specs as follows:

i7-6850k - (I need 40 PCI express lanes) the plan is to sli in about a year.

Titan x pascal - (on sale $500 off, gotta take advantage, its same price as a 1080 at memory express until Oct. 31).

Motherboard? - (Asus strix - edition 10) I'm hoping to save money in this area but not decrease the performance of other parts. I could upgrade when I do the sli upgrade.

Ram DDR4

SSD 256 950 pro - I would like to take advantage of the extra pcl lines provided by the 6850k.

Basically, with the top end Asus Rampage V Edition 10 every thing else such as the cooling system, case, power supply etc. comes to CA$3135. (https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/)
I'm trying to get the price down and I'm thinking of compromising on the motherboard and possibly SSD. What should I do? This is my first build, I've spent the last 3 days reading about components and about what they all do, so I'm still at complete newb status.

 

[Barty1884]

MemEx is clearing out Titan X (Maxwell) cards, not Pascal........
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX56616

You didn't link your build in PCPP, you need to copy the 'permalink', or the BB code, not just the address bar.

 

[Stephanie_41]

Dam is that the wrong card

 

[Stephanie_41]

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/C6TCwV

 

[Barty1884]

It's not a bad card, but it's not the card you thought it was, it's the generation prior. For the same $ as the 1080, the 1080 would be the better buy.

Out of curiosity, where are you located? Calgary/Edmonton? Or are you shopping online?

Honestly, to bring the cost down, I'd look to CPU, Mobo, PSU etc - the i7-6800K would be fine for SLI. 28PCIe lanes, x16 & x8 wouldn't show any noticeable performance drop over a 6850K & 40lanes.

I know nothing about that PSU, so can't comment in detail - but this one is a quality unit.

I'd drop the DVD drive unless you have a need for it, it's pretty obsolete in 2016.

I'd look to this. Performance-wise, you'd see no difference - and save at least $700

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-6800K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($566.50 @ shopRBC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($99.89 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: MSI X99A Raider ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($249.99 @ NCIX)
Memory: Team Dark 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($89.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($233.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Toshiba 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1080 8GB TURBO Video Card ($819.99 @ Memory Express)
Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G-750 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $2375.31
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-10-09 21:15 EDT-0400

 

[Stephanie_41]

thas a nice a build i think il still go with the 6850k def chang the gpu as i was wrong about that but also means it wont run 60 fps in 4k now

 

[Stephanie_41]

I'v been very confused buy the advantages between the Asus motherboards. Ranging from the strix to deluxe to extreme to edition 10

 

[Stephanie_41]

Oh and I'm located in Winnipeg so i have memory express available to me, otherwise I'm trying to shop online but as I am Australian the system is a little different.

 

[Barty1884]

Generally speaking no, it won't.

The only way to get a Titan X (Pascal) is direct from nVidia. They're $1,200 US, so ~$1,600 CAD.......and there would likely be a little extra for import etc at the value.

They're also sold out: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/titan-x-pascal

You could SLI 1080's from the outset for that money.....

Oh right! I forgot there was a MemEx in MB.

 

[Stephanie_41]

Well I'll build for a future sli upgrade, so with the 1080 sli taking up 36 lanes and the ssd taking the additional lanes will that work on the motherboard you have suggested?