Does the MSI Gaming Z97 LGA 1150 ATX Motherboard support Crossfire?

jsmelley117

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I was planning on getting an Intel i7-4790k, 16GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, a 600W PSU, and two MSI GTX 980 TIs, and the MSI Gaming Z97 was what I was considering for the motherboard for this build, but I'm not sure if the motherboard will support both GPUs. Also if you see anything else wrong with this build please say. Thanks.
 
Solution
Yes it does.

Features
Supports 4th and 5th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1150 socket
Supports DDR3-3300(OC) Memory
M.2 + USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s
Audio Boost 2: Reward Your Ears with True Quality
Killer Ethernet: Kill Your Lag
USB Audio Power: Surve Stable 5V Power & Better Signal Transmission over USB
XSplit Gamecaster: Show off Your Skills and Achievements
Guard-Pro: Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
Gaming App: Boost Your Frame Rate
Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
Multi-GPU: NVIDIA SLI & AMD CrossFire Support
Sound Blaster Cinema 2: Realistic Surround Sound Experience
Gaming Device Port: Optimized with Triple Gold-plating for High Polling Rate Gaming...
Yes it does.

Features
Supports 4th and 5th Gen Intel Core / Pentium / Celeron processors for LGA 1150 socket
Supports DDR3-3300(OC) Memory
M.2 + USB 3.0 + SATA 6Gb/s
Audio Boost 2: Reward Your Ears with True Quality
Killer Ethernet: Kill Your Lag
USB Audio Power: Surve Stable 5V Power & Better Signal Transmission over USB
XSplit Gamecaster: Show off Your Skills and Achievements
Guard-Pro: Improved Protection and Power Efficiency
OC Genie 4: Overclock in 1 Second
Gaming App: Boost Your Frame Rate
Click BIOS 4: Easily Fine-tune Your System
Multi-GPU: NVIDIA SLI & AMD CrossFire Support
Sound Blaster Cinema 2: Realistic Surround Sound Experience
Gaming Device Port: Optimized with Triple Gold-plating for High Polling Rate Gaming Devices
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770
 
Solution
A Dual GPU setup consisting of Nvidia GPUs is called SLI, not Crossfire. Crossfire is for AMD GPUs. A 600W PSU isn't enough at all for 980 Ti SLI. A 900W PSU is needed as a minimum.

I recommend the EVGA 1000W G2.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000G2 1000W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $109.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-29 04:42 EST-0500