Good, cheap crossfire motherboard

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Hello, i am currently running an Asus m4a87td evo motherboard but i now wish to go crossfire with HD4890's, and since my board only supports x16 and x4 crossfire, i am looking to upgrade, my board is perfect for me, except for the x4.

can someone recommend one for me?

 

[internet cable]

my CPU is an AMD phenom II x4 955 so the socket must be AM3. and the ram needs to be ddr3.

 

[henydiah]

now is not his time anymore AM3 , this is the best for you :
ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Support Crossfire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767

 

[bob100684]

now is not his time anymore AM3 , this is the best for you :
ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Support Crossfire
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131767

That board is still one slot x16, and one x4.

990 series boards should be x16/x16, or might work x8/x8 with two cards. Either way, here's one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128508

 

[Vervs]

Umm that board you linked does not support 8x/8x it says (16/4).

 

[Vervs]

That one has a mean price tag.

 

[henydiah]

That board is still one slot x16, and one x4

See again 2x16 slot blue and black 😀

 

[bob100684]

See again 2x16 slot blue and black 😀

asus website says the black one is x4 as well
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3Plus/M5A97/#specifications

 

[henydiah]

Why in asus say Multi-GPU Support : Supports AMD Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

 

[henydiah]

ASRock 970 EXTREME4 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS : $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157262

 

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thanks for the help guys 😀 any more suggestions? I'd like to make an informed purchase and get the best bang for my buck.

 

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i forgot to mention i need at least 1 open pci slot for my wireless card.

 

[bob100684]

pretty sure all of those have at least one pci slot that will be open for you.

 

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have to remember i'll be using 2 dual slot cards though

 

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any more?

 

[bob100684]

look at the pictures of the moterboards suggested on newegg.....so far the only one that I THINK will wind up having an unblocked pci slot for your wireless card is that 990 series one.