Is nvidia sli possible on a gigabyte h170md3h?

[Seigen]

I looked on gigabyte's site, search for the motherboard and saw that it is amd cross fire compatible. Is it possible be compatible with nvdia sli too?

 

[jwcrellin]

Don't think so, sli needs to run at least x8/x8. I think the h170 runs x16/x4.

 

[lunyone]

Doesn't appear that the H170 chipset supports SLI, from what I've read:

"H170 drops some of this support. HSIO sees a reduction to 20 lanes from 26, limiting interface availability slightly. H170 also dips down to “just” 8 USB3.0 ports against Z170's 10USB3.0 ports, though both support 14 total USB ports. PCI-e lane allocation on the chipset is dropped from 20 lanes to 16 on H170, and the PCI-e configuration is limited to 1 x16 on a stock H170 board. This means that H170 will be generally incapable of supporting multi-GPU solutions. Note that the CPU itself hosts its own PCI-e lanes that can allow for multiple PCI-e slots on board, but these will be meant more for expansion cards than multiple graphics cards."
Found on this article from GamersNexus' website

Also the question is what GPU's do you want to SLI in the first place?
Also I would always recommend getting a single GPU solution, if your wanting some more GPU power for games. It costs less (if you were to buy 2 GPU's, initially) and it also keeps things cooler and is less power hungry too.

So if it was up to me, I would upgrade to a more powerful single GPU solution.

 

[Seigen]

Doesn't appear that the H170 chipset supports SLI, from what I've read:

"H170 drops some of this support. HSIO sees a reduction to 20 lanes from 26, limiting interface availability slightly. H170 also dips down to “just” 8 USB3.0 ports against Z170's 10USB3.0 ports, though both support 14 total USB ports. PCI-e lane allocation on the chipset is dropped from 20 lanes to 16 on H170, and the PCI-e configuration is limited to 1 x16 on a stock H170 board. This means that H170 will be generally incapable of supporting multi-GPU solutions. Note that the CPU itself hosts its own PCI-e lanes that can allow for multiple PCI-e slots on board, but these will be meant more for expansion cards than multiple graphics cards."
Found on this article from GamersNexus' website

Also the question is what GPU's do you want to SLI in the first place?
Also I would always recommend getting a single GPU solution, if your wanting some more GPU power for games. It costs less (if you were to buy 2 GPU's, initially) and it also keeps things cooler and is less power hungry too.

So if it was up to me, I would upgrade to a more powerful single GPU solution.

Ok thanks, i am just new on assembling computer. I was planning to add another gpu, if ever i got money to buy another one for an upgrade but it looks like it really cant do such thing. Thanks for your suggestion too. I think I will just stick on using 1 gpu.

 

[lunyone]

What GPU do you have right now?

 

[Seigen]

What GPU do you have right now?

Actually, i dont have one yet. I am just planning to buy the components that fit my tight budget (not more than $600) and could work well with 3d modeling/rendering and CAD. I am planning to buy asus nvidia gtx 750 ti, with gigbyte h170md3h and intel i5 6400

 

[lunyone]

Something like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.27 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $586.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-04 14:32 EST-0500

 

[Seigen]

Something like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6400 2.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($182.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H170M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($79.27 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($39.50 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Mini Video Card ($139.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 100R ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $586.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-04 14:32 EST-0500

Thank you for your build suggestion. I looked for these components and they are doing great according to reviews. The bad thing is it is more expensive here in Philippines and some of them aren't available here, like the ga-h170m-ds3h. Should I go for the ga-h170-d3h instead? And buying G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory wont make it into my budget, can I just buy 1 8gb with ddr4-2400 (since ddr4-3000 isn't available here either) instead?

 

[lunyone]

Yes you can use that Mobo if you like. Most Mobo's are going to be fine and just find one that has the options that you want and within your budget. The RAM can be a single 8 gb stick if you like, but if you want just a bit more RAM speed I would go for 2 x 4 gb set, but that will depend on your budget.

 

[Seigen]

Yes you can use that Mobo if you like. Most Mobo's are going to be fine and just find one that has the options that you want and within your budget. The RAM can be a single 8 gb stick if you like, but if you want just a bit more RAM speed I would go for 2 x 4 gb set, but that will depend on your budget.

How about buying 8 gb for now and then adding another 8 gb soon?

 

[lunyone]

You can do that, although I would make sure, if you can, to get the same make and model RAM stick. This will minimize any possible conflict issues with the RAM. RAM works best with the same type, if you have more than 1 stick of RAM.

 

[Seigen]

You can do that, although I would make sure, if you can, to get the same make and model RAM stick. This will minimize any possible conflict issues with the RAM. RAM works best with the same type, if you have more than 1 stick of RAM.

How about using 4gb and 8gb together for example?

 

[lunyone]

Yes you can do that, but I recommend keeping the same size together. The 12 gb's will work, so if you want to do that go ahead.

 

[Seigen]

Yes you can do that, but I recommend keeping the same size together. The 12 gb's will work, so if you want to do that go ahead.

Ok thank you. I learned a lot from you, thank you so much. You really helped me a lot.

 

[lunyone]

Well I'm glad that I was able to help you.