Motherboard for 4670k crossfire

[will0104]

Hi guys,

Struggling to find a new motherboard. Recently acquired another hd7950 and want to run it crossfire with mine but need a new mobo as mine only has one pci slot. My cpu is i5 5670K .

Had come across this (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00K8KLW3G/?tag=pcp0f-21) and was wondering:
a) is it compatible/fine to do crossfire with my cards
b) is it the best option (looking for a mobo under £100 as money is tight)

Cheers for any help,
Will

 

[gigantusmagnus]

i assume your current used GPU is the same HD7950
a. Yes, the said motherboard supports CrossFire
b. Perhaps, i'm trying to suggest AsRock Z97 eXtereme4 but seems the price is somewhat rocketing or out of stock, maybe the MSI one is best for under $100

 

[sizzling]

Surely with the money saved from not buying a new motherboard and selling your gpu's you could get a better single gpu which would be a much better choice.

 

[will0104]

It's a card Ii'm borrowing so cant sell it. just found this on ebay which seems very similar, would it still work? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MSI-Z97M-G43-Motherboard-m-2-support/253333826721?hash=item3afbdf6ca1:g:7ncAAOSwO41aRNE2

 

[sizzling]

It's a card Ii'm borrowing so cant sell it. just found this on ebay which seems very similar, would it still work? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MSI-Z97M-G43-Motherboard-m-2-support/253333826721?hash=item3afbdf6ca1:g:7ncAAOSwO41aRNE2

That would work.

What is your current motherboard and are you sure your psu s sufficient for crossfire?

 

[Zerk2012]

Sell both of the video cards and buy a new card the GTx 1060 will give you better overall performance after the Xfire scaling.

http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-1060-6GB-vs-AMD-HD-7950/3639vs2160

 

[will0104]

yeah got a corsair 750w. i had an old asrock Z87 Pro 3, my brother upgraded his gpu so let me borrow his graphics card until he needs it back hence the crossfire and not selling for a new gpu

 

[gigantusmagnus]

and that GPU is HD7950 right?

 

[will0104]

and that GPU is HD7950 right?

yes

 

[will0104]

ebay purchase for the msi 797 fell through and struggling to find others that are not from china as i want to avoid the long postage and risk of damage. Can anyone else think of any other similar cards that are still commonly about as everyone i try seems to not be sold anywhere

 

[The Paladin]

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2046117/good-cheap-sli-motherboard-4670k.html

 

[sizzling]

Over budget but all I could find in stock https://www.amazon.co.uk/Z97-PRO-Gamer-S1150-Gaming-Motherboard/dp/B00OK6Q1D0/ref=sr_1_2?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1515072244&sr=1-2&keywords=Z97&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A1032853031