Motherboard to SLI gtx 970?

[AlwaysGaming]

So i am building my new rig and my processor is i5 4690k i want to sli gtx 970 in future so just wanted to know can i go for this mobo here is the link
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition

 

[junkeymonkey]

I would guess what ever z board with the best slot arrangement if you read reviews to see how the slots are wired in you may see some boards may rob from one slot to feed another like if it states 8x8 on pci-e but if you add another card this may change

look at slots in this link now with intel this can be a different set up from one board to the next depending on the model

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/ASUS-Z97-PRO-Motherboard/1860

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/ASRock-Z97-Extreme4-Motherboard/1853

tricky...

 

[AlwaysGaming]

I would guess what ever z board with the best slot arrangement if you read reviews to see how the slots are wired in you may see some boards may rob from one slot to feed another like if it states 8x8 on pci-e but if you add another card this may change

look at slots in this link now with intel this can be a different set up from one board to the next depending on the model

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/ASUS-Z97-PRO-Motherboard/1860

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/ASRock-Z97-Extreme4-Motherboard/1853

tricky...

so whats your conclusion bro should i opt for that mobo?
and if i dont SLI which is the best mobo for same specs?

 

[junkeymonkey]

don't know cant find nothing on that msi --- but you see with the asus if you add 3 cards the 3ed card will run at 1x and not 4x like the asrock this is one crazy thing I noticed when I first went intel its not straight forward as amd boards

it looks like this board is this way and that is that way even in the same brand of the same chipset this one's this way and that one is that way -- tiis one runs off the cpu and that one off the chipset ?? , crazy..for me it ended up being a lot to look at

 

[junkeymonkey]

P.S I guess in intel if you want to play with the big boys you pay well for plx boards for just $600 you can have this with intel

PCI Express 3.0 x16: 5 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE4); triple at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4); quad at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4) / x16 (PCIE5))

 

[AlwaysGaming]

P.S I guess in intel if you want to play with the big boys you pay well for plx boards for just $600 you can have this with intel

PCI Express 3.0 x16: 5 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots (PCIE1/PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4/PCIE5: single at x16 (PCIE1); dual at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE4); triple at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4); quad at x16 (PCIE1) / x16 (PCIE2) / x16 (PCIE4) / x16 (PCIE5))

http://www.newegg.com/global/in/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157509
how about this one?

 

[Guest]

You can grab this from Gigabyte: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128701 and it will not cost you $600. Pair it with a capable i5 CPU, which you have and you are in biz. I own this board and am currently running a single MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G OC'd, running at 1500Mhz with no issues and have the i7 4790K with an OC. Overkill is an understatement...

It will be running a second MSI 970 in about a month and thanks to the PLX chip, both cards will be running at X16.

 

[AlwaysGaming]

You can grab this from Gigabyte: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128701 and it will not cost you $600. Pair it with a capable i5 CPU, which you have and you are in biz. I own this board and am currently running a single MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G OC'd, running at 1500Mhz with no issues and have the i7 4790K with an OC. Overkill is an understatement...

It will be running a second MSI 970 in about a month and thanks to the PLX chip, both cards will be running at X16.

Ok Ok my bad I didn't mentioned I am on budget and also from India so sorry for dat I want a Mobo for around 10000 INR if not I can extend for mobo upto 12000 INR but not more than that which can support SLI?
If Not SLI than please suggest me a good mobo which will help me overclocking i5 4690k

 

[junkeymonkey]

most all z 97 board will sli what I was pointing out is how it may affect things if a 3ed card is used on some just go with a z- board

 

[AlwaysGaming]

most all z 97 board will sli what I was pointing out is how it may affect things if a 3ed card is used on some just go with a z- board

Okkk thanks bro i will go with a z series mobo.

 

[junkeymonkey]

according to pc parts picker all these can do 2 way sli in z and h-97 use the filter to check whart may be still to get in the z and h 87 ??

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#l=2,1000&c=100,99

 

[AlwaysGaming]

according to pc parts picker all these can do 2 way sli in z and h-97 use the filter to check whart may be still to get in the z and h 87 ??

https://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#l=2,1000&c=100,99

hey thanks mate for dat link dat was really helpfull

 

[junkeymonkey]

I was liking this board but as you see when you add a 3ed card it looses its sli capability [ I think all slots got to be x8 for sli ] but for crossfire its fine [amd requires x4] [opinion]


Looking above, you can see that GIGABYTE has opted for a slightly different setup to what we've seen from other Z97 boards. While we see the same three PCIe x16 slots, which run at x16, x8/x8, or x8/x4/x4

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/550693/will-tri-sli-780s-work-with-my-mobo-/

 

[junkeymonkey]

the one thing I'm not clear on with this is if you put 2 cards in sli and add a sound card or a network card in a 3ed slot will that also render NVidia sli useless cause it a 3ed card and makes the slots 8x4x4 ??

 

[AlwaysGaming]

I was liking this board but as you see when you add a 3ed card it looses its sli capability [ I think all slots got to be x8 for sli ] but for crossfire its fine [amd requires x4] [opinion]


Looking above, you can see that GIGABYTE has opted for a slightly different setup to what we've seen from other Z97 boards. While we see the same three PCIe x16 slots, which run at x16, x8/x8, or x8/x4/x4

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/550693/will-tri-sli-780s-work-with-my-mobo-/

yeah you are right.

 

[junkeymonkey]

I got a z87 and heres what it says in its manual

Expansion
Slot
• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4: single
at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE3); triple at x8
(PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE3) / x4 (PCIE4))
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
• 2 x PCI slots
• 1 x mini-PCI Express slot
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and
CrossFireX
• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI and SLI

so if it supporting 8x4x4 as it shows then how is it also supporting NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI as it also shows ???

I don't know I just go with one good card or a card that does all I need and forget aboujt doing sli

sli = Sudden-Loss- of- Income -- I did sli once and that's about all I got out of it in the long run - I found just get one of the best cards you can and be donre with it [opinion]

 

[AlwaysGaming]

I got a z87 and heres what it says in its manual

Expansion
Slot
• 3 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE3/PCIE4: single
at x16 (PCIE2); dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE3); triple at x8
(PCIE2) / x4 (PCIE3) / x4 (PCIE4))
• 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slot
• 2 x PCI slots
• 1 x mini-PCI Express slot
• Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX and
CrossFireX
• Supports NVIDIA® Quad SLI and SLI

so if it supporting 8x4x4 as it shows then how is it also supporting NVIDIA Quad SLI and SLI as it also shows ???

I don't know I just go with one good card or a card that does all I need and forget aboujt doing sli

sli = Sudden-Loss- of- Income -- I did sli once and that's about all I got out of it in the long run - I found just get one of the best cards you can and be donre with it [opinion]

yeah well i am just in tough decision to SLI or not but it is still early to think of it
first of all i will go only with single gtx 970 as i will be playing only on a 1080p

 

[junkeymonkey]

I would feel that one gtx970 will do you good and you may find it will do all you want for a long time .. these newer cards today got plenty of power to run anything [heck I still use a 7850 and it does all I ask of it ]

 

[AlwaysGaming]

I would feel that one gtx970 will do you good and you may find it will do all you want for a long time .. these newer cards today got plenty of power to run anything [heck I still use a 7850 and it does all I ask of it ]

Yeah thanks for ur help mate you made my decision easy

 

[AlwaysGaming]

I would feel that one gtx970 will do you good and you may find it will do all you want for a long time .. these newer cards today got plenty of power to run anything [heck I still use a 7850 and it does all I ask of it ]

Yeah thanks for ur help mate you made my decision easy

 

[junkeymonkey]

good luck and the best