Will any 1155 boards support 2 x 16 mode for Crossfire/SLI

[moogleslam]

Wondering if I should wait for Sandy Bridge if I want to run Crossfire/SLI, or should I get a current 1366 board? I don't want to run 2 x 8 speed.

Also, when is 1366 being replaced like the 1156 is now?

Thanks

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Late summer is the expected release of 1366's successor. Whether you go 1155/1156 or 1366 will depend on your usage. The 1366 Sabertooth is a great board w/ twin x 16 lanes, only $200 and an excellent overlcocker.

 

[PreferLinux]

As far as I know, there is no real decrease in SLI/Crossfire performance at x8/x8 compared to x16/x16.

 

[teenyman44]

On one monitor at 1920x1200 or lower resolution there's nearly nothing noticeable. At 2560x1600 there's a small benchmark noticed difference. Unless you're doing three monitor 1920 or 2560 resolution gaming using the highest end cards, you're almost certainly not going to notice a difference.

 

[moogleslam]

I just want to be a little future proof, and I can see it making more of a difference in the future with newer cards etc.

 

[Debeucci]

I believe (correct me if i'm wrong) the Gigabyte UD7 is x16/x16

 

[moogleslam]

I believe (correct me if i'm wrong) the Gigabyte UD7 is x16/x16

Yeah, I think there's several 1366 boards with x16/x16, but I'm wondering if any Sandy Bridge boards will also support x16/x16

 

[Explo]

I think he means the GA-P67-UD7, which does have it.

 

[GBPackerNut]

I may be wrong, but from what I understand the 1155 socket will be able to support 16 lanes, but for some odd reason it will not be able to support true dual x16/x16 video setups, in dual video it will most likely be x8/x8.

Now with the new Socket 2011 platform we should see the first full support of PCI Express 3 with 32 lanes, and also we may see quad channel memory.

It may not be a limitation of the technology, but rather a limitation of the physical grid array and number of copper traces needed to complete the task.

 

[Explo]

The GA-P67A-UD7 and the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme will both have dual x16x16, based off their websites.

 

[Neosabre]

Wrong my babies. The Asus Maximinus Extortion IV will only run x16 with one or three cards. Dual cards will make it run x8/x8 while triple will force it into a x16/x16/x8 mode.

Why they did this, nobody has the slightest idea.

 

[moogleslam]

I think the ASUS P8P67 Revolution can do x16/x16

 

[Neosabre]

The Gigabyte GA-P67-UD7 officially does 16x/16 in dual and 16x/16x/8x in Tri-Card.

 

[dai_katana]

ASUS P8P67 Revolution can't

2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x16, x8)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x8 mode)

 

[dai_katana]

The Gigabyte GA-P67-UD7 officially does 16x/16 in dual and 16x/16x/8x in Tri-Card.

this mobo was never revised after the issue with the northbridge about the 6.0 Gb/s ports; rev 1.0 is the only one available.