Z107 - SLIx2 and PCIE 3.0 SSD?

barroso

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I lack the knowledge to decipher whether such a setup is possible on the Z107s without bottlenecking either. Basically that would be a potential future upgrade for this - 6700k GTX 970, 8GB ddr4...

And btw, if you'd be so kind, what PSU would be appropriate for such a setup?

 
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That's possible, as long as you pick a motherboard that supports SLI - it has to be able to split the 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes the CPU provides to two slots (8 lanes each). The PCIe SSD should be installed in a slot that gets its PCIe lanes from the chipset. It offers 20 PCIe 3.0 lanes independently of the lanes from the CPU.

A good 650W power supply would work, but 750W would be a good idea if you want overclocking headroom. If you're in the US, the XFX TS 750W is an unbelievably good deal right now. $35 after a rebate.
That's possible, as long as you pick a motherboard that supports SLI - it has to be able to split the 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes the CPU provides to two slots (8 lanes each). The PCIe SSD should be installed in a slot that gets its PCIe lanes from the chipset. It offers 20 PCIe 3.0 lanes independently of the lanes from the CPU.

A good 650W power supply would work, but 750W would be a good idea if you want overclocking headroom. If you're in the US, the XFX TS 750W is an unbelievably good deal right now. $35 after a rebate.
 
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