Help Finding New Gaming Motherboard

omalley

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Okay so I've spent hours on NewEgg looking threw both Intel and AMD motherboards in search of one that will fit my needs but I just can't seem to find one. And was curious if any of you might be of help to me in my Epic Search!

Pretty much here is what I need. I wan't a board that can run SLI at either (16x16) or (8x8) doesn't matter too me. I would also prefer for it to be PCIe 3.0. But 2.0 will work too. I will also prefer to possible to a 3 way SLI in the future too and if thats the case then (8x8x8) or better is what I will like but 3 way SLI is not what I'm after just 2, I would just prefer 3 if possible. I also need to be able to mount my sound card in there too and it uses a PCI slot. but the way the sound card is made is if i use the front audio port on it to connect to my case it wont let me put a card right in front of it so there will have to be a 1 slot difference from the front of the cound card to the other graphics card.

I would prefer to use a Intel board. And I was waiting to see if more LGA 2011 boards will come out when Ivy-Bridge E or Haswell comes out too. That`s where I mainly want to build on but I will go with a AMD if I have to for my build.

All the will be used for my Expansion Slots will be 2/3 Graphics Cards, and my Sound card. Possible will add a Wireless Card if I have the room if not I wont but I prefer Ethernet anyways.

Thanks for the help guys! I will provide a link to the sound card I'm currently using and PS. the Graphics Card will but just Dual Slot cards. No big bulky 3 slot cards.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829271007
 

omalley

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You believe there will be new boards to support haswell other then the current lga 2011 boards?
And yea my budget will allow it to a point. I was also thinking of waiting to see what is around when Nvidia's Maxwell comes out too.
 

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This might be able to help you guys more too. This is actually what I have right now. It's LGA 1155 and it does run 8x8 but I want to get out of LGA 1155 plus this shows my problem.

If I have two Graphics Cards in the PCIe slots which I circled Green then I cant fit my Sound Card in its current PCI slot which is the Blue one. But it will fit in the Purple smashed between two cards =p And I've tested it too with a friends card. But then I run into the problem where the second card blocks me from being able to plug my Front Audio port onto the Sound Card, Which i circled red. And that,s what I want to be able to fix with a new board if possible. Unless there is like some type of Right angle adapter that I could use or something. I would really like to not have to go back to onboard audio even though it would just be for the front headphone/mic jacks.