MSI Z97S SLI Plus Questions

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1. Is it a good board?

2. Does it support 4-way SLI? If not, how many cards can it support?

3. How many fan headers does it have?

4. Should I buy the ASRock Z97 Extreme 4/Extreme6? If yes, which one?
 
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http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S_SLI_PLUS.html#specification

Click on Detailed Specs.



Slots

• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4 modes)
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots*
• 2 x PCI slots
* The PCI_E3 slot will be unavailable when PCI_E1 has been installed.

- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x SATA Express connector
- 1 x M.2 port
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
- 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors

- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x System panel connectors
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http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z97S_SLI_PLUS.html#specification

Click on Detailed Specs.



Slots

• 3 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (support x16, x8/x8, x8/x4/x4 modes)
• 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots*
• 2 x PCI slots
* The PCI_E3 slot will be unavailable when PCI_E1 has been installed.

- 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
- 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- 1 x SATA Express connector
- 1 x M.2 port
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 6 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.0 connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports)
- 2 x 4-pin CPU fan connectors
- 3 x 4-pin system fan connectors

- 1 x TPM module connector
- 1 x Serial port connector
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x System panel connectors
- 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Note: I like the Asrock Extreme 6.
 
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