MOBO for 2 GTX 970 Gaming PC

Miqueas · Oct 23, 2014

CPU Intel Core i5 4690K
MOBO MSI B85M GAMING Micro ATX
Memory Corsair Vengeance 8GB 1600
Storage Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB 3.5"
Video MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr
Case Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-01
Power Supply XFX TS Series 650W

Purpose: GAMING on Ultra High/high
Doubt, in the future (years) I want to get a second MSI GTX 970, but my MOBO doesn't support SLI. Which should I choose for lees than $100? Something meant for Gaming.

I'm building this for last a long long time.
650W PSU would be enough for the upgrade (two GTX 970)?

Thanks!

Dark Lord of Tech · Oct 23, 2014

You need more than $100.00.

sora · Oct 23, 2014

A $100 motherboard for two GTX 970s? I doubt that is possible.

photonboy · Oct 23, 2014

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#c=99&l=2&sort=d5

There are SLI capable Z97 boards (above) for about $108+ (USD) however I recommend THIS one from Asus for $140:
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z97a

If you decide to get a different board carefully do some research but here's a review of the Asus Z97-A:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/Z97-A/13.html

"ASUS has really outdone themselves with the Z97-A..."

gamer1357 · Oct 23, 2014

This is the cheapest one
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($107.93 @ OutletPC)

This is also a good one for not very expensive
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($122.99 @ Newegg)

Each 970 requires 28A on the 12v rail. You're PSU has 54A which is cutting it close. If two 970's require 56A then it may not be able to support two of them. Hopefully someone more experienced will comment on the PSU.

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