So I'm trying to upgrade my current pc because it could use some better equipment. So I bought a second GeForce 960 graphics card to run SLI with but found out my motherboard doesn't support SLI. So I ordered a new motherboard I thought would work and when it got here my i7 4790k cpu wouldn't fit in the cpu socket because I'm new to this and didn't check the socket type. Any ideas on a good motherboard that supports SLI and has an LGA 1150 (I believe) cpu socket?
Trying to upgrade my current setup.
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Barty1884
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Just throwing this out there, but given the cost of a second 960 (around $170 as a minimum, to $200 if you're talking the 4GB version), a new motherboard (at least $100?) and potentially a new OS ($80-$100).........you'd be in your upgrade for somewhere in the $300 region, possibly even higher if you need the OS too.
You might want to give some serious consideration to actually buying a single 970 (around $290), R9 390 ($295) or 390x ($390) and selling your 960. SLI 960's don't offer too many benefits. A few more FPS, potentially usefull if you're at 1080p / 144Hz, but beyond that, not a whole bunch. If you're at 1080p / 60Hz, the FPS boost won't matter, and if you're at higher resolutions, the 2GB VRAM would be your bottleneck, adding a second won't help (again, assuming you're looking a SLI 2GB versions).
You might want to give some serious consideration to actually buying a single 970 (around $290), R9 390 ($295) or 390x ($390) and selling your 960. SLI 960's don't offer too many benefits. A few more FPS, potentially usefull if you're at 1080p / 144Hz, but beyond that, not a whole bunch. If you're at 1080p / 60Hz, the FPS boost won't matter, and if you're at higher resolutions, the 2GB VRAM would be your bottleneck, adding a second won't help (again, assuming you're looking a SLI 2GB versions).
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128708&cm_re=z97-_-13-128-708-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770&cm_re=z97-_-13-130-770-_-Product
Those are two great options, unfortunately the sli mb's are gonna be more pricey than the rest.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130770&cm_re=z97-_-13-130-770-_-Product
Those are two great options, unfortunately the sli mb's are gonna be more pricey than the rest.
Anonymous09
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Oh yeah completely agree, but he says he already has two of them, so that's a pain. OP, if you can still return those two 960's, I would consider following this suggestion.
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