Can't sli on asus p9dws whats the best option buy a new motherboard or just dont sli?

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I have two titan Xp? I can't sli it on the asus p9dws, since its only for crossfire. I didnt realize it until i tried it then found out the hard way. I also have a halo claro xt which requires a pci on motherboards, and i want to keep it. So, the question is, should i buy a new motherboard so that i can sli, which will cost a fortune, or should i just not sli and put away the extra titan xp which would be a waste i think?
 
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Some possibilities, depending on what you want to accomplish
1) If your current system with one Titan gives you good enough performance in everything you do, return the other and use the money for recreation or nice dinners.
2) Spend $200 or more to make the $1500 card usable - get a new motherboard that supports SLI and still has a PCI slot. Personally, I love my Asus Xonar Essence STX which sits on a PCIe x1 slot.

Wait - are you running a Xeon in that board? This is years stale, but if you want to stick with the C226 chipset have a look at http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1770872/reward-sli-c226-motherboard-xeon-1200.html. See especially ColGeek's post about Puget claiming that the very board you have can be used in SLI...
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You have a $1500 graphics card laying around that you can 'put away' and you're concerned with buying a new motherboard for a couple of hundred bucks?
 
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My problem is that now i have an extra titan xp lying around because i didnt realize that asus p9dws cannot sli, it can only crossfire. so i like to know whats the best option now. save money and not buy another motherboard but the 2nd titan xp would just be sitting there, and maybe upgrade in the far future to sli it, OR buy a motherboard now and sli it so the 2nd titan xp is also in use? what would be better? or any other options?
 
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Some possibilities, depending on what you want to accomplish
1) If your current system with one Titan gives you good enough performance in everything you do, return the other and use the money for recreation or nice dinners.
2) Spend $200 or more to make the $1500 card usable - get a new motherboard that supports SLI and still has a PCI slot. Personally, I love my Asus Xonar Essence STX which sits on a PCIe x1 slot.

Wait - are you running a Xeon in that board? This is years stale, but if you want to stick with the C226 chipset have a look at http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1770872/reward-sli-c226-motherboard-xeon-1200.html. See especially ColGeek's post about Puget claiming that the very board you have can be used in SLI. Have you tried it?

3) Send me the Titan that you can't use and stop worrying about it. I promise to find it a good home.
 
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