Multi-gpu support

[TheinsanegamerN]

hello everyone
i have finally got enough money to build my new gaming machine. problem is, all the motherboards i can find for lga1155 only support 16/4 mode!?
does anyone know any good motherboards that support crossfire 16/16, 16/8, or 8/8 mode? it would also be nice if the motherboard had a pcie 1x slot as the first slot, so i can add in a expansion card in case something fails. thanks everyone

 

[ko888]

What is your motherboard budget?

 

[Zenthar]

The only LGA1155 MB that will support x16/x16 will use the NF200 chipset and be rather expensive. Most decent Z68 MB should support x8/x8, the Z68X-UD3H-B3 board I have does.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

What is your motherboard budget?

my budget is $150, but i will go to $200 if it means getting a better quality motherboard, andd i am fine with 8/8 mode, as 16/16 really has no real benefit in fps, mabye 1 fps at most.

 

[ko888]

Based on overclocking stability my recommendations would be:

MSI Z68A-GD55 (B3) for $159.99
ASUS P8Z68-V for $179.99
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3P for $179.99
MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) for $189.99
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO for $199.99
GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD4 for $199.99

I personally own an ASUS P8Z68-V PRO running with an i5-2500K overclocked to 4.8 GHz and 2-way SLI graphics cards and it's been quite stable.