Intel 2500k Motherboard?

[oblivion666]

I need some suggestions for a complete build to match the 2500k Intel i5 LGA 1155. I was considering getting the corsair dominator 12GB set DDR3 2000 here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145329 along with an asus maximus IV Extreme here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131700 My only concern is that I am going to be running an SLI setup of two nvidia 580 GTX. I notice this board says 4 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single @x16, dual @x8, triple @x8, x16, x16 ) Does this limit my two video cards as compared to the asus rampage III extreme which can run dual x16 4 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 (support x16; x16/x16; x16/x8/x8 and x8/x8/x8/x8 configurations)

Is there any LGA 1155 boards that can do dual x16 configurations? Is there any point in buying this LGA 1155 motherboard?

 

[abekl]

Most mb's will sli in x8/x8 mode, but a few more expensive boards do support sli in x16/x16 mode. Whether you want to pay extra for the ability to do dula x16 is really up to you.

 

[QwertyMusicMan]

I don't know 'bout the mobo, but if you have that setup you might as well go with an i7 2600k.

 

[oblivion666]

Right, I will go with the i7 2600k for the unlocked and hyper threading. After looking around I believe that a x8 setup won't bottleneck the GPU and that there is hardly a difference between x16 and x8 with the current cards out there as of now. I also realize that the new socket setup does not do triple channel memory. I should be able to use DDR3 2000 corsair dominator triple channel set with a dual channel motherboard correct?

Most mb's will sli in x8/x8 mode, but a few more expensive boards do support sli in x16/x16 mode. Whether you want to pay extra for the ability to do dula x16 is really up to you.

I realize most will sli in x8/x8 and I am willing to pay more to get a board that does x16/x16 however I am unable to find one for LGA 1155. The $300 asus board I was looking at doesn't even do x16/x16 ><

 

[warhead0]

The truth is 8x/8x will give an almost identical performance as a 16x/16x board.

No need to splash out on a hugely expensive board, 1366 chip set boards do typically support the configuration you are after though.

 

[oblivion666]

The ram I linked will work with the motherboard I linked in the first post correct? Might as well just use 2x4GB for the dual channel. It might be better off to wait for the newer intels and get a motherboard with features such as PCIE 3.0 etc.

 

[abekl]

If I recall correctly, the Gigabyte UD5 or UD7 does SLI in dual x16 mode. Look it up.

 

[oblivion666]

Just says PCI Express 2.0 x16 3 (x16, x8, x4). The one that can do dual x16 I think is an AMD. Heres the intel version

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128513

 

[oblivion666]

Hey, I think I see a board that I want http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128525

Does this have all the latest features or should I expect something else to come out with newer features. I think this has PCIE 3.0? USB 3.0 and the latest sata? What do you guys think of this