Suggested mobo for i7 2600k, 3 sli 580\'s and a 550Ti for PhysX? (Win7) All othe

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Would have posted on Motherboard section, but made me pick from subcats that I didn't want...anyway, getting rid of my broken MSI Big Bang (1366) and 950, and I find the new choices limiting in the 1155 mobos, so any advice would be helpful. Thx.
 

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Apologies. title cut off. All other components and cooling are taken care of. I just am having an issue figuring which board would best facilitate 3-way sli and most efficiently use the 4 card for PhysX...please, any help would be appreciated. Thank you all.
 

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why do you use or want to use physx? it only works on 3 games of the last 5 years. do you have a 11,000$ 4k screen from japan? 3x580's is barely any better in benches than 2. and in games your human eyes and brain wont see a difference between 121 fps and 133 fps.
 
1st Decide if P67 or Z68 or LGA 2011 .... no real advantage to my eyes on Z68....read the article below

http://www.ukgamingcomputers.co.uk/difference-between-h67-p67-z68-and-h61-chipsets-a-22.html

x16 x16 x8 x8
P67 MoBo - $ 425 - ASUS WS Revolution http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.798298
CPU - incl above - Intel Core i5-2500K

x8 x8 x4
Z68 MoBo - $ 385 - ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.797221
CPU - inc - Intel Core i7-2500K w/ above

LGA 2011 (4 cards x16 x18 x8 x8)

MoBo - $ 470 - ASUS Rampage IV Extreme http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131803
CPU - $ 600 - Intel Core i7-3930k http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116492

PhysX is a kick.....as the THG article says....it's not something ya'd miss if ya don't have it .....

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/batman-arkham-asylum,2465-11.html

but I have to admit that the eye candy is a lot of fun to watch. Once you've turned it on, it's not something you'll turn off if your hardware can handle it.

Of course that comment was made in a day when the GT220 was what was needed to handle it....that's $35. Here'a a good side by side comparison......

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/batman_arkham_asylum_physx_performance/page2.asp

I am playing ..... well trying to play (when kids let me on) Batman Arkham City in 3D w/ PhysX (twin 560 Ti's at 980 Mhz, Asus 120 Mhz monitor and 3D Vision 2 glasses) ) and it's a trip