Good motherboard for sli?

[Hallowhead]

Hello i am soon getting dual 570's and i want to sli them and my current motherboard does not support sli, can i have some good solid suggestions that have two express 2.0's and 1 express 3.0. Usb 3.0 would be nice too! With the new z68 chip

 

[nikorr]

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel
HardwareMX Editor's Chioce Award
$129.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

 

[nikorr]

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and NVIDIA Quad SLI

 

[Hallowhead]

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel
HardwareMX Editor's Chioce Award
$129.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271

wait that has 2 express 2.0's or 2 express 3.0's?

 

[Hallowhead]

2 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and NVIDIA Quad SLI

i want it to just support dual 570's and one day a gpu that is 3.0 compatible

 

[nikorr]

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4), or dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4)) (PCI Express 3.0 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU, PCI Express 2.0 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU)

PCI Express x1 2

PCI Slots 2

 

[nikorr]

i want it to just support dual 570's and one day a gpu that is 3.0 compatible

That is it. It does.

 

[nikorr]

And u can run them @ x16 both.

 

[Hallowhead]

Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16

2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots (PCIE2/PCIE4: single at x16 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4), or dual at x8 (PCIE2) / x8 (PCIE4)) (PCI Express 3.0 with Intel Ivy Bridge CPU, PCI Express 2.0 with Intel Sandy Bridge CPU)

PCI Express x1 2

PCI Slots 2

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r254/maylyn22/ASRock/Z68Extreme7Gen3PCIE30Distribution.png

i have a intel i-7 2600k would that make them be 3.0's? so this motherboard would allow me to run dual 570's you say, which pcie slots would i put them in?

 

[nikorr]

i have a intel i-7 2600k would that make them be 3.0's? so this motherboard would allow me to run dual 570's you say, which pcie slots would i put them in?

It has one 3.0 and one 2.0.

 

[thesnappyfingers]

it does not have onboard usb 3.0 headers though. However, it does support usb 3.0.

 

[Hallowhead]

It has one 3.0 and one 2.0.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/photo/Z68 Extreme3 Gen3(m).jpg

wait so you can put a 570 into a 3.0?

 

[nikorr]

wait so you can put a 570 into a 3.0?

Yes, it is backwards compatible with 2.0

 

[nikorr]

it does not have onboard usb 3.0 headers though. However, it does support usb 3.0.

: )) I have never noticed that.

 

[Hallowhead]

alright thanks soo much so is this motherboard sli or crossfirex capable?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130621&Tpk=MSI%20Z68A-G43%20%28G3%29

 

[nikorr]

alright thanks soo much so is this motherboard sli or crossfirex capable?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130621&Tpk=MSI%20Z68A-G43%20%28G3%29

The ASRock is SLI certified, but the MSI is AMD CrossFire certified so I don't know how well it would run in the SLI.

And 2nd 16x pci slot that runs at 4x speed. So it runs @ 16x and 4x speed rates...

 

[Hallowhead]

The ASRock is SLI certified, but the MSI is AMD CrossFire certified so I don't know how well it would run in the SLI.

And 2nd 16x pci slot that runs at 4x speed. So it runs @ 16x and 4x speed rates...

so it wouldn't work on this motherboard your saying?

 

[nikorr]

so it wouldn't work on this motherboard your saying?

Well, read on the first page, it is only Crossfire, no SLI optimized.

But why would u want slow mobo, when u have the fastest cards?

Makes no sense to me.

 

[Hallowhead]

Well, read on the first page, it is only Crossfire, no SLI optimized.

But why would u want slow mobo, when u have the fastest cards?

Makes no sense to me.

word... i agree, i am just not as savy as you. Plus money doesn't grow on trees. lol i just built this computer in September and i already want to tear it apart... new mobo new psu and 2 new gpu's lol... Atleast i can pretty much make another computer with it all or just sell it on ebay.

 

[Hallowhead]

Well, read on the first page, it is only Crossfire, no SLI optimized.

But why would u want slow mobo, when u have the fastest cards?

Makes no sense to me.

also should my gtx 560 be in the 3.0 spot then right now? because i have that msi board.. will it run better?

 

[nikorr]

also should my gtx 560 be in the 3.0 spot then right now? because i have that msi board.. will it run better?

OK, how many devices do u have plugged in?

 

[nikorr]

word... i agree, i am just not as savy as you. Plus money doesn't grow on trees. lol i just built this computer in September and i already want to tear it apart... new mobo new psu and 2 new gpu's lol... Atleast i can pretty much make another computer with it all or just sell it on ebay.

OK, think of it as I am not criticizing the board, but just offering advice on which one will be faster.

If u want more performance, than 2 cards running @ x16 each will be faster than one @ x16 and other @ x4.

 

[Hallowhead]

OK, how many devices do u have plugged in?

in my pci ports only my gpu..

 

[Hallowhead]

OK, think of it as I am not criticizing the board, but just offering advice on which one will be faster.

If u want more performance, than 2 cards running @ x16 each will be faster than one @ x16 and other @ x4.

no yeah i totally understand, i just didn't realize when i bought it, that the ports were not both the same speed.
the board you supplied is looking pretty reliable and my top pick as of now.

 

[thesnappyfingers]

perhaps listing your full specs of your current rig would be helpful. It seemed that you were planing to build a new build.

If you have a gtx 560 you could simply buy another 560 and have performance exceed that of a gtx 580.