Can you recommend a motherboard for me?

March 8, 2012 2:08:33 AM

Hi. I'm going to have a i5 2550k (1155 socket)
And a 7970, yes the 7970. The $600 new HD Radeon.

So I was going to get this, the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
But then I thought for the future, and I will be crossfiring two 7970's sometime 2014. I found that the speed is x16 for one card, and x8 for each when using dual card. (That's Crossfire, right?)

1. I couldn't find any x16 dual card on Newegg. DO THEY EVEN EXIST!!?

2. Will this mobo I have be fine, and does the (x8, x16, etc.) even matter? Is it relavant. For performance.

P.S. Is this clear enough?

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sonexpc

Motherboard Expert

March 8, 2012 2:18:13 AM

2014 ..... that card already or discontinue.... life time is 18 month..

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ttg_Avenged

March 8, 2012 2:20:28 AM

Pff. Come on dude, this card is top of the line. I said top.

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sonexpc

Motherboard Expert

March 8, 2012 2:20:45 AM

This is the one but not from asus

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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sonexpc

Motherboard Expert

March 8, 2012 2:23:21 AM

ttg_Avenged said:

Pff. Come on dude, this card is top of the line. I said top.

One year ago 6970 and 6990 is top of the line....

I almost cannot see 6990....

and 6970 still find the product but most is discontinue...

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jiyung

March 8, 2012 2:36:47 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFMzRZqFh-w
Looks like a 16x/8x setup doesn't affect performance.

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aqe040466

Motherboard Expert

March 8, 2012 2:53:15 AM

ttg_Avenged said:

Hi. I'm going to have a i5 2550k (1155 socket)
And a 7970, yes the 7970. The $600 new HD Radeon.

So I was going to get this, the ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
But then I thought for the future, and I will be crossfiring two 7970's sometime 2014. I found that the speed is x16 for one card, and x8 for each when using dual card. (That's Crossfire, right?)

1. I couldn't find any x16 dual card on Newegg. DO THEY EVEN EXIST!!?

2. Will this mobo I have be fine, and does the (x8, x16, etc.) even matter? Is it relavant. For performance.

P.S. Is this clear enough?

Take a look at this MB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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sonexpc

Motherboard Expert

March 8, 2012 2:59:17 AM

i also look at that mb but it say PCI Express 2.0 x16: 4 (x16 or dual x8 or x8, x16, x16)
so for dual only run x8... is it?

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aqe040466

Motherboard Expert

March 8, 2012 4:01:58 AM

Then He should go Sandy Bridge-E X79 chipset MB. It supports 16x and 16x PCIe 3.0

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Anonymous

Motherboard Authority

March 8, 2012 10:09:01 AM

ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

if you really want to do that 7970 justice, get an ivy bridge processor when they come out next month for pci 3.0

or just get a 6970. . . .

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