looking for advice for motherboard upgrade.

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Current system

Processor Intel Core i7-3770k @4.2GHz
Graphics Card NVIDIA Geforce GTX 690 4 GB
Case CoolMaster Custom Full Tower
Memory 32 GB Corsair Vengeance
HD Corsair 2TB HDD
SSD Corsair 128 GB SSD


looking to upgrade the motherboard for a much better one that will run all current hardware and allow me to use 2 x gtx 690s.
 
stulid said:
Cant do as the 2nd slot is 4X only.

8X minimum for SLI certification and support.
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I checked the spec, yes it supported 8X minimum, the 3rd slot is 4X only.

2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) *2
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
2 x PCI
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Oh I now realised OCUK has LX model with only 2 PCIE x16 slots while on ASUS site showed LK model with 3 PCIE x16 slots.

Well I checked Gigabyte site, none of motherboards supported Quad SLi.

Good luck hunting second hand ASUS motherboards listed below supported Quad SLi on ebay as it now discontinued at retailers.

P8Z77-V PRO/ THUNDERBOLT
P8Z77-V LE PLUS
P8Z77-V LK
P8Z77-V
P8Z77-V PRO
P8Z77-M PRO
SABERTOOTH Z77
P8Z68-V/ GEN3
P8Z68-V PRO/ GEN3
P8Z68 DELUXE/ GEN3
P8Z68 DELUXE
P8Z68-V
P8Z68-V PRO
P8P67 PRO (REV 3.1)
SABERTOOTH P67
P8P67 DELUXE
P8P67 EVO
P8P67 PRO
P8P67-M PRO
 
You dont need quad sli support

You need just two way support as the 690 does sli on its pcb itself.

Quad support for 4 separate cards (1 core each).

So the gigabyte boards I listed will work.
 
That board does not appear when searching through manually from the clearance section and then into motherboard section.

Are you hacking the site which is frowned upon?
 
I wouldn't trust the search as it brings up items that don't exist anymore, manually going though the selections on the left plane shows whats available.

A bit like when it suggest other related items you ir other people were interested in at the bottom of product page that no longer exist.
 
I see, k, at least worth a shot at ringing customer services or posting in the forum right? If it's there then win win
 
stulid said:
You dont need quad sli support

You need just two way support as the 690 does sli on its pcb itself.

Quad support for 4 separate cards (1 core each).

So the gigabyte boards I listed will work.
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http://www.hardwareluxx.com/index.p...t-2x-geforce-gtx-690-in-quad-sli.html?start=2

Quad SLi and 2 way mean 2 cards with 1 or 2 cores each. 4 cards with 1 core each is called SLi 4 way, 3 cards with 1 core each is called SLi 3 way and 2 card with 1 core each is called SLi 2 way. Octal SLi mean 4 cards with 2 cores each.

Doubt whether GTX 690 in Quad SLi will work fine in non Quad SLi certified motherboards but if it does work then you will experience lower performance due to limited number of PCIe lanes. If you want maximum performance, you will need Quad SLi cerified motherboard.

Accorded to Legit Reviews, non Quad SLi certified GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC Force motherboard cant run Quad SLi but can run Quad Crossfire fine.

http://www.legitreviews.com/gigabyte-z97x-soc-force-motherboard-review_141493/15
 
AthlonXP1800 said:
http://www.hardwareluxx.com/index.p...t-2x-geforce-gtx-690-in-quad-sli.html?start=2

Quad SLi and 2 way mean 2 cards with 1 or 2 cores each. 4 cards with 1 core each is called SLi 4 way, 3 cards with 1 core each is called SLi 3 way and 2 card with 1 core each is called SLi 2 way.

Doubt whether GTX 690 in Quad SLi will work fine in non Quad SLi certified motherboards but if it does work then you will experience lower performance due to limited number of PCIe lanes. If you want maximum performance, you will need Quad SLi cerified motherboard.

Accorded to Legit Reviews, non Quad SLi certified GIGABYTE Z97X-SOC Force motherboard cant run Quad SLi but can run Quad Crossfire fine.

http://www.legitreviews.com/gigabyte-z97x-soc-force-motherboard-review_141493/15
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I think you getting confused with what OP has and wants.

He has GTX690 which is dual gpu card (SLI) it has a bridge chip on the PCB that does the sli and separation for you.

He wants to run a 2nd 690 (that means four gpus, quad sli) but on just two separate cards.

A 2 way SLI (8X/8X) board will do this.


I ran a GTX295 (2 gpu on a single card) on a AMD 7/8 (long time ago, cant remember exactly which but it was a MSI) series board and that didnt support any type of SLI.
 
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