Board for Tri SLI

Porkie · 14 Nov 2011 at 13:08

Hi,

What Socket 1155 board would be recommended if I wanted to run a three way SLI configuration? Ideally I would also like to have one old style PS/2 connector on the back as well.

Thanks.

Surveyor · 14 Nov 2011 at 14:11

I assume you'll be using 3 separate graphics cards?

If you are then this one:

Asrock Z68 Extreme7 Gen3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard

Perfectly spaced PCI-E slots so that with 3 double slot graphics cards there's a gap between each so that they have room to breathe.

The motherboard itself doesn't have a PS/2 connector on the rear I/O but it comes with a backplate which plugs into a connector on the motherboard and adds a PS/2 connector and 2 USB 2.0 ports.

You'll need a case with 8 expansion slots on the rear to fit 3 cards.

If you buy one check the pins in the CPU socket before you install the CPU.

Any sign of damage (as at least one other person has experienced) return it and you can't be blamed.

If you install the processor, and then find damage, an RMA will be refused.

Porkie · 14 Nov 2011 at 15:39

Thanks for that, what if I want to throw a soundcard in there as well?

lay-z-boy · 14 Nov 2011 at 15:57

You'll have to get a pci-e 1x soundcard and slot it between the top and middle gpu.

Porkie · 14 Nov 2011 at 16:20

OK. I had this in mind. Will all of that fit in a 600T, or am I better off with another case?

Surveyor · 14 Nov 2011 at 16:35

It'll all fit in a 600T.

The sound card will fit but it's quite a big card so may obstruct airflow to the GPU above it depending on what GPU's you're using.

The bottom graphics card will be very close to the PSU so again airflow may be obstructed depending on the GPU's used.