i doubted this board eairler but it does seem to do SLI. it doesnt display it clearly in features like it does crossfire. i dont know wot to make of this but it sounds ify. if its 16x 8x then thats not bad for the price.
lets not make it a 10 page spec please. again
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i doubted this board eairler but it does seem to do SLI. it doesnt display it clearly in features like it does crossfire. i dont know wot to make of this but it sounds ify. if its 16x 8x then thats not bad for the price.
it doesn't run both slots at the same speed,
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&cat3_no=&prod_no=2078
check the specs, Gen2 (1x16, 1x8) is what it says.
this is the cheapest to do it right - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-361-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodmbspec&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=170&cat3_no=&prod_no=2078
check the specs, Gen2 (1x16, 1x8) is what it says.
this is the cheapest to do it right - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-361-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
i originaly speced the MSI P55-GD80 Intel P55 to get it done properly aswell.
but got ripped to shreads cuz it didnt have usb3 sata3. same as your board stulid
you cant win m8 you cant win.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-121-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
Add: so i was forced to sacrifice in wot he needs most for sumthing he doesnt even have any use for atm. some ppl dont see this tho and think ur a whacko cuz u shout a bit because of it.
few cowboys on this ranch alright
but got ripped to shreads cuz it didnt have usb3 sata3. same as your board stulid
you cant win m8 you cant win.http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-121-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
Add: so i was forced to sacrifice in wot he needs most for sumthing he doesnt even have any use for atm. some ppl dont see this tho and think ur a whacko cuz u shout a bit because of it.
few cowboys on this ranch alright
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this has the full shizzle - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-226-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
But back on the overview you have a pic of the SLI logo, and it says...
2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
- If two graphics cards are installed at PCI_E1 & PCI_E4 slots, these two PCIE x16 lanes will auto arrange from x16/ x0 to x8/ x8
Same for the P55-GD65 for £110 which also claims SLI.
What would be 'wrong' with 16x/8x in theory anyway?
2 PCI Express gen2 x16 slots
- If two graphics cards are installed at PCI_E1 & PCI_E4 slots, these two PCIE x16 lanes will auto arrange from x16/ x0 to x8/ x8
Same for the P55-GD65 for £110 which also claims SLI.
What would be 'wrong' with 16x/8x in theory anyway?
weird, hmmm, could mean that the spec tab is actually refering to the max bandwidth of each slot.
thinking about it, you usually expect to find the second slot to be 4X when a motherboard does sli/crossfire the wrong way.
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LOL so is this an £85 P55 mobo offering 8x/8x sli/xfire and USB3/SATA3 or not? That's what I'm interested to know (not to have an argument about, jake
).
There's the too-good-to-be-true price, and the fact that when it says '- supports ATI® Crossfire™' it doesn't say 'and Nvidia SLI' like it does on some other models.
Then there's the 8x/8x capabilty, the picture of the SLI logo, and saying 'Y' to SLI under the specs tab. Hmmmmmm.
Something odd here. Maybe an email to MSI is in order? I've already found a thread on the MSI forum where someone is told for sure it does support SLI, but I'm not sure if the MSI forum supermod or whatever he was is actually officially representing MSI.
).There's the too-good-to-be-true price, and the fact that when it says '- supports ATI® Crossfire™' it doesn't say 'and Nvidia SLI' like it does on some other models.
Then there's the 8x/8x capabilty, the picture of the SLI logo, and saying 'Y' to SLI under the specs tab. Hmmmmmm.
Something odd here. Maybe an email to MSI is in order? I've already found a thread on the MSI forum where someone is told for sure it does support SLI, but I'm not sure if the MSI forum supermod or whatever he was is actually officially representing MSI.
besides a dodgy SLI setup wot is this board even like for overclocking? for an £800 build should this £85 board even be considered just bcaus it has sata/usb3. he may not even need this really
either drop the usb/sata3 and go with the msi or spend more and get the board stulid speced that has the lot.
i think risking on this board is silly now
either drop the usb/sata3 and go with the msi or spend more and get the board stulid speced that has the lot.
i think risking on this board is silly now
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its a strange one alright.
its either,
sli/crossfire capable at 8X/8X
or
bodge sli/crossfire at 16X/8X
but, whats weird is that they state the second slot is 8X, when you look at any other motherboard from any other maker, that does it the dodge way, the second slot is only stated to run at a maximum of 4X, as its not fully wired up/not enough pci-e lanes to connect it up any more.
its either,
sli/crossfire capable at 8X/8X
or
bodge sli/crossfire at 16X/8X
but, whats weird is that they state the second slot is 8X, when you look at any other motherboard from any other maker, that does it the dodge way, the second slot is only stated to run at a maximum of 4X, as its not fully wired up/not enough pci-e lanes to connect it up any more.
i found a review of what must be its predecessor
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/msi-p55-gd55.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/mainboards/display/msi-p55-gd55.html
Yeah wierd - like you say it's often 4x/16x on budget boards that are 'wrong'. Anyway we're going off on one a bit and amazingly I think Jake has a good point trying to steer us back on track 
OP already said he isn't likely to go dual GPU, so let's forget x-fire/sli. I'd therefore go for this mobo...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-225-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
As it offers USB3/SATA3 and looks beefier and better heatsinked in the power/northbridge area, so should be a better bet for a big OC.
OP already said he isn't likely to go dual GPU, so let's forget x-fire/sli. I'd therefore go for this mobo...
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-225-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1495
As it offers USB3/SATA3 and looks beefier and better heatsinked in the power/northbridge area, so should be a better bet for a big OC.
Now that one definately is a non-sli 4x/16x, and that ties up with the MSI website which says the same and has no mention of SLI. In an arse-about-tit way does that make the info on the P55A-G55 saying it supports SLI more likely to be correct? Lol
it was also a carp overclocker. which as i said could be a factor with this 1. bin the board and re-spec.
"This mainboard did not allow us to overclock our CPU normally, which is an unprecedented occurrence in our overclocking practice."
this is not wot Scone wants with this board as hes a learner to ocing
"This mainboard did not allow us to overclock our CPU normally, which is an unprecedented occurrence in our overclocking practice."
this is not wot Scone wants with this board as hes a learner to ocing
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