looking for cecent motherboard with four pci-e slots

shrinkydinx · Apr 12, 2009

looking for decent motherboard with four pci-e slots

im looking to find a decent mobo with room for four videocards, so i can easily hook up an array of 6 monitors, then expand to 8. does anyone have any recommendation? i know they exist, i just dont know where to find them...

planning on going with three gtx 285's for now, then adding a 4th later on

thanks!

chawks2 · Apr 12, 2009

I have a 775 mobo with 4 x PCIe. I would imagine you're looking for 1366?

henzo · Apr 12, 2009

Here is one of the first links I clicked on when I typed 1366 4x pci-e into the good old google machine. It is a godsend when you use the interweb search engines.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=919621&source=hx1

shrinkydinx · Apr 12, 2009

henzo said:
Here is one of the first links I clicked on when I typed 1366 4x pci-e into the good old google machine. It is a godsend when you use the interweb search engines.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=919621&source=hx1

haha, i tried google but everything was talking about 4x pci-e as in 2x/8x/16x

killuazaoldyeck · Apr 12, 2009

hmm.. LGA 1366 AM2+/AM2 AMD

shrinkydinx · Apr 12, 2009

and that mobo looks like it has the slots too close for gtx 285s

shrinkydinx · Apr 12, 2009

maybe ill just go for six screens and expand with another computer

-Blue- · Apr 12, 2009

out of curiosity.. why do you need 6-8 monitors? i'm using 2 with a laptop every now and then and it's plenty..

Evilsizer · Apr 12, 2009

why a GTX285?

if you went with single slots and asus got the bios worked out you could have 12 screens
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131358
or get it cheaper if you get the open box.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131358R

shrinkydinx · Apr 14, 2009

Evilsizer said:
why a GTX285?

if you went with single slots and asus got the bios worked out you could have 12 screens
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131358
or get it cheaper if you get the open box.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131358R

ive actually been looking at that board very seriously

but how do you have 6 gpus? i thought that windows only supported 4 or something?

and as for the 285s, i want to have pretty decent cards to help play 5 instances of WoW

shrinkydinx · Apr 14, 2009

-Blue- said:
out of curiosity.. why do you need 6-8 monitors? i'm using 2 with a laptop every now and then and it's plenty..

im always doing lots of different stuff... its just so much more efficient with each additional screen

Evilsizer · Apr 14, 2009

shrinkydinx said:
ive actually been looking at that board very seriously

but how do you have 6 gpus? i thought that windows only supported 4 or something?

and as for the 285s, i want to have pretty decent cards to help play 5 instances of WoW

well NV drivers support 8 gpus in windows or was it just six.. i lost track.... well buddy let me tell you, you dont need GTX285 for wow.....

-Blue- · Apr 14, 2009

shrinkydinx said:
im always doing lots of different stuff... its just so much more efficient with each additional screen

yeah efficiency increases but 6-8 screens? aside the cool factor to have a system like the one seen in swordfish i really can't see myself working with so many..

shrinkydinx · Apr 23, 2009

im gonna bump this...

i think im doing three 285 gtx cards... but i dont know what i should do for the other two monitors... maybe just have a separate computer for them

Adragontattoo · Apr 23, 2009

For what game?
For what programs?
For what use other then "hai guiz luk at mi"

Im running a 9800gtx+ at stock speed and not having any issues with WoW, War, EvE, or anything else that I have tried currently (not a FPS guy) on a 20.1 Benq and a 42" Sharp LCD.

shrinkydinx · Apr 23, 2009

Adragontattoo said:
For what game?
For what programs?
For what use other then "hai guiz luk at mi"

Im running a 9800gtx+ at stock speed and not having any issues with WoW, War, EvE, or anything else that I have tried currently (not a FPS guy) on a 20.1 Benq and a 42" Sharp LCD.

multitasking/media/work/lots of pdfs open/etc

but i will be wanting to 5box WoW too

joedymueller · Apr 23, 2009

hehe, did i see you in winterspring last night?

ad05 · Apr 23, 2009

Im pretty sure that nvidia only supports 3 way sli

shrinkydinx · Apr 23, 2009

nah, ive used quad before

but im really not talking about sli, im just talking about utilizing separate gpus for separate monitors

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