Ok here's the dilemma,
I'm gathering the parts to get a I7 build off the ground finally but finding the right motherboard is driving me nuts, I can't find one with the configuration that I want.
What I need is:
2 - 16x PCI-E slots running at 16x (Going to go 5970 CF or GF100 SLI eventually)
1 - PCI Slot, Legacy for possible soundcard (since not many are PCI-E yet)
1 - 4x PCI-E Slot (Running 4x) For future expansion of USB3.0, SATA 6 or other controller
Also highly desiered is a 1x PCI-E slot as well.
My problem is that most boards put the PCI slots under the 16x which makes them useless with a double cooler, or use a 3rd 16 slot which drops the 2nd to 8x. I need a board that will allow 16/16/4 if it has 3 PCI-E Slots.
These are going to go into a HAF 932 with a Seasonic X-750 Powersupply.
Haven't decided on RAM yet as still looking @ what's capable of running 1600mhz in a 6 slot configuration (Going to start at 6GB now, but want to run at least 12 in the future). I've been told that to run 1600 in a 6 slot configuration needs 1800Mhz memory, any truth to that? or certain types that will run with all 6 populated?
Finally going to run water cooling this time around, just a simple loop for now of the CPU and the NB if the board supports it or isn't to much of a hassle to replace the HS on. GPU will come later after I'm a bit more comfortable with things and get my replacement video card down the line (Just a 4870 x2 at the moment)
I'm gathering the parts to get a I7 build off the ground finally but finding the right motherboard is driving me nuts, I can't find one with the configuration that I want.
What I need is:
2 - 16x PCI-E slots running at 16x (Going to go 5970 CF or GF100 SLI eventually)
1 - PCI Slot, Legacy for possible soundcard (since not many are PCI-E yet)
1 - 4x PCI-E Slot (Running 4x) For future expansion of USB3.0, SATA 6 or other controller
Also highly desiered is a 1x PCI-E slot as well.
My problem is that most boards put the PCI slots under the 16x which makes them useless with a double cooler, or use a 3rd 16 slot which drops the 2nd to 8x. I need a board that will allow 16/16/4 if it has 3 PCI-E Slots.
These are going to go into a HAF 932 with a Seasonic X-750 Powersupply.
Haven't decided on RAM yet as still looking @ what's capable of running 1600mhz in a 6 slot configuration (Going to start at 6GB now, but want to run at least 12 in the future). I've been told that to run 1600 in a 6 slot configuration needs 1800Mhz memory, any truth to that? or certain types that will run with all 6 populated?
Finally going to run water cooling this time around, just a simple loop for now of the CPU and the NB if the board supports it or isn't to much of a hassle to replace the HS on. GPU will come later after I'm a bit more comfortable with things and get my replacement video card down the line (Just a 4870 x2 at the moment)