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The Extreme6 is a very nice mobo but will not support four cards. Only two, including dual GPU cards.
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what mobo?
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why do u say the plx chip only runs 4x? the plx8747 does x16/x16, x16/x8/x8 or x8/x8/x8/x8
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The CPU has 16 PCIE lanes. You can split them 8/8 or 4/4/4/4. The PLX chip artificially widens this to 16/16 or 8/8/8/8. However, the link to the cpu remains 4/4/4/4.
That is incorrect the link to the CPU is 8x 8x that does not change. The PLX chip splits the lanes form the CPU 8x/8x to split 8x/8X/8X/8x the data coming and going it's bidirectional. It's easy to do it's all the same data duplicated, it's rally is not complicated.
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Looking at GPU scalling, 4 cards are waste of money. Also Z97 is like Z87 ... there is nothing new in them except maybe M.2 slot. It's all the same Haswell that we see for about a year now.
If you really wish 4 cards then better wait 2-3 months and get X99 as it was already said in this thread.
Getting 4x R9 290X now can be also waste of money. I wouldn't be surprised if Nvidia release new GPU in next 3 months.
If you really wish 4 cards then better wait 2-3 months and get X99 as it was already said in this thread.
Getting 4x R9 290X now can be also waste of money. I wouldn't be surprised if Nvidia release new GPU in next 3 months.
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Another vote for x99
DDR4, 8c16t and the architectural boost easily makes it worth the wait
As far as GPU's go, wait until the x99 release and see what makes sense then, the landscape will change significantly, and if not nothing lost ...
Quad SLI or Quad XFire is basically a waste of money, going from 2 to 3 has diminishing returns, but 3 to 4 the gains are very small, maybe drivers will get better ??? Although it is dam cool looking in the case, However you almost have to commit to water cooling as stacking 4 top end beasts in that close of proximity will effect the overall overclock ability of them. you will also need 2x power sources as personally I am not convinced any single unit out there could really push such a system effectively.
Good luck
DDR4, 8c16t and the architectural boost easily makes it worth the wait
As far as GPU's go, wait until the x99 release and see what makes sense then, the landscape will change significantly, and if not nothing lost ...
Quad SLI or Quad XFire is basically a waste of money, going from 2 to 3 has diminishing returns, but 3 to 4 the gains are very small, maybe drivers will get better ??? Although it is dam cool looking in the case, However you almost have to commit to water cooling as stacking 4 top end beasts in that close of proximity will effect the overall overclock ability of them. you will also need 2x power sources as personally I am not convinced any single unit out there could really push such a system effectively.
Good luck
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but x99 is so far away 
lol and i already have the cards and their already watercooled so really no expense lol they already paid for them selves a long time ago
im really only buying a mobo and cpu i have everything else
i guess i just wanted to make a ridiculous pc...
lol and i already have the cards and their already watercooled so really no expense lol they already paid for them selves a long time agoim really only buying a mobo and cpu i have everything else
i guess i just wanted to make a ridiculous pc...
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Na, time passes quickly, it will be here before you know it
You may be able to find people getting rid of there 4930K's and boards in preparation for the new release, my be able to pick that platform up on the cheap and still would be beastly
You may be able to find people getting rid of there 4930K's and boards in preparation for the new release, my be able to pick that platform up on the cheap and still would be beastly
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Na, time passes quickly, it will be here before you know it
You may be able to find people getting rid of there 4930K's and boards in preparation for the new release, my be able to pick that platform up on the cheap and still would be beastly
I doubt X79 parts will go cheap used. A 2600K is still worth almost $250.
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No doubt.... lmao, should have said cheaper , typically see 4930K for around $ 400 to $ 450 used
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i would be paying more for old stuff than just buying the latest and greatest lol....
sure DC is only 4 cores but i dont really gain much from 6 cores....
the best thing to do would be to wait x99 but since i already sold my old computer i cant do that lol...
sure DC is only 4 cores but i dont really gain much from 6 cores....
the best thing to do would be to wait x99 but since i already sold my old computer i cant do that lol...
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Honestly whatever you pick will destroy any games you throw at it. X79/X99 is just (will be) the best way to do it today (tomorrow), but costs more. If I were you I'd get the cheapest temporary setup you can (possibly even a cheap 8x/8x SLI 1155/1150 setup) and wait for X99 to release to build your monster with DDR4. Trust me when I say that gaming with 2x 290x is amazing, more than enough to tide you over until X99. Throw the other 2 cards elsewhere and mine with them while waiting.
Also, my X79 setup runs 16x/8x/8x/8x in quad SLI, not 8x/8x/8x/8x. It uses all 40 lanes.
Also, my X79 setup runs 16x/8x/8x/8x in quad SLI, not 8x/8x/8x/8x. It uses all 40 lanes.
No the X79 does not run 16x/8x/8x/8x, you don't have one card running faster than 8x it would be out of sync.
That is like a 16x on 1150 and if your run 8X in the second slot they would be both running 8X.
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I would do some checking before buying the Gigabyte Z97. I have a Z97-UD3H and the BIOS has been changed 4 times already and none are all that stable. Some features in the BIOS don't work, and some are really finicky. I am running a 4770K at 4.5GHz. I had better luck with my Z87 board. Hoping they get this BIOS thing worked out.
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You sure about that? 1150 would run 8x in each slot yes, but it only has 16 lanes to share. My motherboard uses all 40 while gaming. GPU-Z:
Yes, it does.
Clip from a review on X79 Big Bang Xpower for another example.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5549/msi-big-bangxpower-ii-x79-review-a-world-of-novelty-heatsinks
The lanes run at the same speed... its the BANDWIDTH that is different between the slots.
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