Mother Board with 3 pcie x16 x 16 slots?

[Soultribunal]

Originally Posted by Slik

What is NF200 and what does it do? Do I really need that? $700 is pushing it,but If that's what I need,then that's what I'll get. Thanks again.

NF200 is a Nvidia chip to provide more Lanes when multiple GPU's are installed on a system.
You need it for applications that start going beyond 2-3 gpus' depending on the chipset.

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[Slik]

Originally Posted by Soultribunal

And its XL-ATX so not always going to be supported by Cases.

Espically considering Slik has an Alien ware Case, that may or may not support its size.

Good Find though Eldonko, I had forgotten about the NF200 on the UD9. I knew the older classy's (E759) could do it.

ST

I just odered a Thermaltake Level 10 GT case. My friend Killswitch and I are doing a bit of building and upgrades etc. The Level 10 info page says it will take over sized MBs and Video cards etc. It is a pretty big case with lots of cooling. Including liquid CPU cooling.

[Soultribunal]

Originally Posted by Slik

I just odered a Thermaltake Level 10 GT case. My friend Killswitch and I are doing a bit of building and upgrades etc. The Level 10 info page says it will take over sized MBs and Video cards etc. It is a pretty big case with lots of cooling. Including liquid CPU cooling.

Fair enough, then you don't need to worry so long as it support it. Still in all honesty I would not worry about 16/16/16/16.

Get a EVGA Classified board and be done with it. They are some of the best X58 boards out there. I really don't see much to be gained by spending $200 more on something that really will give you only 5% more tangiable benifits.



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[Eldonko]

NF200 is a chip made by nvidia that allows for extra pcie lanes. Since x58 does not have 64 lanes natively you need nf200 for 16/16/16/16. That is what you asked for so that is what I recommended but personally I would never buy that board in a million years. Although nf200 allows for 16/16/16/16 it increases latency of data access through the PCIE bus so in the end if you compared UD9 tri-SLI with a non-nf200 board the results would be very similar.

[Slik]

Thanks everybody. I think I will leave well enough alone for now. I knew you guys would come through and give me the right advice. There is not enough for me to gain by changing what I have now. At least for the time being. I appreciate the advice as I might have gone ahead with this,and all I would end up doing is to spend money needlessly. I've done that before, so now I check everything first.

[Eldonko]

Yah I wouldnt really spend more money on x58 at this point. If you are wanting to upgrade I would consider selling your chip and going to x79 when it drops.

[Slik]

Originally Posted by Eldonko

Yah I wouldnt really spend more money on x58 at this point. If you are wanting to upgrade I would consider selling your chip and going to x79 when it drops.

That too is good advice. How much do you think my 980x is worth?

[Killswitch]

Originally Posted by Slik

That too is good advice. How much do you think my 980x is worth?

What CPU is gonna beat a 980X OC'd to 4ghz? My guess is..... nothing.

As for a new mobo all you'll gain is SATA3 and USB3. Big whoop.

Unless you go for 3D and/or a triple monitor setup there's no need for 3 x GTX580's.

If you have the upgrade bug, buy a new desk or something.

[Eldonko]

Probably still get 600-700 for a 980x these days. It is a nice chip

[MacJunky]

Silk, you should buy two more displays identical to the one you have now! At least you can keep using those for a while longer.