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Thoughts on the Z97 MPower?

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I'm looking at the motherboard for a few reasons:

 

  1.  The first 16x PCI-E slot is offset by 1 slot, so I can install a cooler like the NH-D15 (compatibility) without issue.
  2. For dual-graphics setup, there is one slot between the first two GPUs (my cards are blower design).
  3. It supports 3-way crossfire (my cards are 290s) with the last card in the bottom slot. I may end up going 3-way crossfire, because 290's are dirt cheap on ebay right now.
  4. With 3-way crossfire I still have access to an x4 slot, which I may install a NIC in.

I've been looking at tons of other motherboards, but I didn't see anything that had a similar layout.

 

What I'd like is thoughts from people who've used the board, or who know of another motherboard with similar features.

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The Mpower branded boards are very good. They are worth the buy.

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I'm looking at the motherboard for a few reasons:

 

  1.  The first 16x PCI-E slot is offset by 1 slot, so I can install a cooler like the NH-D15 (compatibility) without issue.
  2. For dual-graphics setup, there is one slot between the first two GPUs (my cards are blower design).
  3. It supports 3-way crossfire (my cards are 290s) with the last card in the bottom slot. I may end up going 3-way crossfire, because 290's are dirt cheap on ebay right now.
  4. With 3-way crossfire I still have access to an x4 slot, which I may install a NIC in.

I've been looking at tons of other motherboards, but I didn't see anything that had a similar layout.

 

What I'd like is thoughts from people who've used the board, or who know of another motherboard with similar features.

its a good board and it has a good pcie layout :). 

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