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Helped build this pc fully tested all components and had 2 way sli working but for some reason sli option isn't showing up with 3 cards. Owner has a 3 way connector and I checked and double checked to make sure the board is sli capable and has 3 16x slots what could be the issue?

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3 minutes ago, XL-Combo said:

Owner has a 3 way connector

But in the picture, only two cards have been connected together, not all three?

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older pic there is a 3 way connector in the system now.

pic i posted was best one i had of the system. 

i was able to verify the connector the owner installed was installed correctly

 

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Also, man. Since SLI is already not really a good option, I’m surprised anyone wants to subject themself to 3 way lol.

 

It looks awesome in the machine, but man it causes lots of performance inconsistency. 

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Just now, LIGISTX said:

Also, man. Since SLI is already not really a good option, I’m surprised anyone wants to subject themself to 3 way lol.

 

It looks awesome in the machine, but man it causes lots of performance inconsistency. 

this system is gonna be used solely for LOL so performance isnt a big deal to the owner they just wanted 3 cards

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4 minutes ago, WereCatf said:

But in the picture, only two cards have been connected together, not all three?

 

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1 minute ago, XL-Combo said:

older pic there is a 3 way connector in the system now.

pic i posted was best one i had of the system. 

i was able to verify the connector the owner installed was installed correctly

 

 

This motherboard is not compatible with 3 way SLI. The CPU only has 16 PCIe lanes which are split between the two top cards. The third card would be forced to use chipset lanes and therefore isn't compatible with SLI. 

 

Generally you need an HEDT system to make it work, like an X99 motherboard.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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1 minute ago, Fasauceome said:

 

This motherboard is not compatible with 3 way SLI. The CPU only has 16 PCIe lanes which are split between the two top cards. The third card would be forced to use chipset lanes and therefore isn't compatible with SLI. 

 

Generally you need an HEDT system to make it work, like an X99 motherboard.

o ic so it can only do 16,0,0 / 8,8,0 /8,4,4 dang

owners gonna be heart broken

 

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2 minutes ago, XL-Combo said:

o ic so it can only do 16,0,0 / 8,8,0 /8,4,4 dang

owners gonna be heart broken

 

Even for LOL, micro stutter is an issue. The best gaming experience will be on a single card. 

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31 minutes ago, XL-Combo said:

o ic so it can only do 16,0,0 / 8,8,0 /8,4,4 dang

owners gonna be heart broken

 

Unfortunately it can't even do 8/4/4 because the last x16 slot isn't connected to the CPU. It only goes to the chipset if I recall. 

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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