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is it true that the ASRock B85M Pro4 motherboard (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B85M%20Pro4/) supports crossfire but not sli, i mean wtf. it says it doesnt support SLI but it does X-fire???

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Same with most budget Z97 Boards. its annoying 

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It's not that it cannot physically support it, but Nvidia doesn't want to let it work. 

 

Only Z + X chipset boards support SLI as far as I know, and even then, the budget ones often don't support it. 

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for CF to work

 

the second need only be PCIE 2.0 x4

 

 

 

but please for the love of Gaben do not install a R9 290/X into the second slot

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They'll only let you run 8x only for some daft reason

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well then... im off to find a new board

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but please for the love of Gaben do not install a R9 290/X into the second slot

its ok i wasnt planing on dual r9 290x's i was going for 295x2's obviousy. no but really it was gonna be 2X 560ti's

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Ah I see the problem. 1xPCIe gen 3.0x16 and 1 PCIe gen 2.0x16..... yeah sli is never going to run on that.

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anyone got any suggestions for a cheap SLI board that i will be able to overclock on? @Oshino Shinobu?

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its ok i wasnt planing on dual r9 290x's i was going for 295x2's obviousy. no but really it was gonna be 2X 560ti's

then you need a board which supports SLi as the minimum

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Where are you located? And what's your budget?

Australia, budget was $600 but thats seeming to become harder and harder to stay under, so i really dont want to go like over $150 AUD which is $115 USD 

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Australia, budget was $600 but thats seeming to become harder and harder to stay under, so i really dont want to go like over $150 AUD which is $115 USD 

see if you can order and ship this

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition

 

MSI Z97 Krait Edition 

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see if you can order and ship this

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-z97sslikraitedition

 

MSI Z97 Krait Edition 

 

Looks like import tax and shipping will take it over $200 AUD. 

total $155 for the Krait, funny because i was looking at this motherboard for my own personal build (this build isnt for me and its turning out to be better than mine and for almost have the price)

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would going with a different socket (am3+ even) save money? 

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total $155 for the Krait, funny because i was looking at this motherboard for my own personal build (this build isnt for me and its turning out to be better than mine and for almost have the price)

Is that including the tax? I calculated it as being around $215 in the end, though I did put in $30 shipping because I was unsure of the price, but I expected it to be a lot. 

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Is that including the tax? I calculated it as being around $215 in the end, though I did put in $30 shipping because I was unsure of the price, but I expected it to be alot. 

its actually 210 AUD i was in USD...

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would going with a different socket (am3+ even) save money? 

Yes, but it would also require a CPU change. 

 

The AM3+ socket is pretty much dead now, so in the long run, going for a 1150 board is probably the best option. 

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I hate suggesting this, but would it be worth it for you to go looking for a second hand board?

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This turned up on ebay. yes it's currently in america, but it's within the price range, not sure about overclocking though

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/ASUS-Z87-A-NFC-LGA-1150-Intel-Z87-HDMI-SATA-6Gb-s-USB-3-0-ATX-Motherboard-/171716508803?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27fb19fc83

fantastic im buying that

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is it true that the ASRock B85M Pro4 motherboard (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B85M%20Pro4/) supports crossfire but not sli, i mean wtf. it says it doesnt support SLI but it does X-fire???

Yes. AMD allows CrossFireX with almost anything, but nVidia requires PCIe x8 slots and a certification from them.

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