Does it exist?

[The Official Czex]

I'm looking for a mini-DTX board with two PCI-e slots on the Z97 chipset. Does it exist? I've Googled it, but I can't find much except for an older thread on the subject...

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/237236-just-found-out-about-dtx-mobos-anyone-got-any-z97-examples-for-a-possible-sli/

 

It kind of shot down my hopes and dreams, but it's been nearly a year since this was posted. Surely one must exist?

[EpicGeekonFire]

Doubt it

 

Not that many cases will even support it. 

 

Most ITX cases dont even have physically space for it. 

 

Never even heard of a DTX case. 

 

ITX just makes more sense. Just get a more powerful GPU! 

[W-L]

I'm looking for a mini-DTX board with two PCI-e slots on the Z97 chipset. Does it exist? I've Googled it, but I can't find much except for an older thread on the subject...

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/237236-just-found-out-about-dtx-mobos-anyone-got-any-z97-examples-for-a-possible-sli/

It kind of shot down my hopes and dreams, but it's been nearly a year since this was posted. Surely one must exist?

No boards like that current exist form my knowledge but it's basically the same as getting an MATX board if your running dual slot cards.

[The Official Czex]

No boards like that current exist form my knowledge but it's basically the same as getting an MATX board if your running dual slot cards.

 

 

Doubt it

 

Not that many cases will even support it. 

 

Most ITX cases dont even have physically space for it. 

 

Never even heard of a DTX case. 

 

ITX just makes more sense. Just get a more powerful GPU! 

 

I don't need two GPUs (I'm using a 980Ti, plenty for 1080p or even 1440p). I'm using the extra PCI-e slot for an SSD.

 

EDIT: I'm using the ThermalTake Core X1 case, and, yes, it is compatible with a mini-DTX board. 

[W-L]

I don't need two GPUs (I'm using a 980Ti, plenty for 1080p or even 1440p). I'm using the extra PCI-e slot for an SSD.

 

Why not just get an ITX one with a high end M.2 SSD if your going for small builds MSI and some others have an ITX board with an M.2 slot integrated.

[EpicGeekonFire]

I don't need two GPUs (I'm using a 980Ti, plenty for 1080p or even 1440p). I'm using the extra PCI-e slot for an SSD.

Why a PCIE SSD? Why not mPCIE?

Need the speed? Because dtx seems nonexistent.

[The Official Czex]

Why not just get an ITX one with a high end M.2 SSD if your going for small builds MSI and some others have an ITX board with an M.2 slot integrated.

 

PCI-e is faster and I don't really want an ugly M.2 SSD... Unless I find a decent read/write speed, black shrouded M.2 SSD.

[The Official Czex]

Why a PCIE SSD? Why not mPCIE?

Need the speed? Because dtx seems nonexistent.

 

I couldn't find any good looking boards (ITX) under $200 with a mPCI-e slot.

[W-L]

PCI-e is faster and I don't really want an ugly M.2 SSD... Unless I find a decent read/write speed, black shrouded M.2 SSD.

 

Check this MSI board it's on the rear of the board you won't see it at all, also there are some really fast M.2 SSD's out there.

http://ca.msi.com/product/mb/Z97I-GAMING-ACK.html#hero-overview

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104543

[The Official Czex]

Check this MSI board it's on the rear of the board you won't see it at all, also there are some really fast M.2 SSD's out there.

http://ca.msi.com/product/mb/Z97I-GAMING-ACK.html#hero-overview

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104543

 

What's the difference between the ACK and the AC? 

[jc980]

What's the difference between the ACK and the AC? 

ACK has the WiFi module pre-installed.

EDIT:

 

Nevermind, I was clearly wrong.

 

Forgot this was ITX.

[W-L]

What's the difference between the ACK and the AC? 

 

From looking over it a bit it seems like mainly extra features like I/O but the ACK version is the one with the M.2 option on the back of the board where the AC doesn't have that.

[The Official Czex]

From looking over it a bit it seems like mainly extra features like I/O but the ACK version is the one with the M.2 option on the back of the board where the AC doesn't have that.

 

According to MSI, they both have M.2. I figured out the difference: ACK has an auto OC control.

[W-L]

According to MSI, they both have M.2. I figured out the difference: ACK has an auto OC control.

 

The AC version doesn't have M.2 as on option under storage:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/Z97I_GAMING/1.html

 

 

From MSI's site for the AC version:

 

On-Board SATA

 

• Intel Z97 Express Chipset

- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (SATA1~4)

- 2 x eSATA ports

- Supports RAID 0, RAID1, RAID 5 and RAID 10

- Supports Intel® Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology and Intel® Smart Connect Technology*

*Supports Intel Core processors on Windows 7 and Windows 8/ 8.1

[The Official Czex]

The AC version doesn't have M.2 as on option under storage:

https://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/Z97I_GAMING/1.html

 

 

From MSI's site for the AC version:

 

Tom's Hardware: never again...

[W-L]

Tom's Hardware: never again...

 

Always check a few sources just in case or that would have been a bad day during building.

[Guest]

Tom's Hardware: never again...

Keep in mind that the MSI board only supports 2260 and 2240 m.2 ssds whereas most current m.2 drives, including the one on newegg linked earlier, are the longer 2280 size.

[The Official Czex]

Keep in mind that the MSI board only supports 2260 and 2240 m.2 ssds whereas most current m.2 drives, including the one on newegg linked earlier, are the longer 2280 size.

 

I'm going with a different board because the MSI one isn't for sale anywhere.