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MAXIMUS VIII HERO Help

Zack Brown
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How many graphics card can I install on this motherboard?

 

I'm willing to get dual GTX 980 Tis in SLI and 2 NVMe SSDs to install on this mobo.

 

Is that possible or no?

If not, what other good black/red mobos is suitable for the job?

CPU: Intel i7-6700k - GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW - Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - RAM: Vengeance LPX DDR4 16GB 3000MHz - CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro GTX H110i - PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA 650W P2 - Case: NZXT H440 White/Black - OS: Windows 10 Home - Mouse: Logitech G502 - Keyboard: Corsair Strafe Cherry MX Red RGB

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The gpus, yes. But all the nvme ssds I see use pcie x4 and that board looks to only have 1 extra slot that could accommodate an x4 card. 

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- Silverstone Fortress FT02 - MSI Z77 Mpower - i5 3570k @ 4.0GHZ 1.09v - 8gb Mushkin Blackline 1600 - MSI GTX 670 PE -


- Lenovo T430 (1600x900) - i5 3210m - 8GB DDR3 1333 - nVidia NVS5400M - 256GB mSATA OS - 320GB HDD-

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You might manage an m3 ssd (should have one on that board) and plug the other ssd into the pcie

 

 

That being said, just beware of space limitations, depending on which two gpus you decide to sli. Many seem to forget that when they buy bulky 3 fan gpus.

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11 hours ago, Brodcast said:

buy 

 

MAXIMUS VIII EXTRIME
 

Are you 100% sure that it would do the job?

CPU: Intel i7-6700k - GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 FTW - Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - RAM: Vengeance LPX DDR4 16GB 3000MHz - CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro GTX H110i - PSU: EVGA SUPERNOVA 650W P2 - Case: NZXT H440 White/Black - OS: Windows 10 Home - Mouse: Logitech G502 - Keyboard: Corsair Strafe Cherry MX Red RGB

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