good mother board that has sli support and is lga 1150

[bluefire908]

Need motherboard,something like the msi z97 gaming 5,and i dont want the locks on the pcie slots to be FUCKING BITCHES TO OPEN,cuz i just ripped out the pcie slot on the motherboard on my current pc,need a new mobo asap as im rocking duel 980s in sli and i only have 1 inside the pc nw,dont tell me a mobo u havent used i want to be able to easily swap gpus .

 

 

EDIT1: system specs

 

core i5 4690k

corsair h100i

gtx 980

gtx 980

samsung 850 pro ssd

WD blue 1tb 7200rpm hdd

650 watt corsair 80+gold mobo

 

[Nacho Marco Segui]

What did you break? The whole connector or the thingy that locks the gpu?

[bluefire908]

Just now, Nacho Marco Segui said:

What did you break? The whole connector or the thingy that locks the gpu?

i pulled off the entire plastic part and bent the pins but nt enough to have them touch each other i guess

 

[Ninjanometry]

You should be able to fix this if you have any soldering experience, but if not, you may be able to find a TV repair shop or other electronics repair shop who can just fix the connector for you.  Think outside the box and go to somewhere they aren't familiar with PCs so they don't gouge you on price.  Old TV repair guys can do this for you and would charge you FAR less than buying a new MoBo.  They are used to solder repairs like replacing convergence ICs on old CRT rear-projection big-screens and that's usually dozens of thru-hole soldered pins.  If your connector is surface-mount, it may be tougher, but still completely do-able. That is all unless you just need an excuse for a new MoBo...  In which case: as you were!

[bluefire908]

1 minute ago, Ninjanometry said:

You should be able to fix this if you have any soldering experience, but if not, you may be able to find a TV repair shop or other electronics repair shop who can just fix the connector for you.  Think outside the box and go to somewhere they aren't familiar with PCs so they don't gouge you on price.  Old TV repair guys can do this for you and would charge you FAR less than buying a new MoBo.  Unless you just need an excuse for a new MoBo...  In which case: as you were!

well i also have like 3 or 4 pins ripped out and one the plastic piece,aand i was having issues with my gpu underperforming on this mobo anyways

[Ninjanometry]

Yeah, if any of the damaged pins managed to jack up traces on the PCB, you're essentially hosed.  Especially if they are internal-layer traces.  As a former electronics manufacturing worker with several IPC soldering certifications, it sounds more like a challenge than a setback. I guess not everyone likes to get the iron hot

[Tycho]

asus z97 pro is a pretty beast motherboard. have a look at that, i'm using it myself and it works great for overclocking and sli.

[bluefire908]

8 hours ago, Tycho said:

asus z97 pro is a pretty beast motherboard. have a look at that, i'm using it myself and it works great for overclocking and sli.

is it easy to plug in a pull out the gpus without having to either break your finger or the board trying to get the lock open?

[bluefire908]

8 hours ago, Tycho said:

asus z97 pro is a pretty beast motherboard. have a look at that, i'm using it myself and it works great for overclocking and sli.

nvm that motherboard costs 300$ here,i need something that is a little less expensive