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Hey guys. So, I currently have a p8z77-v lx which is good enough, but doesn't support sli. I'd like a board that's a decent OCer (on par with the p8z77-v lx, I have my cpu at 4.7, stable) and supports sli, I wanna dink around with sli and custom bios'. 

 

Regrettably i don't have time to thrall through all the boards available, so if you guys could throw some names out and I'll have a list to go through :P cheaper then better tho. 

It's easier then going from zero. 

Thanks :) 

Bleigh!  Ever hear of AC series? 

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Asrock Z77 Extreme4 is awesome for overclocking in my experience, definitely supports SLI, but i'm not sure if it supports custom bios.

http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/Z77 Extreme4/

 

Just a heads up, I got mine off of eBay used for around 50 USD. If you go this route make sure to examine the pictures because mine ended up having a broken gpu bracket, which isn't a big deal for me but may be for others. Also read the descriptions carefully. Otherwise you'll have to shell out 200+ USD on other vendors like Amazon

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Only motherboard that I can find atm and is cheap. http://pcpartpicker.com/product/VvMFf7/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme4

AsRock Z77 Extreme 4.

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2 hours ago, InfraredFred said:

Asrock Z77 Extreme4... -snip-

Awesome. Seems right up my ball park. I ment custom biso for the gpu, should have been more specific, sorry! Also yeah, the second hand option was the rout I was gonna go ;) cheers! 

2 hours ago, kameshss said:

AsRock Z77 Extreme 4... snip-

Awesome. Second recommendation, I'll be shopping around then. Thanks! 

Bleigh!  Ever hear of AC series? 

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Loved my Asus saborthooth put it all under water and did custom bois for my cards. Software it's pretty nice. Better layout then the Maximus I'm trying to use now. 

Main RIg Corsair Air 540, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz 

 

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3 hours ago, Nup said:

Hey guys. So, I currently have a p8z77-v lx which is good enough, but doesn't support sli. I'd like a board that's a decent OCer (on par with the p8z77-v lx, I have my cpu at 4.7, stable) and supports sli, I wanna dink around with sli and custom bios'. 

 

Regrettably i don't have time to thrall through all the boards available, so if you guys could throw some names out and I'll have a list to go through :P cheaper then better tho. 

It's easier then going from zero. 

Thanks :) 

You sure you need SLI Gtx 1080?

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Sli 1080 won't work with 3770k. It will work but it's gonna be crappy. 

Main RIg Corsair Air 540, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz 

 

Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz

 

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7 hours ago, Imakuni said:

You sure you need SLI Gtx 1080?

 

7 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

Sli 1080 won't work with 3770k. It will work but it's gonna be crappy. 

 

Who said anything about 1080s guys?? I got a second 660 :P 

 

that being said the sabertooth is on the pricy side, If I remember. Hopefully there are some good second hand deals. 

Bleigh!  Ever hear of AC series? 

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2 hours ago, Nup said:

 

 

Who said anything about 1080s guys?? I got a second 660 :P 

 

that being said the sabertooth is on the pricy side, If I remember. Hopefully there are some good second hand deals. 

Only brought it up because someone else did. I know the saber is pricey. I may sell mine idk yet.

Main RIg Corsair Air 540, I7 9900k, ASUS ROG Maximus XI Hero, G.Skill Ripjaws 3600 32GB, 3090FE, EVGA 1000G5, Acer Nitro XZ3 2560 x 1440@240hz 

 

Spare RIg Lian Li O11 AIR MINI, I7 4790K, Asus Maximus VI Extreme, G.Skill Ares 2400 32Gb, EVGA 1080ti, 1080sc 1070sc & 1060 SSC, EVGA 850GA, Acer KG251Q 1920x1080@240hz

 

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