(08-20-2013, 10:58 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: I don't know of any z87 boards that don't support sli. And the chipset supports it so any motherboard based on that chipset should support it. But if you think I'm wrong you're welcome to find me one that doesn't. Google is turning up nothing for me.Made an account just to ask this. I recently got an Asrock z87 pro3 (LGA1150) and it only has 1 video card slot. I'm not sure this is what you meant by support, or if I'm just stupid and you dont need 2 of the long pcie slots to sli, but there you go.
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08-21-2013, 01:38 AM
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Some boards with no SLI:
MSI Z87-G41 MSI Z87-G43 Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ASRock Z87 Pro3 ASRock Z87 Pro4 Asus Z87-K Asus Z87-C A board with no CrossFire: ASRock Z87 Pro3
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Your assumption is correct. You need at least two pci-e x16 slots to do SLI. And that board only has one. It looks like that's extremely rare for an z87 board but apparently there are some that only have one pci-e x16 slot. @AnyOldName3 Alright I stand corrected. I noticed that all of those boards have something in common. They all have 2 pci-e x16 slots instead of 3. Wired at pci-e x16 3.0 and pci-e x4 2.0. While all of the boards that do support SLI (which are the vast majority) have three pci-e slots. Which are wired as x16 3.0, x8 3.0, and x4 2.0 respectively. My theory is that SLI either does not allow for different pci-e slots running at different speeds (3.0 and 2.0) or does not support x4 mode. While crossfire does clearly support both of these things. You'll also notice that all the boards with only 2 pci-e x16 slots instead of 3 have at least 1 or 2 PCI slots for compatibility with legacy expansion cards. This is the advantage. Getting rid of that extra pci-e x16 slot for sli support frees up more slots for PCI. It makes sense that these vendors would make some non-reference designs for people that still need PCI support for their equipment. But it's certainly not common or in the reference design specifications. Intel was suppose to kill off PCI support completely this generation but chickened out at the last minute when motherboard manufacturers pressured them out of it (the same thing happened with the move to BGA). Edit: SLI does support x4. So my first theory must be correct. All OP needs to know if that he needs a motherboard with 3 pci-e x16 slots for SLI support.
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-Ron Swanson "I shall be a good politician, even if it kills me. Or if it kills anyone else for that matter. " -Mark Antony Quote:You misunderstood my post. I'm saying that HDCP is enabled/disabled automatically by the device based on the content or output mode.1. I have never had HD, from any input source to play back from it: I ran some tests just now, using the Card's own capture software program: I went thru every combination of settings on the Capture card's control panel and tested using these sources: •I have been running component to the capture card all along for watching SD tv. (this mode works), if I switch to an HD channel I lose signal and sound. •I connected my Xbox360 via component with out audio, no signal. •I connected my Dad's apple TV thingy, via HDMI, no signal. *I got the capture card on ebay "for a song" used, about 2-3 years ago, the own claimed it was lightly used and in good order. Since I've owned it I have never been able to get any form of HD signal to play thru it, maybe he ripped me off and sold me a faulty card, I really dont know 2. I can check this later, I'm not near the PC as I'm writing this, but when I checked yesterday it seemed to be around 7-20% total at idle(background programs like utorrent, steam, teamspeak, firefox) 3.After performing the tests in "1." using the cards own capture software, do you still think it's worth me testing it in VLC? 4.My cable provider is www.shaw.ca , I did a tiny bit of research and I don't think that it's an option: https://community.shaw.ca/thread/2463 Quote:As I mentioned earlier, none. The audio chipset has absolutely no effect on the sound quality, features, or connectivity of the a/v receiver.Here's the thing why I'm so "gun-shy" about this; with my current "auzentech" (pos) It will do some funny thing randomly. •One of the more common glitches, is I could be running any single or combination of programs, (youtube via firefox or Skyrim, or Teamspeak, or Media player) and then all of a sudden the sound will cut out, followed by a second of silence, the extremely loud staticy sounds for about 2 seconds, then no sound at all until I 1. turn dolby off and then back on, or 2. sometimes force me to restart the service all together or 3. sometimes I have to disable the sound devices in the sound control panel then enable it again. In order to get sound back. This error has been known to happen to me even using headphones alone, and when I use headphones I turn any form of digital output/mixing off in the creative sound panel. *I have no real proof of this, but I swear I noticed this glitch happening more often when my room was on the warm side, so I rearranged some fans in my case to give it more airflow to the sound card and it seemed to make it the glitch less reoccurring. If it wasnt for that I would of guessed it was drive issue. •I've been researching the higher end on-board sound chipsets, maybe there is a lot of bias out there, maybe they arn't talking about using A/V units, but a lot of people seem to harsh on all the realtech devices... which is funny cause I often see those same ones praising the "supreme FX" while bashing the "ACL1150" at the same time. One there I hear from people is that they hear a lot popping noises from realtechs. Quote:Speaking of which what headphones are you going to be using with this thing?Sennheiser HD 650. ►If you can't tell from our discussions, I am a pretty indecisive person when buying things I'm not an expert on. Right now I need to put the order thru on the new PSU, I don't want to risk damaging my current hardware with the one I got. I was pretty darn set on going with the seasonic M12II 850 (SS-850AM), seemed like a graet deal at $70 after rebates(which end tomorrow) on newegg. After doing a bit more digging on it, it sounds like quite a number of owners say it has quite a loud fan. I don't know if that's true for every one tho. Now I'm not sure which PSU to choose from, like the problem with the PSU market is that there are a lot to pick from and none really seem to stand a head of the rest. ◘ If you or any one else here can point out some good options to pick from (750w+) Please chime in. ◘ Something I thought I might ask; would it be worth using my current 260gtx in the new rig as a "Dedicated PhysX card"? some brife searching seems to say not really, but I thought I'd ask to be on the safe side. 08-21-2013, 09:19 AM
You could use it as a dedicated PhysX card, and it would probably take some load off the GTX 770, meaning you could push the settings up higher. Then again, in any given game, the impact of PhysX being used may be so small that it being done on a different card doesn't create enough headroom to push settings any higher, in which case it's just one more thing which could break.
I think the option was only really designed so die hard AMD/ATi fans would at least consider giving nVidia some money, even if it was only a cheap, low end card they bought, as opposed to their main card. Then again, it could have been that someone decided to be generous, or that it was intended so that nVidia users wouldn't sell their old cards, so those in the market for a low end card would be less likely to buy high end used as opposed to low end new.
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Edwii Wrote:I was pretty darn set on going with the seasonic M12II 850 (SS-850AM), seemed like a graet deal at $70 after rebates(which end tomorrow) on newegg. After doing a bit more digging on it, it sounds like quite a number of owners say it has quite a loud fan. I don't know if that's true for every one tho. Alright alright. If for some reason noise is a big deal for you let's look at this objectively. I don't know where you're reading these reviews from "quite a number of owners" but on newegg I've managed to find maybe a dozen reviews that say it is loud out of more than 300. There are far more reviewers claiming it is quiet than loud.
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(08-21-2013, 01:50 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Alright alright. If for some reason noise is a big deal for you lets look at this objectively. I don't know where you're reading these reviews from "quite a number of owners" but on newegg I've managed to find maybe a dozen reviews that say it is loud out of more than 300. There are far more reviewers claiming it is quiet than loud.Alllll right... maybe I am being a bit too paranoid/picky I found a " CORSAIR HX850 " on the local craigslist, 3 months use on a 700w draw system. Would you go for it if it was a good price?(like say under $100) 08-21-2013, 02:13 PM
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Yes.
I went ahead and did some research on low noise high wattage modular PSUs in the $100-200 pricerange and it seems that the corsair hx series, corsair ax series, and seasonic x series are the best choices. All three have low noise fans and turn the fan completely off when the load is below 40%. The seasonic x series has the quietest and longest lasting fan out of the three. Seasonic x series and corsair hx series are gold certified. Corsair ax series is platinum certified. Seasonic x series and corsair ax series are both fully modular. Corsair hx series is semi-modular. Oh and your newegg link is broken. Edit (newegg prices): Corsair AX series 850 watt $190 Seasonix X 850 watt $170 Corsair HX series 850 watt $150 Electrically the ax series is the best. Fan wise the seasonic is the best. Cost wise the hx series is the best.
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Alright, thank you for researching that.
I just hope the craigslist dude replies to my offer before the seasonic sale ends tomorrow, unless 21/8 means midnight tonight... |
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