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Is there any sckt 1156 motherboard which can do x16 and x16 for crossfire. Or is it only possible on a x58 chipset?
Any motherboard which can?
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Unfortunately not, even the most expensive P55 boards like the EVGA p55 Classified 200 are limited to x8 when using multi-GPUs.
As well as the X58 platform, AMD boards like the 790FX can do x16x16.
As well as the X58 platform, AMD boards like the 790FX can do x16x16.
at most, the difference between a PCI-E x16 and x8 is only 2% so shoulnt matter at all. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_5870_PCI-Express_Scaling/25.html
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Actually the Maximus 3 extreme will let you have up to 3 at 16x. I think the EVGA *** 200 lets you have 16x for the primary and 8x for the secondaries.
Like Temi D said, you're not going to notice the performance difference if you drop down to 8x. Bear in mind that some brands disable the 2nd slot if you enable SATA 3/USB 3, as they use the 2nd 8x lane.
Like Temi D said, you're not going to notice the performance difference if you drop down to 8x. Bear in mind that some brands disable the 2nd slot if you enable SATA 3/USB 3, as they use the 2nd 8x lane.