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post #11 of 28
Yeah i dont think the sabertooth z77 can support 3 physical 7970s anyway
post #12 of 28
My M4E can run 8x,16x,16x cuz of the NF200 chip. The 3770k would have no advantage over my 2700k in my board as there is no iGpu outputs on this board. I'm sure that would just be a waste. If your planning on 3 gpu's, you should go for x79 as that will go further. Needing 3 gpu's is pretty crazy unless using Nvidia surround as I did with my 3 Gtx 480's. My 2 7970's play better then those 3 ever did too tho. Guess you need to know what your trying to do in the end to make the right choice.
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post #13 of 28
Thread Starter 
Thats good news! Thanks for the input!

Are there any boards with PLX chips that come in black color? If so, then which one?

I will overclock the CPU sometime in the future, so keep the phase design in mind also.


Thanks a lot for your help! I really appreciate it! smile.gif
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post #14 of 28
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Originally Posted by ahnafakeef View Post

Thats good news! Thanks for the input!
Are there any boards with PLX chips that come in black color? If so, then which one?
I will overclock the CPU sometime in the future, so keep the phase design in mind also.
Thanks a lot for your help! I really appreciate it! smile.gif

If a z77 board supports 4-way sli, it's going to have a beefy phase design. They don't throw these lane-splitting chips on budget or mid-range motherboards. Do you want just a black pcb, or black color scheme in general?
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post #15 of 28
Thread Starter 
Thanks for the quick input!

This is embarrassing but I don't get the difference between a black PCB and black scheme in general. Sorry!

But what I can say about what I want is that the more components that are black, the better. For example, the sabertooth z77 is completely black as opposed to the x79 version which has brown in it. I would prefer the z77 than the x79 in this case, judging solely on the basis of looks.


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post #16 of 28
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157322

How does that look? It is pretty much as black as black can get.
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post #17 of 28
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@hambone07si : I know 3 7970s are overkill right now, but when games like crysis 3 comes out next year, I'll ave a hard time running the game maxed out at 2560x1440. Looking further into the future, like 3 years or so, 3 7970s dont seem like much. I wouldnt be able to upgrade or change any of the components that I buy now for at least another three years and this is why I;m hoping to go 3-way crossfire.

I think 3 7970s are highly justified, given the circumstances, don't you?

Thanks a lot! smile.gif
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post #18 of 28
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@bgineng : the color is just great, but are there any within the more reputed brands e.g., ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI? Its just that I;ve never used/seen someone using AsRock, and thus cannot fully rely on it.

I really appreciate you taking the time to help me out! Thanks! smile.gif
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post #19 of 28
Asus was asrock's parent company for a while. I don't think they are any more. Asrock just recently started making higher end boards like the one I showed you. They're getting decent reviews now.

I picked that one because of the amount of black on it. There aren't a lot of Z77 boards that support 4 way sli/xfire. Here are the ones on newegg that do:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188120 - This one would look great in an AMD build.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128552 - This one would look great in an nVidia build.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131822
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131850

And the one I posted already.
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post #20 of 28
Thread Starter 
The EVGA FTW looks really good! I just hope it will be available where I'm looking to buy it from (Malaysia).

Otherwise I guess I;ll have to sacrifice the color scheme and just go for whatever components suit the setup I;m looking to go for.

Is Corsair H80 compatible with these mobos with the 3770? This is the one I was thinking of getting. Please suggest a more appropriate one, if there is any.



Thanks a lot! smile.gif
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