975X w/dual 16X PCI-E Lanes (not 8X/8X)

[TJS]

Having had a very good experience with my AW9D, I was wondering if there are any 975X mobos with 'true' dual 16X PCI-E lanes, not the kind that drop down to 8X in SLI. I can't find any, but am notorious for being blind. Does Intel plan on coming out with something new, i.e. 985X, and can I hope for mobo makers to make 'true' dual 16X lane mobos? (Read that 8800 series video cards require 16X lanes in single card mode and SLI.)

Also, even though the RD600 is an ATI chipset, can you run SLI on it using modded drivers?

Thanks,

TJS

 

[FarFarAway]

Having had a very good experience with my AW9D, I was wondering if there are any 975X mobos with 'true' dual 16X PCI-E lanes, not the kind that drop down to 8X in SLI. I can't find any, but am notorious for being blind. Does Intel plan on coming out with something new, i.e. 985X, and can I hope for mobo makers to make 'true' dual 16X lane mobos? (Read that 8800 series video cards require 16X lanes in single card mode and SLI.)

I think Intel are maybe planning on a 16x16x, but then what would utilise it, unless they signed a deal with nVidia for SLI. Perhaps r600....?

Also, even though the RD600 is an ATI chipset, can you run SLI on it using modded drivers?

Thanks,

TJS

Should run SLI, but not SLI 8800's afaik

 

[TJS]

Can I say

s on this site!?

Edit: Guess not.

Double edit: I would find some modded 8800 drivers to run SLI on a 975X board. My 7900GT's put up the same scores on 3dmark05 and 06 as my 8800GTS... I would think thats pretty good. Imagine two GTS in SLI ;]

Thanks for the reply, Kemp

 

[BigD]

do the 8800gts realy require duel 16x slots? and i just bought a dfi sli-dr over a asus sli 32x because my dfi expert died (rma'ing it now tho)

 

[PP Mguire]

Only requires 2 16x slots if you run SLI. If you dont have 2 of them you can keep your SLI-DR.

 

[Ham]

I knew it was here somewhere, My mobos big brother, and the Striker Extreme's little

The P5N32-E SLI

full 2 X16 SLI

 

[FarFarAway]

do the 8800gts realy require duel 16x slots? and i just bought a dfi sli-dr over a asus sli 32x because my dfi expert died (rma'ing it now tho)

Yep all 8800 cards require x16 slots...that board has one so no SLI, but tbh that's not really a big issue unless your into wasting time and money on multi-GPU solutions

 

[markkleb]

do the 8800gts realy require duel 16x slots? and i just bought a dfi sli-dr over a asus sli 32x because my dfi expert died (rma'ing it now tho)

I just got the DFI LP 590 and its 16X for both slots.

 

[limqareb]

i thought the abit awd 9 max has 2 x 16

 

[FarFarAway]

i thought the abit awd 9 max has 2 x 16

No tis 2 x 8 as it's 975x

 

[limqareb]

http://www.nlgaming.com/nl/asp/id_1479/nl/reviewDisp.htm

Expansion Slots

* Supports Dual PCI-Express X16 slots (dual ATI CrossFire Graphics)

* Supports Dual PCI-Express X1

* 1 PCI slot

* 1 AudioMAX

Duacl pci x x16 ?

 

[Mr. Popo]

X16 long, but not bandwidth.

 

[limqareb]

ok understood

 

[Mr. Popo]

http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/9553/intel975xlkl7.png

 

[TJS]

To: BigD

Unfortunately, 8800 series gpu's require full 16X bandwidth, in both single and SLI configurations.

To: Ham

Sorry, dude, I think the P5N32-E SLI is an nVidia 590 chipset (maybe 570 or 680, doesn't say in the link you provided)... I'm looking for a 975X with 'true' dual 16X for 8800GTS's in SLI. Apparently so such animal at this time.

TJS

 

[Mr. Popo]

You wont find one, it's the chipset limitation.

 

[TJS]

DAMN THE CHIPSET LIMITATIONS!:ar:

MAKE MY DUAL 16X 975X, INTEL!!:awhip: HYAAHH!!!

tjs

 

[BigD]

damn... if i had known that i probly would have gone with the asus sli 32x instead of the DFI... to late now

 

[Praxis1452]

You wont find one, it's the chipset limitation.

I actually very much doubt that it's a chipset limitation. Nvidia simply requires you to use their motherboards because of an active overwrite in their drivers requiring x16. You could of course mod the registry but then the overwrite rewrites it again and your stuck.

An 8800GTX doesn't need 2x16 but their drivers make it so that you do as the only 2x16 mobo's are nvidia.

 

[Mr. Popo]

I actually very much doubt that it's a chipset limitation. Nvidia simply requires you to use their motherboards because of an active overwrite in their drivers requiring x16. You could of course mod the registry but then the overwrite rewrites it again and your stuck.

An 8800GTX doesn't need 2x16 but their drivers make it so that you do as the only 2x16 mobo's are nvidia.

Who mentioned NVIDIA?

It's Intel's limitation.