Yet another thread about a new build

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Originally Posted by RickC Sniper

Good catch and good advice from the sound of it.. I do not even know what to search for to see if a mobo supports 16 lanes per slot or not.

Could you steer me to a replacement mobo or two that will fit that case?
I'd like to go to the tech with a suggestion rather than just tell him to suggest one because I'd just be back here to make sure he actually made an intelligent suggestion.

Geeze, this stuff sure can make a guy feel like a dummy. I keep up on the video cards and the cpu technology fairly (sorta) well but beyond that I gave up long ago.

I surely do appreciate the help. Its too much of an investment to mess it up and regret it later.

Keeping up with all the technical stuff really has to be a hobby or interest, otherwise it becomes a real chore.

How many of those lanes there are depends on the chipset; the board you selected has a 790X northbridge + SB750 southbridge, which is a mainstream chipset. For multiple cards you need higher end, namely 790FX.

Just search for boards with AM3 socket and 790FX chipset, those should meet your expectations.

These are the boards I found for Asus:
Crosshair III Formula
M4A79 Deluxe
M4A79T Deluxe
M4A79T Deluxe/U3S6



Hope that's usefull.