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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    You're right and I totally agree with you but I really like the Rampage's extremely wide coverage over the net, its remote control with digital display plus I was lucky enough to get a good deal during Cyber Monday... Thank you for your reply eidairaman1 but I'm not sure to understand : would...
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    So why the MB Manuel doesn't seems (to me...) to allow the use of a third pcie 3.0 slot at x4 when two pcie 3.0 slots are already populated by two x16 GPUs ? I'd love to have : Pcie x16-1 : Asus ares3 (16 lanes) Pcie x16/x8-3 : Asus ares3 (16 lanes) Pcie x8-4: Intel 750 Series SSD (4 lanes) M.2...
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    So I made my choice : Samsung 950 Pro it will be ! Thanks guys PS: I also noticed that with the two Asus Ares 3 at x16, the card won't have any other pcie 3.0 at x4 speed, preventing me to use an Intel 750 pcie ssd at full speed (which is strange to me...). Indeed, when I count the total lanes...
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    What about The Intel 750 (much higher iops) or 4 ssd Samsung 850 pro in raid 0 ?
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    Thank you RejZoR for your prompt reply and advice. I'm not sure to understand what you mean by "shared 3rd pcie x16"... I'm already in quadfire but only with two cards since each of them carry 2 GPUs. Do you think I should go with a M.2 ssd like the Samsung 952 or with a pcie card like the Intel...
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    Hi guys, so for the ones who followed me and my crazy powerful rig earlier on this thread (RejZoR for example), I finally decided to upgrade my rig and to take advantage of the Cyber Monday and store closure deals Tigerdirect offered yesterday in Miami (really too bad that TD will close its last...
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    Any comments and thoughts about MSI X99A vs ASUS X99 Rampage V extreme ? Which one seems the best for you and why ?
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    Thank you RejZor ! Does anyone in his thread has an idea concerning this particular case ?
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    One more think (maybe ;-)... I then decided to move to the x99 platform as suggested and I'm interested in the Asus Rampage V Extreme but after having read the specs and the manual I have some concerns you may be able to clarify for me. Once I'll have connected my two GPUs in the pcie slots at...
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    Thank you very much RejZor for your inputs. Just for my curiosity, with my quad-fire made possible with only 2 Pcie cards, do I have to consider I'll need 4x16 Pcie lanes or just 2x16Pcie lanes ? I would say only 2 since it is the max capacity of the Pcie 3.0 slot of the MB. Am I correct ...
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    X99 vs Z170 - which to prefer?

    Hi guys, I was reading all your passionate posts looking for an answer about that question that haunt me for weeks now : should I upgrade my current Z77 to a Z170 or a X99 or maybe even keep my current config and wait since it is already a very powerful one. Then I noticed you mentioned several...
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