Newegg: ASUS P8Z68-V LE 119.99

[R4in]

This is a great motherboard if you dont plan on going SLI/CF.

$119.99 with promo code EMCJKKD39

Has most of the same features as PRO except x16/x4 PCI slots.

Code expires 10/12/2011

 

[BIGFOOTPI]

put the price in the thread title plz

 

[kalrith]

Here's the link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131773

 

[Corporate Thug]

if only this supported SLI/Crossfire, I would be all over it.

 

[sep]

I've been using this board for the last month or so...no problems here ; )

 

[jacktesterson]

The LE models are only 4+2 Power Phase I beleive, where as the Pro is 10+2 Power Phase? Could impact overclocking a tad too.

Its still a nice board for anyone who runs single GPU's

 

[Tookie123]

The mobo supports crossfire in x16 and x4 pcie 2.0. Is the performance hit that bad with those 2 pcie x16 lanes?

 

[jacktesterson]

The mobo supports crossfire in x16 and x4 pcie 2.0. Is the performance hit that bad with those 2 pcie x16 lanes?

I remember seeing a review once about Crossfire 5770's...

At Dual 8x, the speed was about 6 FPS faster than x16-x4 combo.

So I imagine with higher powered cards that gap would be greater.

 

[kalrith]

This article's a bit dated with a 3850, but it's the best I could find: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pci-express-2.0,1915-9.html

I just found this one as well: http://www.overclock.net/intel-motherboards/967533-crossfire-x16-x4-vs-x8-x8.html

The pictures are blocked at work, so I can't tell what they show.