@Stasio
I just got the Z97X Gaming 7 yesterday. A very nice board. For one thing, the PCIE x16 is in the second slot, allowing for wide air coolers.
But I am looking at updating my daughter's Photoshop rig with a 6-core i7 5820K. Last year, I saw a deal on an NH-D14 SE2011 that I couldn't pass up. I've been planning to use that to cool whatever Haswell-E I got. Now I'm looking at Gigabyte Z99X boards, and you've confirmed what I fearing: none of them have the 16x PCIE in the second slot. They are all in the first slot.
This crimps my options for air cooling. Are there any Z99X boards you know of that have the 16x PCIE in the second slot?
I just got the Z97X Gaming 7 yesterday. A very nice board. For one thing, the PCIE x16 is in the second slot, allowing for wide air coolers.
But I am looking at updating my daughter's Photoshop rig with a 6-core i7 5820K. Last year, I saw a deal on an NH-D14 SE2011 that I couldn't pass up. I've been planning to use that to cool whatever Haswell-E I got. Now I'm looking at Gigabyte Z99X boards, and you've confirmed what I fearing: none of them have the 16x PCIE in the second slot. They are all in the first slot.
This crimps my options for air cooling. Are there any Z99X boards you know of that have the 16x PCIE in the second slot?
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