What a good AM3 board with 3 PCI-e slots?

Was planning on the MSI 790FX-GD70 for 4 card setup but it went out of stock almost everywhere. The 890FX-GD70 is too expensive.

What is everyone using for a 3 card setup, without using 1x extension cables - 3 slots on the board with proper spacing?

 

i'll second the asrock extreme4.  really nice board.  I'm running 3x5830's on it.

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Just wondering how you are keeping the temperature on the cards at reasonable C.  From looking at the board, if you are using GPUs that take 2 spaces, they will be right next to each other with very little space in between.  I tried that and was getting temperatures in the 90Cs when overclocked and running at 85% on fans.

I thought about going this route too, but the value is not there.  A 3x slot mobo cost almost $100 more than a cheap 2x slot mobo, in addition the power supply cost at least $50 more.  So you have a $150 overhead just to add 1 extra card, and heat with 3 card setup also becoming more of a problem.

I think you are far better off spending the extra money upgrade to a better 2x card setup with a cheap mobo.

 

im running the 5870 in the #1 slot which is on top so it runs a bit warmer but gets more air.

5870 @ 88C
5830 @ 76C
5830 @ 68C
using MSI Afterburner i have custom set the fans to run faster than auto settings, i have also install 3 extra case fans... guess it prbly helps that the unit is sitting beside a central air  vent pulling in A/C!

 

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