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There are VRM tier lists for most motherboard chipsets. | There are VRM tier lists for most motherboard chipsets. | ||
[https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1137619-motherboard-vrm-tier-list-v2-currently-amd-only/ Here] is one for AMD. | [https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1137619-motherboard-vrm-tier-list-v2-currently-amd-only/ Here] is one for AMD. | ||
Aside for this, having multiple PCIe slots is a | |||
Aside for this, having multiple PCIe slots is a nice for multiple GPUs or capture cards. | |||
Both Ryzen and Intel consumer CPUs only have 16 lanes dedicated for PCIe. Other lanes are shared with the chipset. | |||
Often, you can tell which boards support 8x/8x by seeing if they two 16x slots with metal shields (for GPUs). | Often, you can tell which boards support 8x/8x by seeing if they two 16x slots with metal shields (for GPUs). | ||
Other boards will only support 4x on the secondary 16x slots. Some workstation | Other boards will only support 4x on the secondary 16x slots going through the chipset. | ||
Some workstation motherboards will have PCH switches which allow for connecting more devices sharing the total bandwidth. | |||
If you need more than 2 GPUs or need more than 16x in parallel PCIe bandwidth then you will need to go HEDT | If you need more than 2 GPUs or need more than 16x in parallel PCIe bandwidth then you will need to go HEDT (threadripper). | ||
===Power Supplies=== | ===Power Supplies=== | ||