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I am currently tossing around the idea of building a computer to run VR games. (I'd probably game in Windows and do everything else in Mac, but that's not important) I plan on getting a GTX 1080 once it's available (if it works with OSX). I want to make the computer at least a little bit future-proof, so I was considering leaving room to add a second GTX 1080 in SLI if the need arises down the line. The problem is that the latest generation of Intel processors only have 16 PCIe lanes, and to run in SLI, each card needs 8 lanes, leaving no room for any other PCI devices, like an M.2 SSD.
Should I instead get a slightly slower 5th-generation processor that has 28 PCIe lanes, or would I be better off just getting a new single graphics card once the 1080 is outdated? Or am I just seriously overthinking this?
Should I instead get a slightly slower 5th-generation processor that has 28 PCIe lanes, or would I be better off just getting a new single graphics card once the 1080 is outdated? Or am I just seriously overthinking this?