I'm in the process of building a high-end PC with a 9950x3d CPU and a 5090 GPU, and I also want to keep my current 3080ti. My main concern is finding a suitable AM5 motherboard that can accommodate both GPUs without issues. I've noticed that many motherboards have the PCIe slots too close together, which means the 5090, being quite bulky, covers other slots. I've seen an ASUS option that has spaced-out slots, but the second slot is at the bottom and usually interferes with the PSU area in most cases. Can anyone recommend motherboards that work well for this setup? I'm also considering a water-cooled version of the 5090 to save space.
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What do you plan to do with the 3080ti in this build? Honestly, if it's not essential, you might want to consider selling it instead.
I need it for running VMs with hardware pass-through and for multiple AI models. Plus, you know, bragging rights!