MSI Gaming Motherboards SLI Question

Hello, I've looked through several of the MSI Gaming motherboards, and I've noticed that they all support 3-way CrossFire, but only 2-way SLI. Why is this? Are there any MSI gaming motherboards that support 3-way SLI, or would I have to get a different kind?
Thanks!

Quote from: badboy2k on 10-June-15, 18:19:47
the only z97 board that can do 3 or 4 way SLI that MSI makes is the Z97 XPOWER AC as it has PLX (PCI Lane Splitters) chips and can support PCI-E Gen3 (0, 16, 0, 0, 0), (16, 0, 0, 16, 0), 16, 0, 0, 8, 8), (8, 0, 8, 8, 8)
Honestly, that's a hack and it should be avoided.
The PLX chip comes with significant latency issues.
Native CPU x8-x8 is faster than PLX x16-x16
That's why the PLX chip is disabled in 2-way SLI on most of the motherboards who support it.
It makes sense for 3-way and 4-way, but the performances boost is minimal.
So the best solution is always a CPU with 28 or 40 PCI-E lanes.

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