Any z97 boards with 8 sata ports, 1 pci slot and display port ?

[you2]

Per title would like a z97 with 8 (or more) sata ports (really want 10 but can use a card for two optical drives) 1 (or more) pci slot and display port. It seems that all the MB I can find ('cept msi Z97S) with 8 or more sata ports have dropped pci slots and the msi board lacks display port.

 

[Burpo]

Several boards have this..
Asus Z97 Pro
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_3rrstltv0e_b

ASRock Z97 EXTREME4
http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Z97-EXT...k+z97+extreme4

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...v-IaApim8P8HAQ

Don't know if they have Display Port tho..

 

[Insert_Nickname]

The ASUS Z97-PRO has 8 ports, 2x PCI slots and a DisplayPort. I think that's as close as you can get.

If you want to go cheaper the Z97-A also features a PCI slot and DisplayPort, but it has only 6x SATA3, so you'll have to add a controller.

Just a thought, but it could be worthwhile to replace PCI cards with PCIe equivalents, or find a mainboard with on-board support for what you need the expansion cards for.

 

[you2]

Ok. Two of you said that z97 pro has 2 pci slots; but this is the spec I saw:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...116&cm_re=Asus_Z97_Pro-_-13-132-116-_-Product
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Expansion Slots

PCI Express 3.0 x16
2 (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode)

PCI Express 2.0 x16
1 (x4 mode)

PCI Express x1
4
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(Picture confirms no PCI slot)
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Are you referring to a different motherboard ?
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The z97 extreme 4 does not have PCI slots; the z87 did. The gigabyte board looks really good but no display port still might be my best option so far.

The z97 pro does not have PCI slots.

Several boards have this..
Asus Z97 Pro
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_3rrstltv0e_b

ASRock Z97 EXTREME4
http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Z97-EXT...k+z97+extreme4

GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...v-IaApim8P8HAQ

Don't know if they have Display Port tho..

 

[Insert_Nickname]

The z97 pro does not have PCI slots.

Oops. Mixed the PRO up with the Z97-P. My mistake. Similar sounding model names/numbers can get confusing...

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97P/specifications/

Unfortunately, that board does not have DisplayPort.

There is also the Z97-C. Which I find to have a better layout of the PCI(e) slots, unfortunately it only has 6x SATA3 and lacks DisplayPort.

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z97C/overview/

 

[jkauff]

The Z97-P only has 4x SATA3.