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06-05-2005, 01:30 PM
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A few questions
Hi all,
(1) Could someone please tell me what the connectors are on the motherboard in the link provided? http://www.imagecabin.com/images/xGi92238.jpg (2) What is SLI? (3) Has Windows XP 64 Professional been released to the public yet? TIA.
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06-05-2005, 01:33 PM
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1. PCI-Express X1 connectors, a new faster kind of connector to replace PCI ones.
2. Scalable Link Interface, it allows you to plug two graphics cards (only nVidia in SLi, but ATi is releasing/has released crossfire, its version of SLi). With two graphics cards you can share the load between them and increase performance. 3. Yes, at least for upgrade but it has some problems (no 16-bit support seems to be one).
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1. Those two connectors are PCI x1 slots. In the future those slots will replace the standard PCI slots we currently use.
2. SLi stands for Scalable-Link Interface. In simple terms, its a concept in which 2 video cards share tasks for outputting the video signal to the screen, so essentally you get double the GPU power and double the VRAM 3. I think MS has released a beta version of the XP 64 Bit edition. its free, but it only lasts for 30 days. Im not sure of the current status on the offical release. HTH, CN 
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06-05-2005, 01:40 PM
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Thanks, so what are the two black connectors at either side of them?
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06-05-2005, 01:41 PM
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PCI-Express x16 connectors - for PCI-Express graphics cards (most older ones are AGP). There are two so you can plug in two graphics cards in SLi, since the cards use the higher bandwidth of those slots compared to the X1's.
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06-05-2005, 01:42 PM
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Those are the PCI-e x16 connectors. Basically the video card connectors. and since theres 2 of them, they make the video cards run in SLI.
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06-05-2005, 01:45 PM
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So, if you plug your graphics card into the PCI-e x16, do you plug anything into the PCI x1 slots?
I've been building my own PC's for years but PCI Express has really caught me off guard because I've never read much about it! |
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06-05-2005, 01:51 PM
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It depends on the graphic cards used - if the heatsink is too big you won't be able to fit anything into the x1 slots, but you should be able to use them if the graphics card is small.
Here are a few articles you might want to read able PCI-Express: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1087 http://arstechnica.com/articles/paed...are/pcie.ars/1 http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.ph...d=506&Itemid=0 http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha...ciexpresstech/ |
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06-05-2005, 02:04 PM
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06-05-2005, 02:09 PM
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Thanks a lot guys.
Thing is, I want this particular motherboard and a new graphics card to go with it. Knowing that PCI Ex1 cards have not even been released yet will make my job a bit easier when it comes to purchasing the parts!
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06-05-2005, 02:14 PM
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Just had another look at the motherboard picture. Is that a horizontal facing connector slot on the motherboard (where it says ASUS Patent Pending)?
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06-05-2005, 02:18 PM
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It is for enabling and disabling SLi, you turn it one way the two x16 slots become x8 slots (well x16 slots with only half the lanes) and the other way makes the top one (I think) become a full x16.
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06-05-2005, 02:21 PM
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Thanks for that info mate!
I'm downloading the ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe manual just now so hopefully a read of that will clarify things. |
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06-05-2005, 04:36 PM
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PCIe x1 slots are basically gonna used for any conventional PCI device you see today: Sound cards, network cards, etc.
HTH, CN
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