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09-15-2005, 06:17 PM
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Avanzato Tecnico
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I have been wanting to build a new Computer with 2 PCI Express video cards but I am kinda confused.
When I look at the motherboards they seem to have 1 16X slot and 2 1X slots, the problem is that all the Video cards I see anywhere I shop are 16X. How does this work? |
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09-15-2005, 07:19 PM
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You'll need a SLI mobo, which will have two PCI-E slots instead of one. They will also have 2-4 regular PCI slots as well as 1-2 1X as well.
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09-15-2005, 07:23 PM
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ASUS makes really good SLI capable mobos, I would suggest the A8N SLI deluxe or premium. These will support 2 x16 pci express video cards. But make sure to get two SLI capable video cards so you can link them together.
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09-15-2005, 07:41 PM
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Thank you but what are the 1x Slots for? Are there any 1X video cards out there?
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09-16-2005, 12:26 AM
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No, there aren't. The 1x slots are for various expansion cards/adapters.
Video cards only run on 8x or 16x slots.
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