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With regards to the PCI-E running at 8x.....
I have a DFI nF4 SLI mb and if I install a second videocard and run it in SLI mode, then the PCI-E will will only run at 8x, not 16
So, 16x with single card and 8x in SLI.
Samething with other early SLI cards like Asus A8N.
Later editions like...