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Some more experimenting showed the following result:
MOBO > Splitter > [20cm Riser > GPU] + [20cm Riser > 10gb card] = Works fine, slot doesn't matter.
Looks like the real issue was doing MOBO > Another Riser > Splitter.
This means you need a splitter which has a long riser [MOBO > Splitter's...
BIOS for this MOBO does indeed have the 2x8 PCI Split option. Anyway, I disassembled everything and laid it out on my desk trying different combos, (found I did have one bad riser, GPU wouldn't boot when it was connected through this riser to my MOBO, with no splitter).
After trying some some...
Hey guys, wondering if anyone could help me troubleshoot / debug my pci bifurcation setup:
MOBO: Gigabyte z270 WIFI Itx
CPU: i7-7700k
GPU: EVGA 1080 ti FTW3
Splitter: ARC1-PERY423-C20
Other PCI card: Intel 10gbit card
When I plug it all up and boot into Windows, I can successfully see my 10gb...