Jun 28, 2004 #1 T tshen_83 Limp Gawd Joined Jan 7, 2001 Messages 356 Hey does anyone know if you can use the PCIe X16 video cards in future x8, x4,x2,or even x1 slots? It would be sweet if i can plug 3 PCIe video cards in even 4x slots because they don't even use AGP8x right now
Hey does anyone know if you can use the PCIe X16 video cards in future x8, x4,x2,or even x1 slots? It would be sweet if i can plug 3 PCIe video cards in even 4x slots because they don't even use AGP8x right now
Jun 28, 2004 #2 L Lazn_Work Supreme [H]ardness Joined May 30, 2001 Messages 5,618 PCI-E 1x is about 3/4" long. PCI-E 16x is about 4" long. Explain to me how you fit 3 gallons of milk in a 1 gallon jug? Just take a look at a pic of a PCI-E motherboard from any review (say this one: http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTA4NzY1ODMxNnlWeEZjcHdzUWJfM181X2wuanBn ) and you will see how it is not physically possible. a 1x card may work in a 16x slot (or 4x or 8x) I am not sure, but that should be possible, but not the other way around. ==>Lazn
PCI-E 1x is about 3/4" long. PCI-E 16x is about 4" long. Explain to me how you fit 3 gallons of milk in a 1 gallon jug? Just take a look at a pic of a PCI-E motherboard from any review (say this one: http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTA4NzY1ODMxNnlWeEZjcHdzUWJfM181X2wuanBn ) and you will see how it is not physically possible. a 1x card may work in a 16x slot (or 4x or 8x) I am not sure, but that should be possible, but not the other way around. ==>Lazn
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