So, I am getting EVGA SLI x58 - which has
PCIe x16 (1)
PCIe x1 (2)
PCIex16 (3)
PCI (4)
PCIex16 (5)
PCI (6)
in thar order.
I want to hook up a quad SLI + sound card + TV Tuner card.
So the first 295 goes in the (1) slot, which in turn eats up the (2) slot.
The second one goes in the (3) slot, which in turn eats up the (4) slot
So the quad SLI si running at (x16,x16,x1) atm.
If I put in the sound card (low profile form factor) into the PCI slot (6), and the TV Tuner (low profile) into the PCIe x16 slot (5):
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1) Will it work, does the PCIe x16 slot allow PCIe x1 based card to fit? [I believe so, the pin confirmation looks exactly the same - at the beginning anyway]
2) Will it become (x16, x8, x8) instead of a faster (x16,x16,x1) [regarding the graphics] and x1 is just fine for the TV-tuner, it is meant to run on a PCIe x1 slot, or will it stay the same, and register the PCIe x16 slot as PCIe x1?
Ty for your help.
PCIe x16 (1)
PCIe x1 (2)
PCIex16 (3)
PCI (4)
PCIex16 (5)
PCI (6)
in thar order.
I want to hook up a quad SLI + sound card + TV Tuner card.
So the first 295 goes in the (1) slot, which in turn eats up the (2) slot.
The second one goes in the (3) slot, which in turn eats up the (4) slot
So the quad SLI si running at (x16,x16,x1) atm.
If I put in the sound card (low profile form factor) into the PCI slot (6), and the TV Tuner (low profile) into the PCIe x16 slot (5):
---
1) Will it work, does the PCIe x16 slot allow PCIe x1 based card to fit? [I believe so, the pin confirmation looks exactly the same - at the beginning anyway]
2) Will it become (x16, x8, x8) instead of a faster (x16,x16,x1) [regarding the graphics] and x1 is just fine for the TV-tuner, it is meant to run on a PCIe x1 slot, or will it stay the same, and register the PCIe x16 slot as PCIe x1?
Ty for your help.