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Title: Using PCI-e 2x slot on my 2 pci-e 16x board Post by: horrorshow on June 13, 2011, 04:13:00 AM I've heard it's possible to fill this slot. Wouldn't the 2x channels be filled and reduce mining performance?
Say I bought a pci-e extender and cut it to fit in a pci-e 2x slot. Would I really have no problem running 3 cards? What if there was a 6990 in the pci-e 2x slot? Is anyone else using this method? Thanks! Title: Re: Using PCI-e 2x slot on my 2 pci-e 16x board Post by: swusc2 on June 13, 2011, 04:19:36 AM Mining requires very little bandwidth. PCIe x1 is even more than sufficient. And you can just use PCIe x1 extenders for x2 x4 x16 slots.
Title: Re: Using PCI-e 2x slot on my 2 pci-e 16x board Post by: 1bitc0inplz on June 13, 2011, 04:20:55 AM the PCIe bandwidth has nothing to do with mining, you would be fine even on a 1x connection. In fact, a lot of guys do exactly that. It allows you to fit more cards onto a cheaper motherboard.
With the appropriate cables you should be fine. Title: Re: Using PCI-e 2x slot on my 2 pci-e 16x board Post by: horrorshow on June 13, 2011, 05:36:30 AM Thanks guys! This will save me a lot of money when I expand :)
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