Using PCI-e 2x slot on my 2 pci-e 16x board

[horrorshow]

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!

[swusc2]

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.

[1bitc0inplz]

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.

[horrorshow]

Thanks guys! This will save me a lot of money when I expand