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Solve : pci-express puzzle?

Answer» SIMPLE one please
Can you connect any kind of pci express card to a pci-express x 16 slot

ie
ATI is a pci-express card
Nvidia is a Pci-express card

do they or can they both fit into the same pci-express type slot

single card only not SLI or Crossfire

my motherboard is crossfire compatible which i don't use
i just WANT to fit a nvidia card in a single pci-express slot

thank you
i hope to god this make sense Quote
Can you connect any kind of pci express card to a pci-express x 16 slot


As long as they are x16 cards they are both compatible with x16, despite the Manufacturer.

You may want to refer to the board manual, but I think if you want to use a single vid. card in a cross fire/SLI board, you have to use a determined slot..ie: only one of the two slots will WORK for single card setup....  Might want to double check on that as I said

Quote from: grandpa_simpson on August 20, 2010, 01:04:42 AM
As long as they are x16 cards they are both compatible with x16, despite the Manufacturer.

You may want to refer to the board manual, but I think if you want to use a single vid. card in a cross fire/SLI board, you have to use a determined slot..ie: only one of the two slots will work for single card setup....  Might want to double check on that as I said



they are simply PCI-E 16x slots. you can use either slot for a VIDEO card of either brand. The "special" feature is simply that the two slots can be used for SLI. They are still standard PCI-E 16x slots despite this.Yes you are right, I had a second look at a RANDOM board manual with SLI capabilites.. I guess I read it incorrectly at some point..Thank you so very much for the great advice
now i can go get the nvidia card i want

Thank you all for the time you took to reply to my post 

Your sincerely

me


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