- Feb 10, 2014
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I just brought a second hand PC. It has a Maximus IV Extreme Motherboard. It physically has 6 PCIe slots as follows:
1. PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot
2. PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot
3. PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slot
4. PCIe 2.0 x8_3 slot
5. PCIe 2.0 x16_4 slot
6. PCIe 2.0 x4_1 slot
The motherboard manual tells me to place the single graphics card I have into the PCIe 2.0 x16/8_1 which is (Native) for better performance which is where it is currently.
I want to add a wireless card (TP-Link TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter) into the second slot PCIe 2.0 x1_2 but the graphics card is too big and covers it.
What is best? Move the graphics card and free up the space? Or would a wireless card work in any of the PCIe slots.
I dont use the system for gaming but rather CAD work and so all I need is a set up which allows for the best performance graphically and allows me to research information from the web rather than link up for game play.
I dont intend on adding anything else to the system for awhile as I cant afford to get a better graphics card and take advantage of the crossfire set-up etc yet the other PCIe slots are up for grabs.
Thanks.
1. PCIe 2.0 x16_1 slot
2. PCIe 2.0 x1_2 slot
3. PCIe 2.0 x16_2 slot
4. PCIe 2.0 x8_3 slot
5. PCIe 2.0 x16_4 slot
6. PCIe 2.0 x4_1 slot
The motherboard manual tells me to place the single graphics card I have into the PCIe 2.0 x16/8_1 which is (Native) for better performance which is where it is currently.
I want to add a wireless card (TP-Link TL-WN881ND 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter) into the second slot PCIe 2.0 x1_2 but the graphics card is too big and covers it.
What is best? Move the graphics card and free up the space? Or would a wireless card work in any of the PCIe slots.
I dont use the system for gaming but rather CAD work and so all I need is a set up which allows for the best performance graphically and allows me to research information from the web rather than link up for game play.
I dont intend on adding anything else to the system for awhile as I cant afford to get a better graphics card and take advantage of the crossfire set-up etc yet the other PCIe slots are up for grabs.
Thanks.
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