It may be a silly question, but I was thinking, as the title suggest, is there a limit to the max number of graphic cards a motherboard can take?
Beside the "depending on the number of slots", heat, PC case or PSU power..
Scenario:
Asus Deluxe x99 motherboard (5 x PCIe x16)
Custom made chassis (imagine this could accommodate and cool as many card as one's wish)
this splitter:
http://amfeltec.com/products/flexible-x4-pci-express-4-way-splitter-gpu-oriented/
I understand loss of performance as the bandwidth is limited, but, theoretically speaking, could this mobo have 20 graphic cards and work consistently & smoothly? (5 PCIe x 4 splitters)
Not considering the reliability of the splitter, of course; imagine that won't fail.
What about software? Would Windows 8.1 Pro have any problems handling that many cards? Is there a software limitation?
Beside the "depending on the number of slots", heat, PC case or PSU power..
Scenario:
Asus Deluxe x99 motherboard (5 x PCIe x16)
Custom made chassis (imagine this could accommodate and cool as many card as one's wish)
this splitter:
http://amfeltec.com/products/flexible-x4-pci-express-4-way-splitter-gpu-oriented/
I understand loss of performance as the bandwidth is limited, but, theoretically speaking, could this mobo have 20 graphic cards and work consistently & smoothly? (5 PCIe x 4 splitters)
Not considering the reliability of the splitter, of course; imagine that won't fail.
What about software? Would Windows 8.1 Pro have any problems handling that many cards? Is there a software limitation?