- Nov 6, 2013
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Hello there, I have the MSI Gaming 7 X99S Motherboard (socket 2011-3), and because of a stupid mistake the first PCIe port is unusable. (I broke the plastic off). So I have put my gtx 1080 in the second PCIe slot, but I am wondering is this port slower than the first one?
I have been checking my mobo's manual about the PCIe bandwith but I don't exactly understand it.
https://postimg.org/image/wtvu4rsjb/ <- my motherboards pcie bandwith table.
So I am using the PCI_E3 slot for my gtx 1080, and there it shows both 40lanes 3.0 x16 and 3.0 x8 28 lanes for the second pcie port, first port both 40 an 28 lanes at 3.0 x16, does that mean my cart is running in lower lanes and x8 now? Or does that slot support both 40 and 28 lanes and x8 x16? I am expecting the gtx 1080 to use 40 lanes and x16.
So long story short: Is the 2nd slot slower for a single gtx 1080 card? As in will it use less lanes and/or pcie 3.0 x8 instead of x16? I will never go SLI or add any other pcie components.
I have been checking my mobo's manual about the PCIe bandwith but I don't exactly understand it.
https://postimg.org/image/wtvu4rsjb/ <- my motherboards pcie bandwith table.
So I am using the PCI_E3 slot for my gtx 1080, and there it shows both 40lanes 3.0 x16 and 3.0 x8 28 lanes for the second pcie port, first port both 40 an 28 lanes at 3.0 x16, does that mean my cart is running in lower lanes and x8 now? Or does that slot support both 40 and 28 lanes and x8 x16? I am expecting the gtx 1080 to use 40 lanes and x16.
So long story short: Is the 2nd slot slower for a single gtx 1080 card? As in will it use less lanes and/or pcie 3.0 x8 instead of x16? I will never go SLI or add any other pcie components.
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