- Feb 21, 2018
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My motherboard is the ASUS ROG Rampage VI Extreme and has 5 PCI-E expansion slots.
Slot no.
#1: PCI-E x16/x8_1 slot
#2: PCI-E x8_2 slot
#3: PCI-E x4_1 slot
#4: PCI-E x16/x8_3 slot
#5: PCI-E x8_4 slot
Because I am building a high performance computer and have decided to mount my GPU vertically (ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080Ti 011G) , I want to make sure I am plugging the Thermaltake TT Premium PCI-E x16 3.0 Black Extender Riser Cable into the slot that is going to give it the highest performance. I bought the 200mm cable but it only reaches to the #4 slot, which in the end is handier because it leaves the top 3 slots open for expansion cards.
As far as I can tell, there is no difference between the #1 slot and the #4 slot in regards to speed and performance, but i'm still not 100% sure on that. Can someone confirm this for me? Also, does anyone know if using the Thermaltake TT Premium PCI-E x16 3.0 Black Extender Riser Cable has any impact or limits to the data transfer from the GPU to the motherboard - ie. Can the TT extender cable keep up to the same speeds as if the GPU was directly plugged in?
Any help for this is highly appreciated!
Slot no.
#1: PCI-E x16/x8_1 slot
#2: PCI-E x8_2 slot
#3: PCI-E x4_1 slot
#4: PCI-E x16/x8_3 slot
#5: PCI-E x8_4 slot
Because I am building a high performance computer and have decided to mount my GPU vertically (ASUS ROG STRIX GeForce GTX 1080Ti 011G) , I want to make sure I am plugging the Thermaltake TT Premium PCI-E x16 3.0 Black Extender Riser Cable into the slot that is going to give it the highest performance. I bought the 200mm cable but it only reaches to the #4 slot, which in the end is handier because it leaves the top 3 slots open for expansion cards.
As far as I can tell, there is no difference between the #1 slot and the #4 slot in regards to speed and performance, but i'm still not 100% sure on that. Can someone confirm this for me? Also, does anyone know if using the Thermaltake TT Premium PCI-E x16 3.0 Black Extender Riser Cable has any impact or limits to the data transfer from the GPU to the motherboard - ie. Can the TT extender cable keep up to the same speeds as if the GPU was directly plugged in?
Any help for this is highly appreciated!
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