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steelydan   09-03-2009 at 12:51:40 AM

On this motherboard I have one GTX 295, (no envisioned SLI setup) seated in the (Slot 1 - primary) PCI-E 2.0x16 slot, which due to its size blocks the PCI-Ex1 slot in which I would like to put a TV tuner card. In the PCI slot I have a sound card. If I can move the GTX 295 to either the PCI-e 2.0x4 slot or the PCI-e 2.0x8 slot, the TV tuner card can go in. If the GTX can be relocated to either of the other PCI-e 2.0 slots, will the graphics card work just as well as it would in the Slot 1-primary slot. If it can work as well why do they call this slot 1 primary ? If not, any other options please. I appreciate your time and response. Thanks.

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Yoosty   09-03-2009 at 03:05:44 AM
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steelydan wrote :

On this motherboard I have one GTX 295, (no envisioned SLI setup) seated in the (Slot 1 - primary) PCI-E 2.0x16 slot, which due to its size blocks the PCI-Ex1 slot in which I would like to put a TV tuner card. In the PCI slot I have a sound card. If I can move the GTX 295 to either the PCI-e 2.0x4 slot or the PCI-e 2.0x8 slot, the TV tuner card can go in. If the GTX can be relocated to either of the other PCI-e 2.0 slots, will the graphics card work just as well as it would in the Slot 1-primary slot. If it can work as well why do they call this slot 1 primary ? If not, any other options please. I appreciate your time and response. Thanks.


No! Here is the layout for mobo slots: PCI Express 2.0 x16 4 (@ x16/x8/x4/x8). But you can use a PCI-E 1x slot in any of the other x4 or x8's slots if that is any help to you. They call the Slot 1 as Primary since it will do full 16x speed.

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steelydan   09-03-2009 at 05:18:54 AM
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Yoosty wrote :

No! Here is the layout for mobo slots: PCI Express 2.0 x16 4 (@ x16/x8/x4/x8). But you can use a PCI-E 1x slot in any of the other x4 or x8's slots if that is any help to you. They call the Slot 1 as Primary since it will do full 16x speed.



I do appreciate your advice and knowledge. Thanks again.

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