SLI & CFX PCIe Bandwidth Perf. - x16/x16 vs. x16/x8

jmke · 16th August 2010, 19:15

Have you wanted to space your SLI or CFX video cards farther apart on your motherboard to allow for better airflow? Do you have a motherboard that will not support a x16/x16 PCIe configuration? We put x16/x16 and x16/x8 PCIe SLI and CFX configurations head to head and show you what sacrifice there is to be made.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...x16_vs_x16x8/1

jmke · 16th August 2010, 19:16

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You can find slight framerate differences between x16/x16 and x16/x8 SLI and CrossFireX video card configurations if you go looking for them while pushing games to super high end resolutions and quality settings, but nothing that negatively impacts a real world gaming experience. If you are wanting to use SLI or CrossFireX on that motherboard that does not support x16/x16 PCIe lanes, have no fear.

PCI 2.0 x8 is all we need

16th August 2010, 19:15	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	SLI & CFX PCIe Bandwidth Perf. - x16/x16 vs. x16/x8 Have you wanted to space your SLI or CFX video cards farther apart on your motherboard to allow for better airflow? Do you have a motherboard that will not support a x16/x16 PCIe configuration? We put x16/x16 and x16/x8 PCIe SLI and CFX configurations head to head and show you what sacrifice there is to be made. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...x16_vs_x16x8/1 __________________

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