Re: Video Card Question


"Jeff" <none@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Feb 9, 1:33 pm, "Jeff" <n...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
...perhaps an unusual video card question.

As long as your not 3d gaming or running Windows Vista the speed
difference in the PCI-E slot is not important.


No gaming at all, but I will be running Vista. That 3rd monitor would
never really even be displaying anything other than static content - no
video. The main question is whether a card designed for a regular x16 slot
would work properly in that secondary Tyan slot labelled PCIe x16
(x8speed).

Jeff



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YES, a standard x16 PCI-E card will fit and work. If you are not gaming, you
will see no difference between x16 and x8 performance. With present top end
cards you will need benchmarks to see a difference.

Mike.


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