Pci Xpress and sli mode ?

[Jean]

Is it possible ? Eventually to put 2 PCI xpress video cards to get double
power ?

 

[Philip Callan]

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Jean wrote:

| Is it possible ? Eventually to put 2 PCI xpress video cards to get
double
| power ?
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I doubt it, all the PCI-X boards I've seen in the BTX size are coming
with (1) 16x PCI-X (the one video cards will use) and (2) 1x PCI-X
slots, with a varying amount of legacy PCI2.3 slots.

Same as there arent dual AGP boards, I think only one 16x PCI-X slot per
board.

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[Sleepy]

why - are you hoping to get 1024x768 ?

:^)

 

[Darthy]

Is it possible ? Eventually to put 2 PCI xpress video cards to get double
power ?

It is possible, if the mobo has 2x 16-PCIx connectors...

But even a default PCIx slot is about the same as an AGP 8x slot.

But SLI doesn't give you double the Graphic power... Even the POS SGI
card shows that even thier crappy SLI setup can't compete with the
9600.... on a bad day.

SLI is expensive and not much need for it.

Take the Ti4200, lets say it costs ya $175 when you bought it, you
added another one for $100 today. Even if it SLIed, it still wouldn't
be HALF as fast as the ATI9800 Pro which sells for $200.

You'd be better off selling the old card for $60 and buying the new
card....

And don't forget the power requirements...

 

[J. Clarke]

Is it possible ? Eventually to put 2 PCI xpress video cards to get
double power ?

Someday maybe, but not with the first generation desktop machines.

 

[Asestar]

Sure is.. if you insert 2 voodoo2 cards that is

You don't even need pci-x ;

 

[Paul Greer]

PCI-X is a 64-bit, server PCI slot, PCI-express is completely different.

But we know what you meant ;-)

 

[Jean]

Well it was great at the time playing Quake in 1024x768

 

[J. Clarke]

Sure is.. if you insert 2 voodoo2 cards that is

You don't even need pci-x ;

PCI-X != PCI Express.

 

[Darthy]

PCI-X is a 64-bit, server PCI slot, PCI-express is completely different.

But we know what you meant ;-)

PCI-X = 64bit slot.

PCIx is the short version of saying PCI Express

Blame the PCI group for coming up with this stupid shit name.

 

[Darthy]

PS: Its the same morons (who comes up with these offical names) that
don't want companies to call USB 2.0 "USB 2.0"

Instead, its supposed to be called "USB HiSpeed" and "USB fullspeed" -
shit, I dunno something silly like that.