armysgt1 Member Oct 14, 2010 #1 I'm going to buy a new motherboard soon but I've noticed that on some only one pci-e slot runs at 16x and the other at 8x. Should I get a a board that runs both cards at 16x, and what's the difference?
I'm going to buy a new motherboard soon but I've noticed that on some only one pci-e slot runs at 16x and the other at 8x. Should I get a a board that runs both cards at 16x, and what's the difference?
StrangleHold Moderator Staff member Oct 14, 2010 #2 A 16X and 8x will default to 8X/8X in crossfire. If you have upperend cards, say 5830 and above you will lost a few frames a second in 8X/8X.
A 16X and 8x will default to 8X/8X in crossfire. If you have upperend cards, say 5830 and above you will lost a few frames a second in 8X/8X.
