Motherboard only has one PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot; Am I still able to use Crossfire?

[Cyalume]

The motherboard in question:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128592

The card I want to (eventually) use Crossfire with:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202008



The card uses a PCI-E 3.0 x16 interface, but my board only provides one such slot for that. Will I still be able to Crossfire somehow, or should I return the board while I still can?

 

[voyagerfan99]

The description is wrong. If you look at the picture of the board it has 2 x16 slots.

 

[Cyalume]

The description is wrong. If you look at the picture of the board it has 2 x16 slots.

Are you sure?

Back of the box reads:

(1) PCI-E 3.0 x16
(1) PCI-E 3.0 x8

(1) PCI-E x4
(3) PCI-E x1
(1) PCI

 

[voyagerfan99]

I double checked the manual. You're correct. But you should still be able to crossfire. The performance loss will be minimal.

 

[jonnyp11]

Yeah x8 on 3.0 is almost the same as 2.0 x16, and you lose almost nothing in games with that, and the performance will be killer anyways

 

[StrangleHold]

When running CF or SLI the 2 slots will run in 8X.

 

[Darren]

Yeah it will be fine.