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Old Mar 4, 2009, 02:20 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by btarunr View Post
PCI-E x8 wasn't needed. For max. transfer rates of ~700 MB/s, PCI-E 1.1 x4 would have been sufficient (1000 MB/s per direction). Making it PCI-E x8 only reduces compatibility.
power and size constraints could have got in the way.
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