techPowerUp! Forums - View Single Post

EarthDog · Nov 4, 2012, 07:54 AM

As I understand things, that isn't possible. IB doesn'thave 32 pcie lanes in the first place. So how can it bypass that chip to run 16x/16x? Without those chips, z77 goes to 8x/8x.

Though my understanding could be wrong, lol!

System Name:	People really name their PC? Oye...
Processor:	3570K / 3770K
Motherboard:	Giga Z77X UD5H / Asrock OC Formula
Cooling:	Tt Water 2.0 Extr/ MCW320 + PA120.2 + Apogee XT
Memory:	16GB DDR3 1600Mhz / 8GB DDR3 2666 CL11
Video Card:	ECGA GTX 690 / HIS 7970 X
Hard Disk:	256GB OCZ Vector, 640GB Caviar Black / 60GB Vertex 3
Optical Drive:	DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Yamakasi 27" 2560x1440 / Acer 23" 1920x1080
Case:	HAF XB / Benching station
PSU:	Seasonic X560 / X1000P

Nov 4, 2012, 07:54 AM	#23
EarthDog Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 2,052 (1.65/day) Thanks: 246 Thanked 349 Times in 303 Posts System Specs	As I understand things, that isn't possible. IB doesn'thave 32 pcie lanes in the first place. So how can it bypass that chip to run 16x/16x? Without those chips, z77 goes to 8x/8x. Though my understanding could be wrong, lol!