will a pci express x1 card work in a pci ex x2 slot on my mobo.??

Achilles1600 · Aug 12, 2009, 11:57 PM

ok i have a mobo with an open pci-express x2 slot iv googled some info and somebody said that pci-express x1 will work in anything from a x1 to a x16 am i right???

Wile E · Aug 12, 2009, 11:59 PM

PCIE 2x? I didn't think there was a x2 slot. There's 1x, 4x, 8x, 16x.

But at any rate, A PCIe 1x card will work in any of them.

BrooksyX · Aug 12, 2009, 11:59 PM

yes it will.

haha I was thinking the same thing wile

livehard · Aug 13, 2009, 01:19 AM

It exists. Its physically an x4, but the electrical bandwidth is only x2.

LittleLizard · Aug 13, 2009, 01:26 AM

as no one answer the question :P, i will, YES IT WILL WORK

newtekie1 · Aug 13, 2009, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by LittleLizard

as no one answer the question :P, i will, YES IT WILL WORK

The first two posts both answered the question...

Kursah · Aug 13, 2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Achilles1600

ok i have a mobo with an open pci-express x2 slot iv googled some info and somebody said that pci-express x1 will work in anything from a x1 to a x16 am i right???

I run my PCI-E 1X Auzen X-Fi Forte sound card in one of my PCI-E x16 slots just fine, that's another nice thing about PCI-e, is the fact you can do that w/o issues. I know the question is answered, but here as proof it works just fine.

LittleLizard · Aug 13, 2009, 01:46 AM

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Originally Posted by newtekie1

The first two posts both answered the question...

haha, sorry, only read the third post and i thought it was the first one xD

Achilles1600 · Aug 13, 2009, 02:27 AM

ok tanks guys it think i want to buy a asus xonar or x-fi titanium fatality.

Wile E · Aug 13, 2009, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by livehard

It exists. Its physically an x4, but the electrical bandwidth is only x2.

Good to know. Never seen one personally, so I wasn't too sure.

Solaris17 · Aug 13, 2009, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Achilles1600

ok tanks guys it think i want to buy a asus xonar or x-fi titanium fatality.

just bought a xonar d2x if you want to wait i can tell you how it sounds..it shipped today shouldnt take more than 1-3 days to get here...it comes out of a warehouse a couple states away.

livehard · Aug 13, 2009, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Wile E

Good to know. Never seen one personally, so I wasn't too sure.

yeah its an oddball thing.

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