Gigabyte High-End P55 Motherboard Pictured - Page 2

farlex85 · Apr 27, 2009, 02:52 PM

Actually upon second look that card I linked above is PCI x1 w/ 4 ports. I can't find a single x4 lan card. I can't find any card that's not a video card above x1. And no, I don't think you can put x1 into a x16 slot. I could be wrong though, I'm waiting for some proof.......

VIPER · Apr 27, 2009, 02:54 PM

Well, sorry, I cannot take put the cards from the servers... The proof is out there, as in the RAID card above...

farlex85 · Apr 27, 2009, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VIPER

Well, sorry, I cannot take put the cards from the servers... The proof is out there, as in the RAID card above...

Wasn't expecting that just a couple of links. I'll just take your word for it though and admit I'm wrong, and those slots would come in useful after all.

Apocolypse007 · Apr 27, 2009, 03:12 PM

I'm 99% sure you can put smaller PCI-e cards into a PCI-e X16 slot. I haven't tried it, but have heard many times of it being done.

Zehnsucht · Apr 27, 2009, 03:13 PM

A PCIe card will fit into a connector which has equal or bigger size, but not the other way around.
I.e. a 1x card can fit into 1x, 4x, 8x and 16x slot
An 8x card can fit 8x and 16x slot.

farlex85 · Apr 27, 2009, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zehnsucht

A PCIe card will fit into a connector which has equal or bigger size, but not the other way around.
I.e. a 1x card can fit into 1x, 4x, 8x and 16x.
A 8x card can fit 8x and 16x.

Yeah I just read that in wiki, seems odd but hey that's nice. Now I'm not sure why they have x1 slots on there.

Still can't find any non video cards at more than 1x though......

VIPER · Apr 27, 2009, 03:15 PM

We have other servers with a lot of PCI-Express 1x inside. No matter the slot is 16x, 8x or 4x. Of course they work, they are pin-by-pin compatible.

JATownes · Apr 27, 2009, 03:42 PM

What is the deal with the NAND Flash slots on these new boards?? (The black slot next to the floppy). I have seen a few preview shots of boards with this, but no explanation as to its use/interface. Any ideas?

madrooster · Apr 27, 2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by z1tu

White one is floppy

Near the ram slots, that's an IDE port. The black thing next to it, is a SSD slot. This is for the (I think it's called Braidwood) technology.

The floppy is down near where the firewire/USB headers are.

rangerone766 · Apr 27, 2009, 03:46 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816115063

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816115050

there you go. x4 and x8 raid cards.

h3llb3nd4 · Apr 27, 2009, 04:39 PM

we're all waiting intel

come on now! Even the mobo companies can't wait

OnBoard · Apr 27, 2009, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zehnsucht

A PCIe card will fit into a connector which has equal or bigger size, but not the other way around.
I.e. a 1x card can fit into 1x, 4x, 8x and 16x slot
An 8x card can fit 8x and 16x slot.

Even other way around, if the PCIe-slot is open ended (or you make it like one). Obviously the card can't work faster than the slot it is in.

Assimilator · Apr 27, 2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Assimilator

Don't forget that PCIe is downwards compatible - so if you have a 16x slot, you can plug in a 1x, 4x, 8x or 16x card.

How come there were 10+ replies after I wrote that that said the exact same thing?

And to prove it, I have a PCIe 4x 8-port SATA RAID controller card that has been running perfectly happily in the 16x slot of an Intel Guardfish mobo for over a year.

farlex85 · Apr 27, 2009, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Assimilator

How come there were 10+ replies after I wrote that that said the exact same thing?

B/c I didn't believe you.

And didn't know what I was talking about.

Binge · Apr 27, 2009, 08:30 PM

That board looks absolutely nasty! I wish they could make a higher quality X58

Hayder_Master · Apr 28, 2009, 08:08 AM

it is same old UD3 coolers with disable the old SB cooler

Apr 28, 2009, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Imsochobo

Whats the real diffrence between core i5 and core i7 except dualchannel/trichannel memory and socket ?

Core i5 runs P55

None. Well, there is DMI instead of QPI, and.. maybe different clocks for uncore and stuff like that, but the architecture is identical, and i bet the performance [most of the time] will be the same too.

REVHEAD · Apr 28, 2009, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Apocolypse007

I'm 99% sure you can put smaller PCI-e cards into a PCI-e X16 slot. I haven't tried it, but have heard many times of it being done.

Yep, I do it all the time, my Asus Xonar 1.3 is in a 16x slot running@ 1x.

HeadlessChicken · Apr 28, 2009, 10:53 AM

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=92207

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-04...ive_side_b.jpg

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-04...ive_edge_b.jpg

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-04...ackangle_b.jpg

you had proof of 4x cards here on tpu.......

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Apr 27, 2009, 02:52 PM	#26
farlex85 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,114 (1.83/day) Thanks: 369 Thanked 647 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	Actually upon second look that card I linked above is PCI x1 w/ 4 ports. I can't find a single x4 lan card. I can't find any card that's not a video card above x1. And no, I don't think you can put x1 into a x16 slot. I could be wrong though, I'm waiting for some proof.......

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