does a PCI-E x16 Interface graphics card go into a PCI Express SLOT on a motherboard?
what does X16, X4, X1?
2007-07-03 23:29:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Your MSI 975X Platinum motherboard has dual PCI-Express x16 slots, as shown on the link below.
In between them are two PCI-Express x1 slots, and nearer to the edge of the motherboard are two PCI slots.
You need only use a single graphics card, in one of the x16 slots, or you may use a pair of identical SLi enabled cards, one in each x16 slot.
x4 slots are outside my experience.
x1 slots may be there only to make up the numbers - I have seen adverts for gigabit LAN cards and TV tuners which were PCI-e x1 cards, but the older PCI variants seem to be cheaper...
2007-07-04 12:13:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes mate,the pci-express slot is easily noticed when compared to the standard pci bus slots,these are your standard slots for sound cards and network cards
the pci-express slots are normally round about the center of the board and in some boards you will have 2(s.l.i)
the x16 you see in pci-express is the bandwidth of the slot,when used with two pci-express cards the bandwidth is normally x 8 per card,however there are motherboards avalible now that have 2 pci-express slots with x 16 bandwidth each slot making a dual card bandwidth of x32
x4 is to do with a.g.p cards(accelerated graphics port),these are much older than pci-express and the bandwidths come as x4 and x 8 bandwidth
pci-express some as x1 aswell but there is no cards that support the x 1 pci-ex[ress slot,these slots are sometimes used for some modems and n.i.c(network interface cards)
unlike agp,pci-express cards will normally fit in most pci-express slots were as there are many different types of agp slots(3.3v , 1.5v , 3.0v) and there are around 5 different types of agp slot
good luck mate!
2007-07-04 17:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PCI-Express GFX Cards always go into a PCI-Express slot, but,.. some slots are x16, some are x8 and some x4,.. but the 'universal' one to use is of course the x16 slot/s. They give the best performace advantages over the others.
I admit I'm not 100% sure what the x16, x8 and x4 MEAN exactly,. (might be to do with bandwidth transmission between GFX card and mobo),.. but yes. that's where they go. :)
2007-07-04 06:34:35 · answer #3 · answered by wildimagination2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes in the pci slot on the motherboard white slot.
2007-07-07 13:09:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes in the off white colored slot. You can't fit it in the AGP slot cause it's way smaller. Enjoy the card.
2007-07-04 06:32:47 · answer #5 · answered by Clipper 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Still asking the same questions are we!?
LOL.
This is hilarious - can we see if we can get to question 100 asking the same thing yet you are still NOWHERE near getting a computer?
One of the best procrastinating neurotics I have ever come across. Keep it up you bumbling fool!
2007-07-04 09:17:43 · answer #6 · answered by bobby t 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes it does
2007-07-04 06:35:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes right there
2007-07-04 08:50:04 · answer #8 · answered by Bill 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check on your graphic card vendor's website.
2007-07-04 06:33:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes, it goes there.
2007-07-04 06:32:18 · answer #10 · answered by enticosco 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋