Personal computing discussed
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yokem55 wrote:Then there are the i/o fetishists that will use the integrated graphics and use their x16/8/4 slots for crazy high-end raid cards. Not my cup of tea, but I have seen some really crazy setups that can copy full BD iso's in less than a minute without a single ssd in the system.
Chrispy_ wrote:Graphics, non-realtek sound, wireless-n dual-band card, TV Tuner, That's just the slots. I also have the extra usb ports on a bracket using an internal header.
I think most HTPC's are short of space, given that few motherboards have TV-tuners and most people want decent sound from their HTPC, as well as a decent passively-cooled GPU.
FuturePastNow wrote:I've actually considered moving my graphics card from the top x16 slot to the bottom "graphics" slot, which will reduce its bandwidth to x8 but block a worthless (to me) PCI slot instead of a potentially useful x1 PCIe slot.
pikaporeon wrote:FuturePastNow wrote:I've actually considered moving my graphics card from the top x16 slot to the bottom "graphics" slot, which will reduce its bandwidth to x8 but block a worthless (to me) PCI slot instead of a potentially useful x1 PCIe slot.
Then again, you could just use the x8 slot you have for any X1 or x4 component you pick up.
Chrispy_ wrote:Aren't x16 slots overkill anyway? I read somewhere (either here, Guru or over at AT) that even a GTX580 loses so little performance sitting in an x8 slot that the difference could easily be down to inaccuracies in measurement.