Ars Technica

Can I use a PCIe x8 card in a x16 "graphics" slot?

I'm going to be buying some of these A8N-VM CSM motherboards. I'd like to pair them with the new Areca x8 SATA card. Now, I know they are supposed to be compatible, technically, but Asus site says ...
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8 Useful PCIe Cards to Put in Your Secondary PCIe Slot

Since SLI and CrossFire are dead, many PC gamers aren't using the secondary PCIe slot on their motherboards anymore. Well, your graphics card doesn't have to be lonely since you can install a bunch of ...
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Let's kill off the PCIe slot - we need a better way to install a graphics card

Be honest, when was the last time you installed anything in a PCIe slot that wasn't a graphics card? We still indulge in this charade, where ATX motherboards come equipped with several 1x and 4x slots ...
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Intel Arc B580 Battlemage Graphics Card Spotted With Dual M.2 SSD Slots

Typically, graphics cards use PCI Express x16 slots. That's a PCIe slot configured with sixteen individual data lanes. These data lanes are physical connections, and that's why an "x16" slot is so ...
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Asus says its easy-peasy PCIe slot causes 'no damage that would affect functionality' following claims of excessive wear, but says it'll cover any damage

"...we have found no impact on the functionality of either the graphics card or the motherboard." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...