16x graphics card into a 4x slot?

[movingincircles]

can i fit a 16x graphics card into this 4x slot

http://www.asrock.com/product/775Dual-VSTA.htm

that motherboard looks like a physical 16x slot.

 

[corkyg]

Your linked image and specs show two graphics slots - an 8X AGP and a PCI-Express. Are you talking about the PCI-E or the AGP? Where is there a 4X slot?

 

[imported_Kiwi]

All of AsRock's "Dual" mainboards have the 8X AGP Slot in addition to a PCI-e(16) slot. The ULi chipset allows for two video bus systems, and AsRock is the only company I know of that chose to use that chipset. TTBOMK, you must choose which to use, not both at the same time.

 

[chris huff]

The reason is says 4X is that the bandwidth is limited. A PCI-e(16) fits fine, but is bandwidth limited.

Anandtech has some reviews of this board and it seems the 4x doesn't hurt performance much.

 

[SexyK]

Correct... the PCI-e slot is physically 16x but electrically 4x. Any PCI-e 16x card will work in the slot just fine. See here.

 

[Seekermeister]

Kiwi,

TTBOMK, you must choose which to use, not both at the same time.

This addresses a question that I asked in another thread some time ago, about installing cards in both slots. I never got a clear answer. How certain are you about this?

 

[Bill Kunert]

I had an Asrock 939 Dual SATA2 and am sure you can use both slots at the same time. As a matter of fact I believe you can install 3 cards(one of them a PCI card) and enable all 3. The bias asks which to load first. I amy be wrong but I'm sure this was answered somewhere. You might go throught the thread on the 939 Dual SATA2 in the motherboards forum.