6870 Crossfire with 4x Slot?

[MagnusTheBrewer]

The RCH simply means that it comes with a remote control and HDMI cable. Other than that, I'm pretty sure it's the exact same board.

Then according to Biostar on their site, you have a PCI 2.0 4x slot which is 2000 MB/s anyways the articles at [H] said it much better than I.

 

[Smartazz]

Thanks for the heads up, I think it is PCI-e 2.0 4x. That appears to be fast enough for a 6870. I'm thinking about getting a 6870 that has decent cooling. Is this a good candidate?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Thanks for the heads up, I think it is PCI-e 2.0 4x. That appears to be fast enough for a 6870. I'm thinking about getting a 6870 that has decent cooling. Is this a good candidate?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Sapphire makes excellent GPU's albeit generally a little more expensive than others. Good choice!

 

[Smartazz]

Is buying a used card ill advised?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Is buying a used card ill advised?

Not if it works.

 

[Smartazz]

GPU-Z indicates that my second PCI-E slot is generation 1 4x. Should I trust GPU-Z?

 

[thilanliyan]

I'm wondering this 2.0 x4 or 1.0 x4 question about my motherboard also. The manual says 2.0 x4 for the 2nd slot. But is anything running of the southbridge limited to 1.0 x4?

 

[Smartazz]

I'm wondering this 2.0 x4 or 1.0 x4 question about my motherboard also. The manual says 2.0 x4 for the 2nd slot. But is anything running of the southbridge limited to 1.0 x4?

Any luck figuring it out?