Installing a 16x PCIe card in an 8x PCIe slot

[robertk2012]

Wish me luck!

 

[robertk2012]

What is the best way to post a picture here?

 

[robertk2012]

The tool.

http://tinypic.com/r/wslhdd/4

 

[dflynchimp]

might help for you to list what kind of card you're installing. The benchmarks at Toms Hardware regarding PCI-e bandwidth show that PCI-e 8x has enough bandwidth to last to moderately high resolutions with current mainstream gpus (bar 5870 and X2 cards)

 

[robertk2012]

The Card

http://tinypic.com/r/2gsk84h/4

 

[Schmide]

Why not notch the back of the pci-e socket?

 

[robertk2012]

The Motherboard

http://tinypic.com/r/ifbl95/4


Id rather F up the card than the motherboard.

 

[robertk2012]

Ok I have the card notched.

http://tinypic.com/r/xgic77/4


Close up.

http://tinypic.com/r/244pnba/4

 

[Schmide]

I get ya, but modding the motherboard would allow any future video card to work vs. having to mod every card that you get. Seems a bit simpler as well.

 

[Maxspeed996]

awaiting the next post......

 

[robertk2012]

Probably will never have a different card in here. Im just doing this so I can have a quad monitor setup.

 

[MrK6]

Originally posted by: Schmide
I get ya, but modding the motherboard would allow any future video card to work vs. having to mod every card that you get. Seems a bit simpler as well.

Amen. Does notching the card even work? Cutting through the PCIe slot is simply cutting through plastic; there's little risk involved.

 

[Schmide]

http://digg.com/d3SDI

That's what this guy did. Heat and exacto knifes.

 

[robertk2012]

It fits!

Thats what she said.

http://tinypic.com/r/rh021z/4

 

[robertk2012]

Ok now for the moment of truth. Everything is plugged in. Powering on.

http://tinypic.com/r/13zv71w/4

 

[robertk2012]

It works!

http://tinypic.com/r/fctum8/4

 

[robertk2012]

Device Manager

http://tinypic.com/r/2nixro5/4

 

[robertk2012]

If I had a bridge it might even let me crossfire them.

http://tinypic.com/r/2wrengz/4

 

[dflynchimp]

next time use the edit button instead of quintuple-posting

and a 2600pro will not come anywhere close to using any of bandwidth on an 8x pci-e

 

[robertk2012]

Sorry.

No I dont expect bandwith to be a problem. Its working well for what I wanted.

 

[palladium]

Nice, how did you work out where to notch?

 

[mwmorph]

I thought this was a joke thread. I still sort of do, but I'm also confused now.

 

[robertk2012]

LOL. No Joke I notched the card with a drill. I held the card next to the slot and just marked where the notch would need to be.

 

[Avalon]

lol that is awesome, props.

 

[Mogadon]

That is cool.