Is there an X38 or X48 MB that does not have 2x 16x PCIE slots?

[Spook]

Anyone know of, or intentions of making an x38 or x48 MB with only one 16x PCIE graphics slot?

I know it sounds weird, but I don't SLI(not that the intel chipsets do) or XFire, and it would be a wasted slot for me... Space that could be used for something more useful.

Im reading that none of the p35 chipsets support PCIE 2.0, and that some of the new
8800GT's are not working properly in these motherboards. Its a crapshoot.

So, why not an x38 or x48 motherboard, that DOES support PCIE2.0, but doesn't have so much wasted space for MOST of the users out there.

 

[PCTC2]

well, it's not really a waste of space because it is backwards compatible with PCIe 1.0 so you can use it for any PCIe card. Audio, RAID, USB, etc. You name it, you probably can find a PCIe card for it.

 

[Mr Fox]

Originally posted by: Spook
Anyone know of, or intentions of making an x38 or x48 MB with only one 16x PCIE graphics slot?

I know it sounds weird, but I don't SLI(not that the intel chipsets do) or XFire, and it would be a wasted slot for me... Space that could be used for something more useful.

Im reading that none of the p35 chipsets support PCIE 2.0, and that some of the new
8800GT's are not working properly in these motherboards. Its a crapshoot.

So, why not an x38 or x48 motherboard, that DOES support PCIE2.0, but doesn't have so much wasted space for MOST of the users out there.

This would be an Urban Legend... PCI-E 1.1a and PCI-E 2.0 are forward and backward compatible... it is more a bandwidth spec, and neither bus is saturated. My 8800 GTS 512 works fine in my older 1.1a 975x and my P35.

At this point PCI-E 2.0 is more of a marketing thing than a fully implemented step forward.

 

[DSF]

It's not a crapshoot at all. Think about how many people on this forum alone have built computers with 8800GTs and P35 motherboards over the past two months, and there have been almost no issues.

Buy an 8800GT from a good company and a P35 motherboard from a good company and you'll be fine.