Can I run nVidia 8800GTX card in a PCI-Express at 8X instead of 16X? If so, how is the performance affected?
I just purchased a ECS nForce 570 SLIT-A v5.1 Socket 775 Barebone Kit / Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 OEM / 1GB DDR2 PC4200 / CPU Fan / ATX Mid-Tower Case / 500 Watt Power Supply from TigerDirect.com and included an EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX / 768MB GDDR3 / SLI / PCI Express / Dual DVI / HDTV / Video Card with FREE Dark Messiah Might & Magic PC Game.
I found later on that this Mobo has one x16 PCI Express link but it’s locked at x8.
(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2533689&CMP=EMC-TIGEREMAIL&SRCCODE=WEBLET03SHIP)
(http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=6&id=2095)
I’m worried there would be a compatibility problem with the two or that performance would be degraded.
BTW, I’m planning on using this computer for FSX. Any inputs on the use of the 8800GTX with FSX would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Marko
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