Asus P5NSLI mobo?
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5NSLI/#specificationsSupposed to have two expansion slots for PCI Express graphics cards.
If the Blue one is used ONLY, it is PCI Express X16
When two -> SLI-Ready <- PCI Express cards are plugged into the Black PCI Express slot, and the Blue PCI Express slot; the Black PCI Express slot operates at x8.
PCI Express x8
The Blue PCI Express slot does also. PCI Express x8.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_ExpressMotherboard User's Manual download page,
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5NSLI/#downloadScroll the page down using the Right side bar; then scroll down the inner scroll bar to the English version of the manual,
P5N-SLI User Manual for English Edition (E2234)
4.46Mbytes -> 2007.06.12
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1.8.6 Two PCI Express x16 slots -
Page 24 for the PDF file; Page 1-24 for the actual manual page.
So you're stating that one of the PCI Express slots are gone?
Just solder blobs where it should be?
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Both PCI Express expansion slots are gone?
There are still the white PCI expansion slots. Not ANYWHERE as good, but any of them can be used for a PCI graphics card.
Regards,
joecoolvette
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