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PCIe 1x vs 16x video cards

by sbcuser666 Jan 28, 2008 12:51AM PST

Core 2 Duo PC running Win XP.

Will I 'feel' a difference between a 1x and a 16x vidoe card if all I do are Office application? No games, photo editing, etc.

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if you're not gaming
by ramarc Jan 28, 2008 3:35AM PST

there's no difference.

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PCIe 1x vs 16x video cards
by sbcuser666 Jan 28, 2008 4:14AM PST

It is basically Windows and Office. But I have 2 22" screen and will probably be adding a 3rd. My current video card is 16x and drives the 2 screens fine. The PC has only 1 16x PCIe slot. But it does have 2 1x PCIe slots. So I would take out the 16x and install 2 matching 1x cards capabile of driving 2 monitors each.

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just add the pci-e x1 card
by ramarc Jan 28, 2008 5:52AM PST

no need to remove the x16 card.

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just add the pci-e x1 card
by sbcuser666 Jan 28, 2008 6:04AM PST

Win XP does not get confused by 2 different sets of video drivers being used at the same time? Not sure I can get a 1x card made by the same mfgr as the 16x card.

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(NT) no, winxp won't be confused by two sets of video drivers
by ramarc Jan 28, 2008 11:17PM PST
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can you run a pci-e x1 and a pci-e x16 card in SLI or...
by carmicd26 Aug 20, 2010 5:25AM PDT

... cross fire for ati? My computer has one of each like microAtx setups. and i noticed they are coming out with a lot more x1 cards, is it possable?

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