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Single Video Card in any Pcie-e slot?

northern_sun
Level 7
can i have single video card in any designated pci-e slot? no crossfire, no 2nd vcard, or does it always has to be in slot#1 pci-e, .. anybody? ..
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oldbrave
Level 9
Yes a Video card will work in any pci-e slot, but for best performance it should be in a pci-e-16 slot and those are slots 1 and 3 .
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SUKARA
Level 10
Basically, it is possible to install!
About performance or PCIE speed,you can reference the motherboard user manual for detail!

northern_sun
Level 7
hmm .. ill try 3pci-e slot again and see if it works with loaded drivers under os, if not ill stay with pci-e slot 1
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- Asus Crosshair Formula Z, 4.0 8core - 4.4stable ; FX-8350 8core , g-SKILL PC19200 cl9 16gb, HD 6950x2, H100 Hydro+Air Cooled, Cm Storm Trooper, PSU1000w FATAL1TY, OCZ Vertex3x3