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Is PCI x16 and PCI Express 2.1 same?

My Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-MA74GMT-S2. It is written that PCI slots are 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16 1 x PCI Express x1 slot 2 x PCI slots And I see one Graphic Card which is of ...
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What happens if I have two integrated video cards? [closed]

I'm thinking about building a computer for my parents. Since they don't play video games I thought I'd get them a motherboard/cpu with an integrated video card. The motherboard I'm looking at is an ...
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A PCI Express 3.0 Video Card into a PCI-E 1.0 x16 slot

Perhaps I'm trying to push my mobo too hard, but I think I have read that PCI-e 3.0 is back compatible to previous PCI-e specifications. But 3.0 into a 1.0, is it possibly asking too much? I'm ...
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How can I fit 6 7970 Graphics Cards in one computer?

Okay, based on my previous question, it turns out I can find a motherboard to support 6 PCI slots and therefore 6 GPUs. But now I want to use 6 GPU's, specifically, the Radeon 7970. Obviously, they ...
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Which kind of video card can I mount on an AGP 8x slot? [closed]

A Packard Bell PC with a P5S800-VM motherboard had a malfunction. After some investigation, it appeared to be caused by the ATI Radeon 9550 video card. Since it is not the first PC I used in which a ...
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How to fit 3x Radeon 6990s on Mobo

I'm suddenly interested in having 3x Radeon 6990's on one motherboard. This is 6 GPUs total. I am aware that crossfire will only be able to address one of the cards, but I will not be using them for ...
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Is there any obvious reason for a Radeon not work an Intel MB?

I have a Geforce 9600 GSO working with a Intel DP45G (or something like that) and a 730W power supply. When I switch to a Radeon HD 6990 I have no video. The GPU fan is spinning The boot produces ...