"Hardware" Challenge

ToxicBunny

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Got a hardware challenge for the suppliers on this forum....

Looking for a a place what sells a PCI-E x16 - PCI-E x8 adaptor....

Anyone got any clues?
 
Physical adaptor....

I'm trying something out... and finding a physcial x8 graphics card is proving to be practically impossible.
 
I don't get it, do you mean PCI-E x1? PCI-E x8 and x16 have the exact same physical slot, just the x8 is limited. PCI-E x1 is the one with the different slot.
 
I don't get it, do you mean PCI-E x1? PCI-E x8 and x16 have the exact same physical slot, just the x8 is limited. PCI-E x1 is the one with the different slot.

PCIe has physical connecters for x1 x4 x8 and x16, all of different sizes.
You are thinking of PCIe x16 with only 4 or 8 lanes.
 
Yeah.. the systems I'm playing with only have physical x8 slots..no x16 slots....
 
Thats what I'm seeing as well.. and yeah I may have to "open" the end of the slot.... all depends on how much of a risk I'm prepared to take.
 
Or as a change of thought, if someone can find a PCI-E x8 graphics card I'll be interested.
 
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