samona Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I have a server with x8 PCI Express slot. Would a video card that is x16 fit into the x8 PCI server slot? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/81077-will-pci-express-x16-work-ona-pci-express-x8-slot/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 I have a server with x8 PCI Express slot. Would a video card that is x16 fit into the x8 PCI server slot? No. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/81077-will-pci-express-x16-work-ona-pci-express-x8-slot/#findComment-411363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildteen88 Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 You can always buy a riser card/converter like this. That will allow you to buy any x16 PCIe video card, however the bandwidth of the card will be limited to x8 speeds. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/81077-will-pci-express-x16-work-ona-pci-express-x8-slot/#findComment-411374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Huh... I'm normally not that short-and-to-the point. I may have been half-asleep at the time, sorry. (The answer is still negative, though.) Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/81077-will-pci-express-x16-work-ona-pci-express-x8-slot/#findComment-411454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
samona Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 The problem is that my server has 8x PCI Express, but my video card is 16x. So I'm not sure if video cards are made to be backward compatible? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/81077-will-pci-express-x16-work-ona-pci-express-x8-slot/#findComment-411530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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