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Old 11-17-2005, 12:11 PM
TheMetetron TheMetetron is offline
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Default Re: Can I add a 2nd video card to a Dimension E510 (Need answer now!)

Okay, I need to find a PCI-E x 1 card with dual DVI and fast.

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For higher potential bandwidth, PCIe devices and systems can optionally support links using multiple simultaneous lanes – for example, a "x16" link uses 16 lanes. To support extra lanes, a PCIe card and slot must be designed to accommodate the extra electrical lines required (2 lines per lane). Currently, card and slot types exist for x1, x4, x8, and x16 links. PCIe cards will physically fit into slots designed for their lane configuration or higher (up-plugging) but not into slots designed for lower lane configurations (down-plugging). So, for example, a x1 card will fit into x1, x4, x8, and x16 slots but a x16 card will only fit into a x16 slot. A x1 card in a compliant PCIe slot will always run in x1 mode

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Edit: This would work, but it doesn't support 1600x1200 in dual-dvi, so the only option would be to run both in analog.

http://www.matrox.com/mga/workstatio.../g550_pcie.cfm
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