Topic starter
Hi people.
I am trying to buy a graphics cards for my sisters PC, but i am a tad unsure what to go for.
The motherboard says it is PCI express, but the socket on the board looks like the one below -
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If i ebay search or google search for a PCI Express card they all look like this -
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Which to me, looks like it wont fit...
Can anybody tell me any different? Or let me know what will fit and whats good?
Thanks
Josh..
Posted : 26/08/2010 10:24 pm
There are different versions of PCIe. The slot you're showing is PCIe 1x, the card needs PCIe 16x. I've yet to see a board with one that doesn't have the other, just look further down the board for longer slots.
Posted : 26/08/2010 10:26 pm
Addendum, I got the name backwards - it's x1, x16 etc.
Posted : 26/08/2010 10:29 pm