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Gigabyte shows X58 mobo with seven PCIe 2.0 x16 slots

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Matthew, May 13, 2010.

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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,895   +59

    Gigabyte has launched a new motherboard that begs the question, who needs PCI slots anyway? Built around Intel's flagship X58 chipset, the GA-X58A-UD9 is home to seven PCIe 2.0 x16 slots, but not one PCI, PCIe x1 or any other expansion slot for that matter.

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    Matthew, May 13, 2010
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  2. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    Can I have it?
    princeton, May 13, 2010
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  3. TomSEA TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,994   +158

    Wow... I mean just WOW.
    TomSEA, May 13, 2010
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  4. ikesmasher TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,128   +85

    lol, with those things, you could run crysis, MW2, and portal at the same time...
    ikesmasher, May 13, 2010
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  5. slh28 TechSpot Paladin Posts: 1,701   +111

    So what's the point of having 7 slots and only space for 4 cards? Also a lot of sounds cards are PCI or PCIe X1.

    p.s. is that a FLOPPY DRIVE connector I see on this top of the range board?!
    slh28, May 13, 2010
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  6. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,895   +59

    You can place PCIe x1 cards into x16 slots, and I reckon if someone is going to blow ~$400 on a motherboard, they probably wouldn't mind buying a new sound card if they currently have a PCI model. There are tons of PCIe sound cards around.
    Matthew, May 13, 2010
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  7. cyrusjumpjet TechSpot Member Posts: 93

    yeah, those headers on the bottom of the board look really accessible... ;p /sarcasm

    impressive, if only just for the heck of it.
    cyrusjumpjet, May 13, 2010
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  8. Guest

    This is old hat. EVGA and ASUS already have these boards out. Exact same config with the exception of the EVGA one which is slightly larger than the ASUS and this one. I have the ASUS one. Pretty neat but the dual NF200 chips get a little warm. Heat sink does a great job at keepin it cool though. I hear its the same with all versions.
    Guest, May 13, 2010
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  9. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,212   +278

    http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=816
    Not all cards are dual slot

    Anyone who can benefit from GPGPU computation would be more than happy with the board layout - including the extra lanes afforded by the nF200 chips.
    dividebyzero, May 13, 2010
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  10. Lurker101 TechSpot Booster Posts: 543   +64

    Silly question time. How much heat would be generated by running four graphics cards in such close proximity?
    Lurker101, May 13, 2010
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  11. red1776 Omnipotent Ruler of the Universe Posts: 5,801   +25

    Not silly at all, if you run enclosed tunnel cards that vent the hot air out of the back of the case it makes little difference. I you run cards that vent the hot air into the case you need to have good case ventilation, the trick is to get the heat away from the GPU heatsink and let the case fans carry it out. I run 4 GPU's in crossfire that vent inside the case and they top out in the the low 60'sC.
    red1776, May 13, 2010
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  12. Guest

    @red1776

    Can I has your system when you're done with it next year?
    Guest, May 13, 2010
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  13. maestromasada Newcomer, in training Posts: 97

    That!!!! That??? That's cool!!!
    maestromasada, May 13, 2010
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  14. Guest

    I think a little bit of wee come out.
    Guest, May 14, 2010
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  15. Guest

    sucks when the gigabyte MOBO takes a massive crash load and never powers up again .....
    what do ?
    Guest, May 14, 2010
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  16. BlindObject Newcomer, in training Posts: 446

    Oh my gawd. I can only imagine how heavy this machine would be.
    BlindObject, May 14, 2010
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  17. Tomorrow_Rains TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 179

    LOOL!! Does this run Crysis?!?! if it does then i want it..
    Tomorrow_Rains, May 14, 2010
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  18. yukka TechSpot Paladin Posts: 562

    Its been a long time since I have seen a techie picture that made me want to touch myself..
    yukka, May 14, 2010
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  19. LinkedKube TechSpot Project Baby Posts: 4,213   +27

    And I paid 450 for 3 slots, I've been bamboozled.
    LinkedKube, May 14, 2010
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  20. Guest

    You can run a PCI-E 1x card in a PCI-E 8x or 16x. I have a 1x TV tuner card running in an 8x slot. I would have to lose my PCI soundblaster X-FI card though.
    Guest, May 14, 2010
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