x1900xt + pci-e 4x

[Davros]

just bought this board
Asrock P4Dual 880-Pro S478
it only has pcie 4x not 16x
will the x1900xt be ok even if it has slightly reduced performance
ati's page has it listed as pci-e 16x the fastest listed as just pci-e is the x1800
ive also been looking at the nvidia 7 series all i can see is pci express no mention of needing pic-e 16x
but i would rather go ati
tnx in advance...

 

[mhouston]

If you have an x16 physical connector on the board, you can plug in any x16 GPU. However, the slot might only actually be wired x4 or x8 (<- common on server boards with more than 2 x16 slots). The reduced performance will mostly show itself on texture download and readback.

 

[Davros]

thank you
the slot is physicaly the same as a 16x slot and does work with many cards eg: x1800
i guess it only has 4 lanes because the board also has an agp slot which can be used at the same time

ps: how sure are you
possitive
fairly sure
educated guess
i shook some chicken bones

sorry for quizzing you but its an expensive card and i wont be too happy if i buy it and it doesnt work

 

[Neeyik]

I'm 100% sure that he's 100% positive!

 

[Rys]

Just be very sure and plug in the external power cable the graphics board needs.

 

[Davros]

do you know someone with the same card neeyik ?

 

[Neeyik]

Although the X1900 XT isn't on Asrock's official support list (here) for that motherboard, I know of one person who is using such a setup without any problems.

 

[Davros]

thank you very much neeyik