It semes all the high end MB like P5K-Premium/Deluxe, GA-P35-DQ6 and IP35-Pro come with 2nd VGA slot.
Because of the SATA issues with the P5K-Premium, I have all components (Q6600-G0, eVGA 8800GTS-320 MB SC, 1x1GB OCZ, P182, etc) and have to look for another MB. I won't be using dual VGA for this new PC so the 2nd VGA will be a waste for me. Can I use this 2nd VGA slot for something else, using it like a regular PCI slot?
I probably need a lesson on these PCI slots. For example, P5K-Premium has the following:
1. 2 x PCI-E x16 (blue @ x16 mode, black @ x4 or x1 mode)
2. 2 x PCI-E x1
3. 3 x PCI
I assume these 2 PCI-E slots are the short ones, what are they used for?
When I installed the eVGA-8800GTS into the P5K-Premium, I noticed that this card blocked completely one of the PCI slot, rendering it unusable. Should this be considered a design fault?
Because of the SATA issues with the P5K-Premium, I have all components (Q6600-G0, eVGA 8800GTS-320 MB SC, 1x1GB OCZ, P182, etc) and have to look for another MB. I won't be using dual VGA for this new PC so the 2nd VGA will be a waste for me. Can I use this 2nd VGA slot for something else, using it like a regular PCI slot?
I probably need a lesson on these PCI slots. For example, P5K-Premium has the following:
1. 2 x PCI-E x16 (blue @ x16 mode, black @ x4 or x1 mode)
2. 2 x PCI-E x1
3. 3 x PCI
I assume these 2 PCI-E slots are the short ones, what are they used for?
When I installed the eVGA-8800GTS into the P5K-Premium, I noticed that this card blocked completely one of the PCI slot, rendering it unusable. Should this be considered a design fault?