ASUS STRIKER

[nel]

I just checked the ASUS STRIKER and it offer 3 pci express... But the one on the middle it only offer X8. My question is, is this going to be good for SLI set up. Since the pci-e that is design for video card will not offer the full X32 set up. Is it possible to affect the performance of the video card ???

 

[slim142]

The middle one is only 8x because that middle PCI-E is designed for Physics and according to what most people say... 8x is sufficient enough for a physics card.

Of course we will have x16 for physics but thats way later

 

[rwaritsdario]

I wouldnt get my hopes up in having any physics cards in the short future. Retailing of course since theyll make anything that has a chance to sell but they wont be worth it.
Reason for this being that a C2D @ 3.5Ghz can handle the physics of any current game better than any current physics processor, you would actually see FPS dropping with one of these cards.

 

[nel]

The middle one is only 8x because that middle PCI-E is designed for Physics and according to what most people say... 8x is sufficient enough for a physics card.

Wow, my bad.. I guess the top and bottom is design for video card... But do you noticed how far they are apart ? Well, I guess this board will come with a longer bridge connector... Thanks a lot !!!

 

[slim142]

You are welcome 😀

I just got my Striker Extreme yesterday and the SLI bridge connector is loooooooooooong! i can tell