pci 16x question

[rickjor]

i have 1 16x pci slot and 3 1x pci slots. I would like to put 2 gpu cards (16x) and have them both run at max. Is there a way to do this?? Maybe some type of expansion thing?
the 2 gpus are GTX 650TI overclocked & r9 270
tia

 

[whitecat]

i dond see how it could happen ,speaking about 2 pci-e x16 cards

 

[bryonhowley]

Not with out replacing the motherboard since it only has one PCI-E x16 slot. GPU's will NOT fit or work in a PCI-E x1 slot. The only way you could do that would be to by a single card dual GPU version like the GTX 690 or HD 7990. But if you go that rout make sure your PSU is of a good quality and adequate wattage/amp's because those kind of cards will pull quite abit from the PSU.

 

[rickjor]

didn't think so thanks

 

[whitecat]

didn't think so thanks

x1 are shorter than x16

 

[Souda]

why are you even attempting to crossfire/sli nvidia and amd cards together anyway ?
they wont scale or work together .

 

[rickjor]

not trying to crossfire or anything. Originally bought the 650 for gaming and now i'm into mining. The 650 mines ok but i can get 3 times more with the r9. I'd like to still use both in 1 computer if possible. Since it isn't (didn't think so but asked case someone knew some way), i'll put the swap in the r9 & put the 650 in the upstairs computer and burn the extra juice. I didn't want to run 2 cpus if i didn't have to. Thanks for the comments