Friend of mine is building a new rig, and I've been helping him through the process. Then he asked me a question that I really have no idea about.
He wants to purchase 2 8800GT's and SLI them. He read somewhere (although hasn't given me a link yet) of someone saying that technology hasn't caught up with the massive amount of data that PCI-E can move, nevertheless PCI-E 2.0, and wants to know if it would be wise to instead purchase a board that only uses PCI-E x16 for his 8800GT s.
How much of a performance hit would my friend take if he SLI'ed on a PCI-E supported mobo rather than a PCI-E 2.0, and is it worth the extra (i believe he said) $80 more to get an X38 since his 8800GTs will be able to utilize it?
He wants to purchase 2 8800GT's and SLI them. He read somewhere (although hasn't given me a link yet) of someone saying that technology hasn't caught up with the massive amount of data that PCI-E can move, nevertheless PCI-E 2.0, and wants to know if it would be wise to instead purchase a board that only uses PCI-E x16 for his 8800GT s.
How much of a performance hit would my friend take if he SLI'ed on a PCI-E supported mobo rather than a PCI-E 2.0, and is it worth the extra (i believe he said) $80 more to get an X38 since his 8800GTs will be able to utilize it?
