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Question on Asus M5A97 PRO AMD 970 AM3+

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Sneakze

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I'm not "brillant" with computers and this probably seems like a real noob of a question to you guys :L
Just wondering what is the difference with all these different slots. Obviously some are for GFX, Sound and Network cards. Could somone just tell me which each one supports please :)

1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue)
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
2 x PCI
 
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (blue) = Video at x16
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) = Mostly Video at x4
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 = 2 PCIe at x1 speed.
2 x PCI = 2 PCI slots for PCI use.
 
Thanks for the reply. So i can have another video card with this slot aswell
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) ? I heard that it if you put a card in that slot, it dosen't run at its full potential?
 
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