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PCI Express x16 slots, This motherboard supports two NVIDIA, ready PCI Express x16 graphic - sli vista edition nvidia

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2.5.6 PCI Express x16 slots This motherboard supports two NVIDIA® SLI™-ready PCI Express x16 graphic cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the location of the slots. PCI Express x16_1 slot (blue) PCI Express x1 slot PCI Express x1 slot PCI slot PCI slot PCI Express x16_2 slot (black) • Connect a rear chassis fan to the chassis (CHA_FAN1) connector when using two graphics cards for better thermal environment. See page 2-26 for details. • Due to chipset limitation, the black PCI Express x16 (PCIEX16_2) slot can run only up to x8 speed. • We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running NVIDIA® SLI™ mode. See pages 2-28 and 2-29 for details. • See chapter 6 for details on the NVIDIA SLI™ technology feature. Mode Non-SLI mode Dual-graphics card in SLI mode PCIE x16_1 (Blue) slot Card Type Speed PCIe x16 graphics card x16 PCIe x16 graphics card x8 PCIe x16 graphics card x8 PCIE x16_2 (Black) slot Card type Speed NA - PCIe x16 graphics card x8 Other PCIe devices x8, x4, x1 Two identical NVIDIA® SLI™ Edition graphics cards at x8, x8 speed ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition 2-19

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ASUS M2N-Plus SLI Vista Edition
2-19
•
Connect a rear chassis fan to the chassis (CHA_FAN1) connector when
using two graphics cards for better thermal environment. See page 2-26 for
details.
•
Due to chipset limitation, the black PCI Express x16 (PCIEX16_2) slot can
run only up to x8 speed.
•
We recommend that you provide sufficient power when running NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
mode. See pages 2-28 and 2-29 for details.
•
See chapter 6 for details on the NVIDIA SLI
™
technology feature.
Mode
PCIE x16_1 (Blue) slot
PCIE x16_2 (Black) slot
Card Type
Speed
Card type
Speed
Non-SLI mode
PCIe x16 graphics card
x16
NA
–
PCIe x16 graphics card
x8
PCIe x16 graphics card
x8
PCIe x16 graphics card
x8
Other PCIe devices
x8, x4,
x1
Dual-graphics
card in SLI mode
Two identical NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
Edition graphics cards at x8, x8 speed
2.5.6
PCI Express x16 slots
This motherboard supports two NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
-ready PCI Express x16 graphic
cards that comply with PCI Express specifications. Refer to the figure below for the
location of the slots.
PCI Express x16_1 slot (blue)
PCI slot
PCI Express x1 slot
PCI slot
PCI Express x1 slot
PCI Express x16_2 slot (black)