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What pcie slot should I use???

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Hey guys, so I was thinking:
If I use an Asus h87m-pro ( http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/H87MPRO/ ) in an Aerocool dead silence (windowed version) can I put my discrete graphic card in the grey x4 pci slot and still use it as a x16 mode? Because if I wanted to add a wireless card, for example, I would see it in the window instead of the graphic card. I think I was clear enough, so please explain me :)

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You will, and while there will be a loss of bandwidth, there would be near to no loss of performance.

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4x 2.0 would cause some laoss with high end cards would it not? 780ti/titan/290x/690??

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i think it wont be a big deal but im not sure

oh and you sure you wanno go with aerocool...

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough it will be believed.

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oh and you sure you wanno go with aerocool...

why not?

4x 2.0 would cause some laoss with high end cards would it not? 780ti/titan/290x/690??

how about a 760?

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why not?

lets say my aerocool case is not so good... 

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lots of plastic, and over all cheap built cases. Go for a bitfenix prodigy  ;)

 

Edit: Forgot you build mATX. Then you would obviously need the prodigy M, however that's very small for mATX. The 350D from corsair is a solid choice aswell, but a little more expensive!

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lots of plastic, and over all cheap built cases. Go for a bitfenix prodigy ;)

I want a windowed mATX case... Any thoughts?

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not bad...  :D

 

yea i love that case teksyndicate has a review on it im probs going to switch to that once it comes out in aus.

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yea i love that case teksyndicate has a review on it im probs going to switch to that once it comes out in aus.

but i will stil have the gpu slot problem  :P

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but i will stil have the gpu slot problem  :P

 

yea i just read your post there will be a loss as im pretty sure thats pci 2.0 4x if it was pci 3.0 4x it would be fine but im pretty sure the yellow one is only pci 3.0 u could always get a usb wifi card.

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yea i just read your post there will be a loss as im pretty sure thats pci 2.0 4x if it was pci 3.0 4x it would be fine but im pretty sure the yellow one is only pci 3.0 u could always get a usb wifi card.

Yeah, but for that I'd rather go with a itx system

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Just use the first slot (golden one), and you will not have to face any issue.

You can also get the components, benchmark the GPU on the golden and then on the gray. Compare later.

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Just use the first slot (golden one), and you will not have to face any issue.

You can also get the components, benchmark the GPU on the golden and then on the gray. Compare later.

If I use the gold one and then install a wireless card The window will look ugly  :wacko:

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If I use the gold one and then install a wireless card The window will look ugly  :wacko:

It's down to you, looks vs performance.

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If I use the gold one and then install a wireless card The window will look ugly  :wacko:

 

why not a simple USB Wi-Fi adapter so you won't have to deal with the aesthetic issue.

plug in the back or front panel.

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why not a simple USB Wi-Fi adapter so you won't have to deal with the aesthetic issue.

plug in the back or front panel.

That's well thought :D

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