[mythtv-users] Combined Atom FE/BE /w GT220 ?

[Kevin Ross]

  On 8/18/2010 9:23 AM, Joseph Fry wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Raymond Wagner <raymond at wagnerrp.com 
> <mailto:raymond at wagnerrp.com>> wrote:
>
>      On 8/18/2010 11:53, Kevin Ross wrote:
>
>          On 8/17/2010 7:43 PM, James Harris wrote:
>
>             The Zotax NM10-B-E
>
>             http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500048
>
>             Is a DTX board [slightly wider, thats OK I can manage a
>             case for it] and lists a x16 slot BUT with a x1 lane.
>
>
>         I couldn't believe this when I read this.  What on Earth could
>         the reason be for having a PCIe x16 slot but with only 1 lane?
>          How could that be any better than just putting 2 x1 slots on
>         the board?  I can't imagine anything designed for an x16 slot
>         would work very well in such a slot.
>
>
>     They make PCIe x1 video cards, so obviously someone thinks they
>     will work fine for some purposes.
>
> Actually, for the intended use, having a x16 connector but only 
> providing a single lane actually makes sense.  This mobo is obviously 
> not intended for a high performance system... however being able to 
> drop any x16 video card in there, even if it's crippled by the bus, is 
> actually far better than forcing you to find a x1 video card (not many 
> around).
> I think they should make this more clear in their packaging, but for 
> any purpose I could envision for such a board I wouldn't be affected 
> by the single lane limitation.  But I can definitely see the advantage 
> of having the x16 slot in case I did want to drop a low cost video 
> card in there.
>

Do x16 video cards actually work in such a configuration?  If so, then I 
guess that would make sense, then.
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