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

[Joseph Fry]

On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Raymond Wagner <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.
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