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2.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots)
There are 7 PCI Express slots on this motherboard.
PCIE slots:PCIE1 / PCIE2 / PCIE3 / PCIE4 / PCIE5 / PCIE6 / PCIE7 (PCIE 3.0 x16
slots) are used for PCI Express graphics cards.
Two Graphics Cards in
TM
CrossFireX
or SLI
Three Graphics Cards in
3-Way CrossFireX
TM
3-Way SLI
Mode
Four Graphics Cards in
4-Way CrossFireX
TM
4-Way SLI
Mode
Seven Graphics Cards
18
PCIE Slot Configurations
PCIE1
x16
TM
Mode
TM
or
x16
TM
or
x16
x16
1. In single VGA card mode, it is recommended to install a PCI Express
x16 graphics card in the PCIE1 slot.
TM
2. In CrossFireX
mode or SLI
x16 graphics cards in PCIE1 and PCIE5 slots. Both these two slots
will work at x16 bandwidth.
TM
3. In 3-Way CrossFireX
Express x16 graphics cards in PCIE1, PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots.
PCIE1, PCIE3 and PCIE5 will work at x16 bandwidth.
TM
4. In 4-Way CrossFireX
Express x16 graphics cards in PCIE1, PCIE3, PCIE5 and PCIE7
slots. PCIE1, PCIE3, PCIE5 and PCIE7 will work at x16 bandwidth.
5. Please connect a chassis fan to the motherboard's chassis fan
connector (CHA_FAN1, CHA_FAN2 or CHA_FAN3) when using
multiple graphics cards for better thermal environment.
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6. Currently Intel
Socket 2011 Sandy Bridge-E Processors don't
support PCIE 3.0, but this motherboard is already PCIE 3.0 hardware
ready. It depends on Intel's CPU to enable PCIE 3.0. Please check
Intel's website for information on future CPU updates and releases.
X79 Extreme11 Motherboard
PCIE2
PCIE3
PCIE4
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
x16
N/A
N/A
x16
N/A
x8
x8
x8
TM
mode, please install the PCI Express
TM
or 3-Way SLI
mode, please install the PCI
TM
or 4-Way SLI
mode, please install the PCI
PCIE5
PCIE6
PCIE7
x16
N/A
N/A
x16
N/A
N/A
x16
N/A
x16
x8
x8
x8
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