I do have an adapter without supplementary power. I might use that instead, but it would still work best in the x1 slot. The power question remains.
Topic: Durability of x1 slots (Read 874 times)
I was thinking of sawing a notch on the GPU...
I do have an adapter without supplementary power. I might use that instead, but it would still work best in the x1 slot. The power question remains.
I do have an adapter without supplementary power. I might use that instead, but it would still work best in the x1 slot. The power question remains.
Unless you are using an adapter cable you will have to physically saw open the x1 slot. That will probably degrade the resale value of your motherboard.
I see a lot of people mining on x1 slots, but how well does that work in the long run? I'm getting a 5850 to go with the 5870, and the combination of case design and slot layout requires me to put one of the cards in a x1 slot if I want to have some spacing between the cards.
Wouldn't worry too much normally, but beside the disruption caused by motherboard failure it's also a fairly fancy X58 motherboard, which should have a decent resale value if it's in working order.
Wouldn't worry too much normally, but beside the disruption caused by motherboard failure it's also a fairly fancy X58 motherboard, which should have a decent resale value if it's in working order.
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