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thanks ive asked about that asus board,but to Meaker i dont understand what your saying
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E8500 to i3
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Gen 2 slots have twice the bandwidth of Gen 1.
So Gen2 8x = Gen1 16x
So a Gen1 4x = Gen2 2x
THe better boards have 8x gen2/8x gen2, so the second slot has 4x the bandwidth.
You see what they do is to avoid lane switching they borrow the 4x lanes from the southbridge, these are only gen1, not only that but the Sata ports and all the other I/O share the same connection.
This is on the lower end P55 boards.
So Gen2 8x = Gen1 16x
So a Gen1 4x = Gen2 2x
THe better boards have 8x gen2/8x gen2, so the second slot has 4x the bandwidth.
You see what they do is to avoid lane switching they borrow the 4x lanes from the southbridge, these are only gen1, not only that but the Sata ports and all the other I/O share the same connection.
This is on the lower end P55 boards.