Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5, pci-e question.

[gareth170]

hi

i've just ordered this motherboard. but i would like to know is the 4th pci-e x16 slot which runs at x4 shared with PCIEX16_1 / PCIEX16_2? or is it separate like the pci-e x1's slots?

i know the PCIEX8 slot is shared with PCIEX16_1..

Expansion Slots
2 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x16 (PCIEX16_1, PCIEX16_2)
1 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x8 (PCIEX8)
1 x PCI Express x16 slots, running at x4 (PCIEX4)
2 x PCI Express x1 slot (All PCI Express slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 Standard.)
1 x PCI slot

 

[Judgeneo]

the 890Fx chipset has 42 Pci-e lanes, I'd think that the the 4x is separate as 16*2+8+4 = 44

Could mean that the 2 1x lanes are on the same chip though, I don't know specifics I'm afraid

 

[gareth170]

thanks mate..

what i'm hoping for is to use the x4 slot as another x1..