The card is set up to fit a regular PCI slot. Is it alright to put this card in a PCIEX8 slot (it fits) or does it need to be in a regular PCI slot?
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Either should be fine. You can always bend them off. They only give a bit more stability to the fan itself. It gets power via cable that is included. I'm running two of these in my server. Needed. A longer card they wasn't a blower type fan. I have one above and below my RAID card to keep it cool.
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Yes. It just needs power to run the fans. There's no data being exchanged between the card and your system.
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That would be fine. The part that goes in the slot is plastic, not metal contacts. So as long as it fits into the pcie slot (which it would), it'll be find.
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The tab is designed specifically for PCI, but it doesn't prevent it from being used with PCIe (x16 in my case). The tabs aren't long enough to go inside into the PCIe slot, but as the other answer states, just break them off if they are problematic.
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John, I'm unsure if this card fits in a PCI Express slot (although the description says it does). It is rather large. Also, be aware that it uses two (2) six-pin power connectors on your motherboard.
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It is a full size card and requires a full size slot and case. I am familiar with the Micro ATX Case, but given it says "micro" I am guessing it is not full size. I made that mistake.
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Hi, Actually you can connect a PCIe card into a slot that has at least the same number of channels it. In other words, a PCIe x1 card slot can operate in a x4, x8 and x16. The only drawback is that the process does not work on a reciprocal basis (eg, you can not connect a PCIe x16 card into a slot x1) due to physical limitations. When you insert a card in a PCIe slot, just use the number of channels that asks the card. According to the manufacturer Available PCI Express based 1.0a compliant slot.
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Yes, this card will work fine in a PCI-E 2.0/2.1 Slot. I've used many PCIE 3.0 Cards in PCIE 2.0/2.1 slots with no problems.
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The one that I purchased came with both the Low profile and standard bracket. Make sure you research before you purchase. I have a mini-ITX board and used the only slot availible. This card will not work in the first slot on some chipsets, including mine. My seller wanted to charge 20% for the return.
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Pciex1 is the slot I used. Worked fine in win 7 now using with win 8, no problems
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Hi, thanks for contacting us. This card can only be used in a PCIE X16 slot. I am sorry and if there is anything else I can do for you or if you have any other questions please let me know. Sincerely, Chris Nickels Red Planet Trading
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I read on wikipedia that PCI-E 1.0 and 2.0 were backwards compatable. Only in "very rare cases" would they not work together. I, like you, am planning on getting this as an upgrade from the 8600 GTS.
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yes, this card plugs into a pci-express x16 slot. the only problem you may run into is the physical size of the card, it may be a tight squeeze on your mobo.
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I see two 1x pci-e connectors, and even if they are already used up, if that extra 16x pci-e connector is vacant, it can also be used, I've done it myself. The rest is a matter of checking minimum requirements, but I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work. Happy capturing ;)
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No, you MUST use a pci-e slot. I'm not a gamer so I cannot respond as to whether this is adequate for gaming scenarios.
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I personally completely replaced my original Graphics Card with this one (did not keep old card in unit), BUT I watched a YouTube video where they just added the updated newer card to their system. The new card would replace the PCI slot of the original card,,, and then plug the original card into the secondary PCI slot.
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It should be fine, GPU's are designed to take space below the pcie slot, not above. You may need to insert the ram first because it will be hard to reach the latches after the GPU is in, but otherwise you will probably be fine.
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you don't have the particular slot to put this card in, go with this one instead, make sure you pick the one that is new and also from Kens computer shop:http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/ol/B0044DEDC0/ref=olp_tab_new?ie=UTF8&condition;=new
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I don't believe so. Generally with PCI, stick to the slot it's specifically made for.
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Yes I think so. I think it will fit into all PCI Express slots. I had not this small slot myself and I think I used this PCI Expres 16 slot for this very good card. Best regards Otto