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For a home server you probably don't need PCIe 16x for the GPU? If you even need a GPU at all?
by t0mas88 5y ago
For a home server you probably don't need PCIe 16x for the GPU? If you even need a GPU at all?
- martijnvds 5y agoThe GPU is useful for quick on the fly transcoding of video. They only make x16 cards (or slow underpowered x1 ones). Putting the HBA in the second x16 ("electrically x8") slot makes both work at x8 speeds, as those lanes are "shared".