pcpete
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Funny how we have been doing this for so many years and just noticed different chipsets support different amounts of pci-e lanes. We were looking to find a less expensive motherboard for a 6th/7th gen 1151 board. The dead board is a z270 chipset which supports 24 pci-e lanes. I am guessing this gives 16 to the graphics card and leaves 8 for other devices. We had in our backroom a new b250 motherboard. After some research, I see it only has 12 pci-express lanes. How is that even able to run a 16 lane graphics card(we have used it in the past with other gaming pcs)? Based on this new knowledge, we have been using hobbled boards in repairs and new builds. Could you verify what I am thinking as fact?
