3x PCIe 16x

[d_source]

Why do some newer mobo's come with 3 PCIe 16x slots? Is this to set up multiple screens? I know u cant SLIx3, so why else are these created.

 

[Kage]

Nope. Its for the newer type of cards that'll arrive in Direct X 10. Graphics cards will become used for physics and other type of non-usual GPU processes for games, and to speed the process up, will allow 3 cards.

2 to run the games graphics and one for example to run the physics.

It can still be done with 2 though, with both cards running physics with the graphics.

ATI's version of this is called Triple Play:
http://ir.ati.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=105421&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=868986&highlight

 

[kjman87]

thats looks awesome...

shrapnal doing damage...
smoke swirling around you as you run

amazing

 

[d_source]

sounds awesome.

Thanks.