What is PCIe 1x to 16x?
PCIe (peripheral component interconnect express) is an interface standard for connecting high-speed components. You can insert a PCIe x1 card into a PCIe x16 slot, but that card will receive less bandwidth.
Does GPU riser cable affect performance?
Polypheme. The riser probably does affect performance a bit. 3700 vs 3800 is only like 2%, so in the grand scheme of gaming if you were getting 90FPS in a game before, with the riser you’d get 2% less, so 1.8 less FPS, or 88.2 FPS. No real difference you’d see.
What is a riser adapter card?
Riser Cards are add-in cards that are inserted into a motherboard via an edge connector. They are oriented in a perpendicular fashion to allow for better use of limited space. This allows for expansions cards to be installed in a space where there would not be use for them traditionally.
Can I use a PCIe 1x riser in a 16x slot?
The short answer is yes. You can plug a PCIe x1 card into the larger PCIe x16 slot. A PCIe x1 card can be plugged into any larger PCIe slot and it will work just fine.
Does riser affect mining?
The riser will always work on 1x speed, which doesn’t affect the mining performance at all. In contrast, mining requires an app to be loaded into the memory once and then only share some tiny data about hashes and jobs from time to time. Thus, even a single-lane PCIe x1 can easily handle all the stuff.
What is riser config?
The Riser from Dell™ fits into the PCI-E slot of your Dell System. Riser cards are used to extend a slot for a chip or card in a fully loaded computer. This product has been tested and validated for on Dell systems to ensure it will work with your computer.
How much power does a PCIe riser need?
As mentioned on our detailed discussion on riser cards the PCIe slot uses both 12V and 3.3V power. The PCIe spec specifies a max of 3 Amps of 3.3V power and 5.5 Amps of 12V power. That translates to 66 Watts of 12V power and 9.9 Watts of 3.3V power.
How much power can a SATA connector deliver?
54 watts
The ATX standard for SATA or Molex connections is rated for 54 watts. Each SATA/Molex connector provides three 12v pins at 1.5 amps each, for a total of 4.5 amps. 12 volts, times 4.5 amps, equals 54 watts able to be provided by a SATA/Molex connector.