run both cards on x16 mode regarthless of slot. This card doesnt work. The first card below is X8 and it DOES NOT WORK. -Still available. The card is compatible with PCIe x16 and it works in a IBM x16 slot. Also regarthless SLI doesn't work using different GPU's and SLI doesn't work on No Man's Sky. [HOST] › review. Pros: It works -Massive overclocking features. What. Second card is X16 and works fine. The usb card is a Sharkoon USB Host controller card PCIe x1. Hello, I have a question regarding using INTEL XDA2(pcie gen3, x8) in pcie slot 1 which connects directly to cpu. Simple answer: The Graphics Card run at PCIe x1 speed use GPU-Z check your bus interface [HOST] I had this weird issue since In order to get GC Live Gamer HD 2 card work on one of these slots you might need to limit the bandwidth for your graphic card (to x8). Cons: Will not let you get into bios while using a PCI-E video card. I tried to update the video card. Hi, I bought a used i5 k and as soon as I installed it I noticed that the graphics card doesn't work. On the. I bought this in hopes of getting full NVMe performance on a Mac Pro 5. . If you wouldn't like. This review is for the 2 slot version of the card with the ASMedia PCIe switch chip.