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I just got a widescreen monitor and I wanted to add a second video card to my xSeries server so it too could take advantage of the 1680x1050 resolution (which looks great on my workstation). I did all the due diligence, and learned about AGP vs PCI vs PCI-X vs PCI Express. I checked out various cards, read reviews, and then trotted down to Fry's. I even found a screaming deal; I was going to get a card with the nVidia 6200 GPU, but there was an nVidia 6600 board at half off with rebate (a $180 card for $90). I was quite proud of myself. I got over the fear factor of opening up the xSeries (to find that it's a really easy box to work with). I found the two PCI Express slots, opened up the box for the card and THAT'S when I found out... That PCI Express comes in not one, not two, but FOUR different connector sizes: x4, x8, x16 and x32. It seems the majority of cards are x16, and the fritznframmin xSeries has only x8 slots. The card will not fit. So now I have to restart my search. I'll probably have to use one of the PCI-X connectors, the xSeries does not support AGP. The problem is finding a decent, low-priced (under $100) card that supports SWXGA resolution with a PCI-X connector. I hate hardware. I really do. Joe
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