Dan Ritter <d...@randomstring.org> writes: > Prices via Newegg 24 hours ago. Here's a 4x for $28: > https://www.newegg.com/p/3C6-00SN-00045
Of course, now I understand. My problem is I don't have a spare x16 slot to put the card into, just an x4. Hence the bridge chip needed. Next build, definitely going for a motherboard that has two x16 slots. > Note that if you need a bridge chip for PCIe bifurcation, those cards are more > expensive, though you probably still overpaid a bit. Prices > fluctuate a lot. Shrug. It was the cheapest I could find at the time so I'm fine with it.