[jims69camaro]

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ok, so the guy who built my system finally sent the second video card. it's the same one that's in the machine, an Axle GeForce 6 series. he sent the special ribbon cable with the computer, so i have that. my question is, how do i install this thing? do i just throw it in an available PCI-e slot, connect the cable between them and hope for the best? or, do i need to get into BIOS? would it matter which board i plug the monitor into?

i don't want to frag the board, which is why i haven't put it in yet. one of the nice things about the design of the MoBo is that the PCI-e slots are separated by PCI slots, so there is enough room for the fan and heatsink on these boards, which is what i am used to seeing on motherboards! they are official. of course, if i install this board into the next PCI-e slot, then i will be shrouding one PCI slot, which i don't think is a bad idea, since i don't have any need for the PCI slots at this time, and there are two more for expansion should i need them. of course, i could install the second graphics board in the furthest away PCI-e slot, and only the ribbon cable would be in the way should i need another slot for something else, which at this point i can't think of anything - maybe a SCSI hard drive controller...

did you really think the questions would stop after i got the computer? heh, i am even on overclockers.com checking out the beginners section... if i want to play Doom or Quake, i think i will need to speed the processors up in order to keep up with some of the systems out there. what do you think about that?