Thread: PCI E slots of Asus P6T

I'm setting up on receiving the Asus P6T vanilla version for my i7 920 system. I was wondering how the expansion slots work out. I can tell that there are total 3 PCI Express 2.0 slots. And the depiction says it works as 16x/16x/4x in Tri-SLI configuration.
But, what happens if I put one card at the top slot as well as one more at the base
instead of two adjacent at the top?

So it's like

=======================
GFX CARD |
=======================

====================== <- PCI Express slot

===================

=======================
GFX CARD |
=======================

Will it run at 16x/4x, or 16x/16x?
I want to do this so that there's space among two GTX 275's, so there's sufficient airflow.

I'm using a mid tower (storm scout) as well as I don’t want the two cards to be stuck together to worsen the flow, as two high end cards in a mid tower is already a heat-seeking problem.
Thanks

I just got P6T system assembled, but I can’t tell you, as I don’t have second card installed = (I was wondering the same thing.

Maybe you can put your GFX card on the bottom slot and see what the bandwidth is?
Because if it goes 16x when you put it on the bottom, that means the rates aren't fixed right?