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Re:Intel Announces Skylake-X: Bringing 18-Core HCC Silicon t... by theandrewbailey on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @09:24AM (#14445139)
Numerous tests show that performance is not meaningfully impacted by running two GPUs on 8x PCIe lanes vs 16x lanes, especially when using PCIe 3.0.
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Re:Intel Announces Skylake-X: Bringing 18-Core HCC Silicon t... by Sephr on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @06:38PM (#14449130)
It's a huge difference for minimum frame times at 4K if you intend on getting a smooth 120fps.
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Re:Intel Announces Skylake-X: Bringing 18-Core HCC Silicon t... by seanp2k2 on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @01:49PM (#14447074)
with current-gen GPUs

That could also change over the next few years.

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Re:Intel Announces Skylake-X: Bringing 18-Core HCC Silicon t... by vonmoltke on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @07:02PM (#14449278)
What are the chances you will still be running the CPU and motherboard you buy today in a few years?
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