AFAIK, there is no video card using more bandwith than what a x8 slot can give (32 Gbits/s with PCI-E 2.X)
So why would you be annoyed with your video card running on x8 ?
I benchmarked the difference. It wasn't a large difference, but somewhat noticeable. When I'm spending hours trying to get "just one more multiplier" out of my CPU, it's hard to justify any performance drop due to slot design on the board.
i7-2600k, Asus P8P67 Pro, G.Skill F3-12800CL8D-8GBXM (2 kits for 16GB), MSI GTX580, Asus Essence STX, EMU 1212m, Silverstone SST-ST75F-P p/s, Thermalright Silver Arrow -- all stuffed into a Silverstone FT-02B case.
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