PCIe Lanes – PCIe 8x vs 16x in SLI

PCIe lanes have, surprisingly enough, a pretty big impact on CPU prices. So, is there a tangible benefit to purchasing a CPU with more lanes when running, let’s say, 4 NVIDIA GTX 980s in SLI?

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