Quote Originally Posted by Judge_Xero View Post
Typically if you have 2 X PCIe full slots then either will run in 16x or 8X (whichever they are designed for, as most Intel Boards are moving to 8X PCIe 3.0 where as AMD Boards still have Native 16x with PCIe 3.0)
That's only true for AMD's FM2+ boards. (Which are for their lower end APUs)
Their AM3+ boards still use the old 990FX/970 chipsets, which are pretty ancient as far as computer tech is concerned. (2011)