# Interactive PCIe lanes tool Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/free-interactive-pcie-lanes-tool/ 8 people recommended Interactive PCIe lanes tool in Hacker News comments, 2 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 12 months, in 1 thread. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule. 8 of the 8 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Free interactive tool that shows you how PCIe lanes work on motherboards”. **Verdict:** Free web tool showing how PCIe lanes are split on motherboards, useful for checking how many GPUs will work. Caveat: lane layout varies by CPU, which can't yet be selected. Summary written by Claude from 6 comments. ## Why people recommend it - Useful and helpful to others (3 comments in the sample): "I found it useful and thought others might also like it." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45996494)) "This is so cool and helpful." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45998140)) "This is perfect thank you." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45995898)) ## What people warn about - Ignores CPU-specific lane differences (1 comment in the sample): "this can vary depending on the CPU you use, would be nice to be able to select all different variations of supported CPUs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45996322)) ## The badge A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged. ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "Interactive PCIe lanes tool", https://hackerapproved.com/p/free-interactive-pcie-lanes-tool/ (8 recommend, 2 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026). Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.