PCI-E 3.0 card in a pci-e 2.0 slot


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I am trying to buy one of these when a good one is available http://www.pcworld.com/article/2686115/nvidia-unveils-its-all-new-geforce-gtx-980-and-gtx-970-graphics-processors.html

 

it's my understanding that the 970 is a PCI-E 3.0 card. all my research shows that a PCI-E 3.0 card works just as fine in a pci-e 2.0 slot. http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/

 

so can you all confirm that I won't have any trouble with this upgrade? I am going up from the radeon HD 6950 to this card which is a pretty big upgrade.

 

thanks

capr

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That won't be a problem at all.

It will simply be limited by the PCI-E 2.0 bandwidth, which shouldn't be *too* bad.

 

Also, you'll probably find the 970 is out now, check with your preferred retailers. (Y)

I can't find one with 3 DP 1.2 ports and 1 HDMI 2 port. so I am specifically waiting for the manufacturers to start making those ones. 

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PCI-E 3 cards work just fine. Not to mention the PCI-E 3 vs PCI-E 2 difference in speed is actually minimal.

 

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