capr Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 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) goretsky 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trag3dy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 As Raa said it should work just fine. Just be sure to uninstall your graphic drivers before installing the new card. Especially since it's a different brand. Though that probably goes without saying. Raa 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capr Posted October 2, 2014 Author Share Posted October 2, 2014 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysonacoffebreak Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 PCI-E 3 cards work just fine. Not to mention the PCI-E 3 vs PCI-E 2 difference in speed is actually minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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