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04-27-2008, 10:18 PM
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PCIe x16 2.0
ok heres my problem:
I cannot afford a pcie 16 2.0 slot mobo, but i want to get a 2.0 card b/c they have noticabley better gpus. so, can i get a 2.0 card and put it in a pcie regualr slot?
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04-27-2008, 10:55 PM
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It'll work just fine. I have a 2.0 card in a 1.0 slot
 no problems!
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04-27-2008, 11:40 PM
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thanks guys
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09-10-2008, 09:50 AM
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Be careful, many PCIe 1.0 slots are not supported (some are lucky), but PCIe 2.0 is really only backwards compatiable with PCIe1.0a, or later.
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09-10-2008, 09:54 AM
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@OP - what card are you getting? As everyone said, there's nothing to worry about, but if you're getting something really high-end like a 4870 or better, it will probably bottleneck.
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09-10-2008, 10:49 AM
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This is true, but not in all cases.
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