PCI-e 2.0 Question

[JooK]

I was wondering if there are any real world advantages from choosing PCI-2.0 Motherboards over PCI-e 1.0 motherboards.

My latest PC will have a Geforce 8800GTS that is PCi-E 2.0. I know that it is backwards compatible with the 1.0 slot that most mobo's have, but will it be bottlenecked or considerably slower if I put it in a normal PCI-e 1.0 slot? Or will it be much better to spend the extra $ on a 2.0 motherboard?

 

[hermeslyre]

As of now, no. Neither the GTS or the GT seem to utilize the extra bandwidth afforded by PCI-E 2.0. It's impractical to upgrade your motherboard just for 2.0, presently, unless this is a new build, in which case go for it.