PCI-E X16 Slot Questions about 2.0??

[TechShark]

I have a PCI-Express x16 Slot on my motherboard, but it seems that many video cards out right now are PCI 2.0.

Is it possible to put a 2.0 card on my x16 motherboard?

If it is possible, is it better to just get a x16 video card?

because i beliece if it was compatible i would recieve no benefit from the 2.0 part.

Any info on this would be appreciated, Thanks!

 

[ZeroWing]

I have a PCI-Express x16 Slot on my motherboard, but it seems that many video cards out right now are PCI 2.0.

Is it possible to put a 2.0 card on my x16 motherboard?

If it is possible, is it better to just get a x16 video card?

because i beliece if it was compatible i would recieve no benefit from the 2.0 part.

Any info on this would be appreciated, Thanks!

PCI-E is backwards compatible so yes it would work. If I was in your position, I would buy a PCI-E 2.0 mobo, which might mean a new processor and PSU and RAM. Depends on what you are looking to spend.

 

[TechShark]

I have a friend who builds computers, he just finished building one and i bought it for $300

Processors Type: Desktop
Series: Athlon 64 X2
Hyper Transports: 2000MHz
L1 Cache: 128KB+128KB
L2 Cache: 2 x 512KB
Manufacturing Tech: 65 nm
64 bit Support: Yes
Hyper-Transport Support: Yes
Ram: 3G
Vid: geforce fx5500 256mb 128 bit (i know its a shitty one to say the least) but i plan to upgrade it anyway
HDD: 300g
the mother board is an Nforce something....

Do you think i could find a motherboard that would support that processor?