PCI Express 16 vs 2.0?

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CQReborn

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Could anyone tell me what the difference between these two types of PCI are? Will a PCI Express 2.0 video card work on my mobo which uses PCI Express 16 video cards? Thanks for the info :D
 
They actually arent a type of PCI, it's PCI-E (two separate types). PCI-E 2.0 is just a newer version of the PCI-E bus, which from what i've heard doubles the bandwidth of the bus.

Yes you can use a traditional PCI-E x16 video card in a PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot, and vice versa. Currently only the Intel X38-based motherboards and AM2+ support it.
 
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