Do I have a PCI Express 2.0 Slot?

[blayez]

Just wondering if I do have the slot to run this Newegg.com - XFX PVT88PYDF4 GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

I am using a nForce4 SLI Intel Edition chipset and a Socket 775 LGA

I use a 7900 GTX right now.. is 2.0 that new of a technology or??

 

[hickfarm]

ya 2.0 is the new technology, but your motherboard will still be able to use that card, if anything just not to its full capability.

 

[blayez]

does the motherboard that I listed typically have this new technology? I would like to be sure I can run the card at full performance

 

[NightSurge]

No. Your motherboard probably does not have a 2.0 slot, but that is not necessary to run the card. All PCI-E x16 2.0 devices are backwards compatible with PCI-E x16 (1.0).

To give you a definite answer, you could tell us your exact motherboard model. You can use CPU-Z to show your system configuration and find out what type of motherboard you have exactly.

 

[blayez]

Ah yes, I am sorry. I should have provided you with the model number from the beginning, but I did not see it listed under CPU-Z.

It is 0YF432

 

[NightSurge]

Under mainboard it didn't list any of the following?
* Vendor, model and revision.
* BIOS model and date.
* Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
* Graphic interface.

 

[blayez]

Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Model : 0YF432 A00
Rev: C1
Bios: Dell inc. 1.1.3 07/31/2006
chipset: nvidia nforce 4 sli intel edition
southbridge: Nvidia nforce 590 SLI
LPCIO: SMSC

Graphic interface: PCI-Express
Link width: x16 Max supported: x16


thats everything I can get from it

 

[NightSurge]

Yep. It has two PCI-E x16 where the second lane would run at x1 or x4 in SLI. But neither is 2.0. Regardless, the card will still run fine in your system.

 

[blayez]

Ok, thank you very much for your help surgeVel, your advice is very helpful as usual ^^

 

[veedubfreak]

The only boards that have pci-e 2.0 are x38 and above, and 750/780/790. For intel boards that is. But at this moment in time nothing actually uses the full 16x, that may change later this month when the new cards come out though.