new2IT
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I've been given an older computer and it currently has a BFG Geforce 7300GS graphics card in it. The motherboard is an Intel D945GCZ from a Gateway computer, it only has one 16x PCIe slot in it. I'd like a bit more power, but I'm not sure if it would be a waste of money to buy a PCI express 2.0 card since I probably won't be upgrading beyond this mobo for some time. I know PCIe 2.0 is backwards compatible, but I don't know what kinds of limitations PCIe 1.0 will have on any card I get. Basically, I don't want to spend money on a card that is too powerful for this dated motherboard.
Since I don't plan on moving any graphic card I get to a new system, should I stick with 1.0 cards, or would some 2.0 cards offer better performance despite the 1.0 bottleneck? I'd rather not spend more than $75 if you have any specific graphic card recommendations.
The system is an Intel dual core @2.8ghz with Windows 7 64bit and 2 Gigs of ram
Since I don't plan on moving any graphic card I get to a new system, should I stick with 1.0 cards, or would some 2.0 cards offer better performance despite the 1.0 bottleneck? I'd rather not spend more than $75 if you have any specific graphic card recommendations.
The system is an Intel dual core @2.8ghz with Windows 7 64bit and 2 Gigs of ram