PCI-E 2.0 in a PCI-E Slot?

[DirtBikeRidr]

Hey guys I have a Gigabyte GA-8N-SLI Mobo, it says it doesn't support PCI-E 2.0 but can I buy a 2.0 card and use it on the standard pci-e slot? will i get the same performance? Its hard finding a regular pci-e card. I edit videos and play the usual steam games, btw.

 

[disturbed13]

i dont belive that you can get the same performance
i wouldnt be surprised to see that you could use it
but i doubt that it would be optimized for the performance

 

[DirtBikeRidr]

so basically i should get a new motherboard?

 

[nevermind1534]

The only motherboards that support PCIe 2.0 are ones with the newer nvidia chipsets (x58 might, as well). There's still no real performance gains from 2.0 yet.

 

[DirtBikeRidr]

i want to get a 9800 series but on newegg they dont have it for standard pci. should i go for the pci 2.0

 

[nevermind1534]

i want to get a 9800 series but on newegg they dont have it for standard pci. should i go for the pci 2.0

All of the Nvidia cards are PCIe 2.0. The work pretty much the same in a .0 slot, with the exception of some VIA chipsets.

 

[Cabbs]

Performance is pretty identical. Don't let it be the deciding factor when buying motherboards.

 

[disturbed13]

no one has really answered his question for sure
i honestly dont know

so the question is
can a 2.0 PCI-E be used in a 1.0 slot?

 

[Atomic Rooster]

can I buy a 2.0 card and use it on the standard pci-e slot? will i get the same performance? Its hard finding a regular pci-e card. I edit videos and play the usual steam games, btw.

so the question is
can a 2.0 PCI-E be used in a 1.0 slot?

Yes, you can use a PCIe 2.0 video card in a PCIe x16 slot. They are backwards compatible. The performance differences are negligible and nothing you'll really notice.

 

[63083]

Yes, you can use a PCIe 2.0 video card in a PCIe x16 slot. They are backwards compatible. The performance differences are negligible and nothing you'll really notice.

+1