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Offline Kenne

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PCIe 2.0 - 3.0.
« on: September 01, 2016, 08:40:00 PM »
my MB is an 4+yr old ASUS with PCIe2.0.
all nu vid cards are 3.0.

is there a bottle neck when adding a nu vid card for this old MB?

thanks.
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Offline Pudgie

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Re: PCIe 2.0 - 3.0.
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2016, 09:41:54 PM »
Quote from: Kenne on September 01, 2016, 08:40:00 PM
my MB is an 4+yr old ASUS with PCIe2.0.
all nu vid cards are 3.0.

is there a bottle neck when adding a nu vid card for this old MB?

thanks.

As long as the PCI-E 2.0 slot is at x16 lanes (I'm assuming you're referring to the slot your current vid card is in) then no.

Hope this helps.

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Re: PCIe 2.0 - 3.0.
« Reply #2 on: September 02, 2016, 01:48:22 AM »
The short answer is that 3.0 on the MB provides twice the throughput of 2.0 on the MB. That doesn't mean you'll notice the bottleneck on your 2.0 MB because you've never used a 3.0 Mother Board. 3.0 cards are supposed to be backward compatible with 2.0. A faster card should appear faster to you but since I don't know what you are running or what you intend to upgrade to I can't predict. Your fps could be worse if you choose badly. To see the full power of that new video card, you'll need to upgrade your MB, processor, and RAM. That's why the specs all say you need a 22(?) nm MBs.

Post your dxdiag and the card you are looking at. Only then can anyone advise you properly.

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Offline Kenne

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Re: PCIe 2.0 - 3.0.
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2016, 08:16:04 PM »
Quote from: Easyscor on September 02, 2016, 01:48:22 AM
Post your dxdiag and the card you are looking at. Only then can anyone advise you properly.

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id like to get me a gtx 1070.

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Re: PCIe 2.0 - 3.0.
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2016, 08:59:50 PM »
A GTX 1070 will rock on that system.
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Re: PCIe 2.0 - 3.0.
« Reply #5 on: September 02, 2016, 11:30:49 PM »
Yep, that should be a 22 nm MB.
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Re: PCIe 2.0 - 3.0.
« Reply #6 on: September 03, 2016, 02:59:21 AM »
Methinks it's time to sell my 970 and upgrade heh.
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