P Personne Veut Honorable Apr 19, 2013 1 0 10,510 Apr 19, 2013 #1 I wonder can we putt a pci e 3.0 on a pci 1.0 x16 cause my computer is old i only need a new video card for my needs ?? thanks
I wonder can we putt a pci e 3.0 on a pci 1.0 x16 cause my computer is old i only need a new video card for my needs ?? thanks
ihog Distinguished May 22, 2012 5,166 2 19,960 Apr 19, 2013 #2 Yes. PCIe is backwards compatible. Upvote 0 Downvote
Wisecracker Splendid Jan 15, 2007 8,106 17 31,965 Apr 19, 2013 #3 This is **sorta-kinda** general performance Gen3 has 2X the bandwidth of Gen2 Gen2 has 2X the bandwidth of Gen1 OR PCIe Gen1 x16 (lanes) is roughly similar in bandwidtyh to PCIe Gen3 x4 (lanes) Upvote 0 Downvote
This is **sorta-kinda** general performance Gen3 has 2X the bandwidth of Gen2 Gen2 has 2X the bandwidth of Gen1 OR PCIe Gen1 x16 (lanes) is roughly similar in bandwidtyh to PCIe Gen3 x4 (lanes)