New video card- help me chose

Kovacs Ferenc · Jul 6, 2013

I would like to buy a new graphic card to replace my old 9800GT. I was thinking about Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX660, 2GB, GDDR5, DVI, HDMI, PCI-E, or ASUS nVidia GeForce GTX660, 2048MB, GDDR5, 192bit, DVI, HDMI, PCI-E, the thing is here there is about 30 euros in price diffrence(Asus>Gigabyte) and the Gigabyte would fit perfectly in my budget. The problem is i have an ASUS P6X58D-E motherboard with a PCIe 2.0, so the question is,will it work for a 3.0 card to run on a 2.0 slot and is there any point of buying the asus one just because my motherboard is asus aswell, or the gigabyte should work just fine,

jinayhvora · Jul 6, 2013

yes, it will run perfectly fine, also don't worry about the PCIe Versions, it is compatible, in fact no current cards can take full advantage of 3 anyways, also if the Gigabyte fits in ur budget go for it

Jenish J · Jul 6, 2013

Yes, you can use pci-e 3.0 in 2.0. But you wont be getting the full potential of your card.

What actually is your Budget?

Shneiky · Jul 6, 2013

The PCIe is backwards compatible, meaning you can use a PCIe 3 card in a PCIe 2 slot. You are not obliged to buy an Asus card to put it in an Asus mobo, the Gigabyte will work as well.

On a side note: Anyway, at least for me the price premium of the Asus is well spend. I am using Asus cards the past years because of their good custom cooling and durability. Yes, I am an Asus fan, specially on their passively cooled cards. Anyway the choice is yours. Good luck.

Kovacs Ferenc · Jul 6, 2013

Jenish J :

The bugget is around 200 euro, 190 is the gigabyte and 215 is the asus

Jenish J · Jul 6, 2013

Kovacs Ferenc :

You can check gtx 760. It is of nearly similar price range as this. But is far better.
Check the links http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-760-vs-GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-660 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125466

jinayhvora · Jul 6, 2013

GTX 760 is definitely a great GPU for the price, but it costs ~$250 which is above the OPs budget

Kovacs Ferenc · Jul 6, 2013

Jenish J :

Kovacs Ferenc :

You can check gtx 760. It is of nearly similar price range as this. But is far better.
Check the links http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-760-vs-GIGABYTE-GeForce-GTX-660 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125466

ye it realy goes over budget, but thanks

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