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pci-e 3.0 vs pci-e 3.0 x16

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  • PCI Express
  • Graphics
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August 14, 2013 2:53:22 PM

Is there a differance between pci express 3.0 and pci express 3.0 x16. I thought they where the same but on a website you can search graphics cards by pci-e 3.0 or by pci-e 3.0 x16?

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August 14, 2013 2:59:54 PM

The x number is the amount of lanes, all cards you can buy right now will support full PCIe 3.0 at 16x. With PCIe 3.0 you can go down to 4x before you see a performance hit, or 8x on really fast cards.

Anyway, don't buy based on specs, just post a thread with a budget and let people give suggestions.
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