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Can I instal ASUS Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II TOP on a pci express 2.0 slot

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December 4, 2013 12:02:17 PM

Hi I'm going to du my build soon and i havent buyd the graphic card.
I have bin thinking on ASUS Radeon R9 270X 2GB DirectCU II TOP but the card has pci 3.0 and my motherboard has pci 2.0. Can I use the card on my board.

My board: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_990FX_R20/
Card: http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/R9270XDC2T2GD5/
THX for the help :D 

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December 4, 2013 12:06:11 PM

Yes its no problem. I am running a pci 3.0 card on my older pci 2.0 mobo

they are backward compatible
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December 9, 2013 10:54:35 AM

oczdude8 said:
Yes its no problem. I am running a pci 3.0 card on my older pci 2.0 mobo

they are backward compatible

So evry graphic cards with pci 3.0 are backward compatible with pci 2.0?
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December 9, 2013 2:26:31 PM

yup.
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December 10, 2013 11:53:19 AM

oczdude8 said:
yup.


Nice THX for the help :D 
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