Will a pcie 3.0 graphics card work in a 2.0 slot?

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OSSIJ

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So I have a Asus Sabertooth x58 as my motherboard and my graphics card is MSI nvidia Geforce GTX 260 1BG. I was thinking of upgrading my graphics card to a GTX 760 for a better gaming experience but then I noticed that my motherboard only has a pcie 2.0 slots and the graphics card requires a pcie 3.0 slot. So if I get the the new graphics card will there be any major performance drops? I really wouldn't want to buy a new motherboard either.
 
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You will experience a huge upgrade from your old graphics card. PCI-E 3.0 only offers more bandwidth but in real world use like games you won't notice a difference. PCI-E 3.0 isn't fully utilized yet so you'll be fine. I hope this helps! Best of luck.

Jared Jensen

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You will experience a huge upgrade from your old graphics card. PCI-E 3.0 only offers more bandwidth but in real world use like games you won't notice a difference. PCI-E 3.0 isn't fully utilized yet so you'll be fine. I hope this helps! Best of luck.
 
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