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Would PCI-E 2.0 Be a Bottleneck for R7-260x?

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  • Bottleneck
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December 31, 2013 7:43:33 AM

I am thinking about getting a R7-260x but my motherboard on has PCI-E 2.0. I heard some graphic cards are bad enough so it doesn't matter.

Processor: A10-5800k (would this be bottleneck?)

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December 31, 2013 7:46:26 AM

No bottleneck.
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December 31, 2013 7:47:58 AM

Nope, should be fine.
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December 31, 2013 7:52:00 AM

No. PCI-E is only about bandwith, so if you don't use the extra bandwith of PCI-E 3.0 (which you won't) it just doesn't matter.
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December 31, 2013 7:57:49 AM

+1, no
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December 31, 2013 8:00:28 AM

Another no.
Spotting a pattern? ;) 
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December 31, 2013 8:02:28 AM

YES! An R7 260x will easily bottleneck a PCIe 2.0 slot. I'm kidding...the answer is no.
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December 31, 2013 9:48:04 AM

The bandwidth of the slot won't be a problem. As a matter of fact, that board wouldn't see any diminished performance from a PCIe 2.0 x8 or PCIe 1.1 x16 slot.

The processor, however, will probably bottleneck it a bit. It won't be a huge difference, but there will be a bit of a hit from that CPU.
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