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Does this video cards bandwidth surpass the maximum bandwidth of my motherboard/slot?

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February 12, 2014 4:12:28 PM

VIDEO CARD:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681...

MOBO:

NAME:
M3970AM-HP (Angelica2)

Manufacturer: Gigabyte

Form factor: uATX

Chipset: AMD 970

Memory sockets: 4 x DDR3

Front side bus speeds: UMI (United Media Interface) 4 lane, 5 GT/s per lane

Processor socket: AM3-b

Expansion Slots:
One PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.0)
Three PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.0)
One PCI Express mini card (for half-length add-in cards) with USB connector



Plus the video card requires 650 watts but in the title it says 450 watts......

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February 12, 2014 4:21:18 PM

"Does this video cards bandwidth surpass the maximum bandwidth of my motherboard/slot?"

Yes, it does. Get a PCIe 3.0 mobo if you are worried about it.

"Does it matter?"

You probably will never notice the difference, unless you are putting a very high-end overclocked AMD CPU and lots of fast RAM on that board. But then, wouldn't you get a better board?
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February 12, 2014 4:24:37 PM

PCIE 3.0 X16 cards will not surpass the bandwidth on a PCIE 2.0 X16 slot. Hence there's only 1-2 fps increase in using a PCIE 3.0 slot than PCIE 2.0 slot with a PCIE 3.0 video card. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Intel/Ivy_Bridge_PCI...

The 450W mentioned is the is the amount of power:heat it can dissipate generated by the graphics card. 650W will easily power the card.
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February 12, 2014 5:54:54 PM

well if i am using a amd fx 8230
the video card above
and my current mobo

how much frames will i lose as opossed to using a PCIE 3.0 motherboard
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February 12, 2014 6:03:08 PM

Adamsala said:
well if i am using a amd fx 8230
the video card above
and my current mobo

how much frames will i lose as opossed to using a PCIE 3.0 motherboard




The difference is irrelevant.

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