I have PCI Express 3.0 graphic card but will it work as my CPU's(Intel® Pentium® Processor G2030) PCI Express Revision is 2.0

ashishdass1000 · May 18, 2014

I have to buy a PCI Express 3.0 graphic card but will it work as my CPU (Intel® Pentium® Processor G2030) as it has PCI Express Revision 2.0 ?

Edit:-Intel® Pentium® Processor G2030
Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H Motherboard
Sapphire AMD/ATI Radeon R7 250 with Boost R7 250 1GB DDR5 1 GB DDR5 Graphics Card
4 GB ram 1333
Cooler Master Thunder 450W 450 Watts PSU

Will they all work together?

ashishdass1000 · May 18, 2014

mickypheonix :

Please check the question again and help me

mickypheonix · May 18, 2014

sorry misread your question my apologies

Vic 40 · May 18, 2014

It still should work together.

mickypheonix · May 18, 2014

yes the cpu is compatible with your motherboard
the ram is compatible
The card is compatible and requires a minimum psu of 400 watts ,

is that a second card ? if so your psu is not powerfull enough you will need about 750watts for Xfire 2 cards

ashishdass1000 · May 18, 2014

mickypheonix :

Thanks alot! , it is my first gaming pc ,so i will use only one graphic card only. Which games will work with this rig ?

mickypheonix · May 18, 2014

you are welcome , not sure what games you are looking to play on it , best just to google the game name and minimum system reqirements for that game , if your card is above that and your processor you will be fine

Cons29 · May 18, 2014

most game should work, but don't expect high fps on demanding games. even if you pair a high end card there the cpu will be a bottleneck

ashishdass1000 · May 18, 2014

mickypheonix :

i want to play games like crysis 3 hunter edition, will this type of games will work with my rig or not ? and thanks again for fast reply

mickypheonix · May 18, 2014

good game , one of my favs ,
http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=3953&game=Crysis%203
Pretty high end game , not sure if your cpu is good enough for that one but you can try

ashishdass1000 · May 18, 2014

mickypheonix :

I can run the game on high settings

mickypheonix · May 18, 2014

hope it all goes well for you , all the best

ashishdass1000 · May 18, 2014

mickypheonix :

After assembling the system myself, i want this system to be reliable for five years as i will never overclock anything , I will just power on for continuous gaming for four hours each day in those five years. Will this system be reliable or not for five years ?

mickypheonix · May 18, 2014

nothing is 100% reliable for 5 years , anything with moving parts will fail at some time , i have had hard drives last over 10 years , others 3 months
graphics cards the same some died in 2 years.
That is a hard question to answer. I hope it does go for you for 5 years but i can't guarantee that will happen

ashishdass1000 · May 18, 2014

mickypheonix :

I got your point but still just 4 hours/day for 5 years is not possible as my usage is tremendously lower than my friends as they use 24 hours per day for some days and left their computer powered on overnight?

mickypheonix · May 18, 2014

you should be fine , i hope it all goes well for you

ashishdass1000 · May 18, 2014

mickypheonix :

Thank you

ubermik · Sep 7, 2016

Did this actually work?

I have seen several motherboards with a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot that say that PCIe 3.0 is ONLY compatible with the I3/i5 and I7. But none of them say if the slot defaults to a PCIe 2.0 mode if you have lower chip like a Pentium G840

I want to upgrade one of machines to a xeon which will free up a G840 but I don't want to buy a motherboard where the PCIe slot doesn't work at all because of the CPU model

ashishdass1000 · Sep 4, 2019

ubermik said:
Did this actually work?

I have seen several motherboards with a PCIe 3.0 x16 slot that say that PCIe 3.0 is ONLY compatible with the I3/i5 and I7. But none of them say if the slot defaults to a PCIe 2.0 mode if you have lower chip like a Pentium G840

I want to upgrade one of machines to a xeon which will free up a G840 but I don't want to buy a motherboard where the PCIe slot doesn't work at all because of the CPU model

Yes it actually worked in the end

KhouhenStercie.Bacus · Sep 4, 2019

You might be able to play older games with no problem starting from year 2010 and backwards however from onwards you will start to get problems it is still playable but you may have to lower down the graphic settings.

I have PCI Express 3.0 graphic card but will it work as my CPU's(Intel® Pentium® Processor G2030) PCI Express Revision is 2.0

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