Graphic slots compatibility?

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

I was looking at a desktop on bestbuy's website because I'm going to purchase a low price desktop and upgrade it through the rest of the year (No I will not just build one.) and while looking at the specifications, I happened to notice that the available slots only listed 1 PCI Express x1, and the card I was planning to upgrade it with is a Dual Slot PCI Express 3.0, whereas the current card only takes up a single slot and is PCI Express 2.0. Now, I'm pretty sure that idea is scrapped right? I can't use the card I planned to because it takes two slots, and the desktop only comes with a single one, and two regular PCI slots. So I was wondering, could I fix this somehow just by swapping motherboards or would I be better off finding a new card/new pre-built system? Also what is the difference between the PCI Express x1 and PCI Express x16?

woworwow · Jun 20, 2014

Well what's your motherboard?
You can put pci-e 3 cards on pci-e 2 slot without any noticeable bottlenecks
Dual slot cards means they use 2 slot on your case (the hole behind your case) not using 2 pci-e slot on the board. But if there's another slot very close under the pci-e slot, the dual slot card will block it

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

woworwow :

The problem is I don't know the motherboard, it doesn't specify on the website. I could give the link here, are you sure dual slot card is meant for the holes in the back of the case? The card in question is this.

woworwow · Jun 20, 2014

Anon_96bravo :

Here's a picture i made with paint to tell you where the card goes.
http://tinypic.com/r/20rlpqr/8
And you should also get a new PSU. Old PSU have degraded overtime. So getting a new one will be a great idea

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

I don't know what the motherboard is for the rig on sale, but with the current card as 2.0 x1 I imagine the motherboard only goes x1. Do you think I would be better off switching the motherboards to one with 3.0 x16 slots? And getting compatible processor?

woworwow · Jun 20, 2014

If you have the money then yes.
But for now you can use the one you got.
Can you take a picture of the motherboard ?
I've been searching for the motherboard and nothing useful came out.
I don't think there's any gaming computer that doesn't have x16 slot (even pre built ones)

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

woworwow :

I haven't bought it and haven't seen it before so I don't know what the motherboard even looks like, I've searched and it seems to be different depending on where it's listed. The official website has it as ASRock A55M-HVS and newegg had it as AMD A45 FCH chipset, so I don't know :??:

woworwow · Jun 20, 2014

So you're buying a pre built pc to upgrade it?
Why would you do that?
I can give you specs for a far more superior than the one you listed for less money. What's your budget?

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

My budget is $500.00-$600.00, I had originally planned on just upgrading one or two things, but seeing as I would end up upgrading most of the parts makes me reconsider.

woworwow · Jun 20, 2014

Ok. What do you need?
(monitor, windows, others?)

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

I would need essentially everything but a monitor and mouse or speakers. Just a case to hold all the parts, the parts themselves and a keyboard, along with Windows 7 of course.

woworwow · Jun 20, 2014

How about this?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qdtqBm
It's almost $600 but i can make even a cheaper gaming build even for $300

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

It's very good thank you, much better than I could have done

as far as any promotional codes though I will only have money the 1st of July, and any codes that expire before then will be no good

woworwow · Jun 20, 2014

Do you need other build option?

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

If possible maybe need one with promo that will last to start of next month, or another one when it comes?

woworwow · Jun 20, 2014

The one i just sent you is just the parts list and the lowest possible price.
Discounts and promos would depend on where you buy the parts

Anon_96bravo · Jun 20, 2014

Ok thank you very much for your help

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