Will pci express 3.0 x16 card work in pci 2.0 x16 slot?

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UmeshNanI

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actually my mother board is
Intel® Desktop Board DH55PJ
One PCI Express* 2.0 x 16 bus add-in card connector
Two PCI Express 2.0 x 1 connectors
One PCI Conventional bus connector
but my graphics card ZOTAC GTX 650 Ti Synergy Edition 2GB 128-bit DDR5 Graphics Card having Bus Standard PCI Express 3.0 x16 can i use my graphics card by putting it in 2.0 x16 slot? or iz ther any problem by using that in 2.0 x16 slot?
 
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Yes it will run perfectly , with very very little performance loss.

http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/
Impact of PCI-E Speed on Gaming Performance
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