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Does a Gigabyte R9 280 3GB run PCI-e 2.0 and 3.0 or 3.0 only?

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September 14, 2014 10:38:59 AM

Self explanatory title I just cant find out what this card runs and I know my MOBO only does 2.0 from GPU-Z

CARD: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/3gb-gigabyte-radeon-r9-2...

More about : gigabyte 280 3gb run pci

September 14, 2014 10:46:00 AM

It will work fine in a 2.0 slot.
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September 14, 2014 10:47:27 AM

bignastyid said:
It will work fine in a 2.0 slot.


Just to be sure you have a source for this information?
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September 14, 2014 10:54:51 AM

It will work in a 2.0 slot. However it will not work to its full potential but to the potential of the motherboard. If you plan on upgrading your motherboard at a later point then this will be ok, otherwise it is a waste of money.
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September 14, 2014 10:56:08 AM

GilaStomper said:


This is all confusing to me xD


Then I guess you'll have to take my word on it or just search the forum for the hundreds of other posts also asking if a 3.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot the answer is always the same, yes.
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September 14, 2014 10:57:29 AM

bignastyid said:
GilaStomper said:


This is all confusing to me xD


Then I guess you'll have to take my word on it or just search the forum for the hundreds of other posts also asking if a 3.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot the answer is always the same, yes.


Better safe than sorry.....

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September 14, 2014 10:59:50 AM

TITAN-STORM said:
It will work in a 2.0 slot. However it will not work to its full potential but to the potential of the motherboard. If you plan on upgrading your motherboard at a later point then this will be ok, otherwise it is a waste of money.


A pci-e 2.0 slot is not going to be a bottleneck for a 280. A dual gpu card like a Titan z or the 295x2 would probably be bottlenecked but not a single gpu card like the 280. The performance of a 280 in a 2.0 slot vs a 3.0 slot will be virtually identical.
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