Will PCIE 2.0 Work for the future GPUs and 4k Gaming?

ADHL1985

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Hi guys

I read this article not too long ago from puget systems about PCIE 2.0 not really being a bottleneck as of late 2013:

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Pretty much my questions is if PCIE 2.0 will be fine going into 4k gaming. I currently have a GTX 980 on an a x58 Gigabyte Assassin G1 i7 990x. Pretty sure the processor will be fine, and im interested in adding another gtx 980, and doing 4k on medium-high for a while, then maybe even adding a 3rd and trying for ultra 4k. I think PCIE 2.0 x16 should be fine, but will my PCIE 2.0 x8 still work, or will it bottleneck? Also im not firm on sticking with the GTX 980, might trade up depending on what comes out in the future.

Thanks for answers guys!
 
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well, nothing bottlenecks on pci-e 2.0x16 yet. only a handful of gpus bottleneck on pcie 2.0x8 (your 980, the titan, 780, 780ti, 690, titanZ, 970, 7990, r9-295x, r9-290, r9-290x); and none of them suffer more then 5%-10% loss on pcie 2.0x8.

PCIE 2.0 x16 will probably be enough for another 2 generations of cards.
well, nothing bottlenecks on pci-e 2.0x16 yet. only a handful of gpus bottleneck on pcie 2.0x8 (your 980, the titan, 780, 780ti, 690, titanZ, 970, 7990, r9-295x, r9-290, r9-290x); and none of them suffer more then 5%-10% loss on pcie 2.0x8.

PCIE 2.0 x16 will probably be enough for another 2 generations of cards.
 
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Good to know, thanks man. If its only at 5-10% hit on just one card, maybe i will try for 3 way sli 980 down the line. I would definitely rather put money towards gpu and monitor if possible.