Can I use PCIe 3.0 Graphics cards on ASUS H81M-C motherboard?

pondish

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Hey. So I've been searching the net for the answer but I haven't been able to find anything so far.
my motherboard is ASUS H81M-C and it's slots are:
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
1 x PCI

my question is: Can I use a PCIe 3.0 Graphics card on it (for example GTX 970)?
I'd appreciate answers to the question, tnx
 
Solution
Yes you can. The PCI cards and slots are forward and backwards compatible, and with 2.0 you won't notice any performance losses due to the lower PCI bandwidth