how do i know if my graphics card is compatible to my motherboard?

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My motherboard is the ASRock 970 extreme3 R2.0
here is a link featuring my motherboard on amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/ASRock-Motherboard-970-EXTREME3-R2-0/dp/B00C15B2DQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1434231530&sr=1-1&keywords=asrock+970+extreme3+r2.0&pebp=1434231542378&perid=1D17D6F0524241E48836

The graphics card i will get if it is compatible is the EVGA GeForce GTX 960 SuperSC 2GB GDDR5
The link to this card is here:
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-02G-P4-2966-KR/dp/B00SC6HAS4/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1434231964&sr=1-1&keywords=graphics+card

I would like to know if these are compatible, and how to know if a graphics card and motherboard is compatible for future knowledge. Thank you for your time.
 
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It most certainly is compatible. Should have no trouble whatsoever.

Graphics card with have a requirement listed as a PCI Express slot. GTX 960's are compatible with PCI-E 3.0 x 16 (PCI Express 3.0 is backwards compatible with PCI Express 2.0). Your board has a PCI-E Express 2.0 x16 slot and is therefore compatible with any graphics card that requires a PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot.

Hope this helps.
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It most certainly is compatible. Should have no trouble whatsoever.

Graphics card with have a requirement listed as a PCI Express slot. GTX 960's are compatible with PCI-E 3.0 x 16 (PCI Express 3.0 is backwards compatible with PCI Express 2.0). Your board has a PCI-E Express 2.0 x16 slot and is therefore compatible with any graphics card that requires a PCI Express 3.0 x 16 slot.

Hope this helps.
 
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But should those of us with older Mobos with PCIe 2.0 even consider a mid-range card like that? All the reviews and benchmarks are based on PCIe 3.0. Would we be better off looking for a PCIe 2.0 card?

For example, I have a GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Mobo with a XFX HD-487A-ZHFC Radeon HD 4870 card. I'm looking for OpenGL 3 support and was considering an EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card for $105, which is PCIe 3.0. On the other hand, I can get OpenGL 3 support with a $47 MSI N720-1GD3HLP GeForce GT 720, which is PCIe 2.0.

EVGA GeForce GTX 750Ti SC 2GB GDDR5 Graphics Card
http://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IDG3IDO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

MSI N720-1GD3HLP GeForce GT 720
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127851

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Mobo
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3265#ov
 
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With mid ranged cards, even something like the GTX 980 you will never see a difference. Right now, there is no real benefit from having PCIe 3.0. Maybe if you're running Tri-Sli and have a processor that won't bottleneck it comes in handy. Seeing as how I have no experience with that kind of money in tech, I wouldn't know. You can read this for a second opinion. Hopes this helps.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2141520/pci-express-x16-graphic-card-pci-express-x16-slot.html
 
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I got the Geforce GTX 750ti and am rocking. No problems installing and no compat issues. Also gave me a chance to dust the inside of my chassis.
 
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