Does my motherboard have pci express 1.0a or 1.1 slot?
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I want to buy new gpu HD 7730 1gb gddr5 pci x16 3.0 slot so i heard that pci ex 3.0 cards cant work with pci ex 1.0 motherboards..What you guys think will it work?I heard that Amd is not very good for backward compatibility.I appreciate any help.
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The only compatibility issues that I'm aware of were with PCI-E 2.1 cards and PCI-E 1.0a slots. The additional power requirements were not handled by those motherboards. Typically, this was resolved via a BIOS update, but looking at the available BIOS updates, none specifically state they resolved this issue.
I've seen one response online which states that your motherboard has PCI-E 1.0a. It's difficult to verify, however, as many results are pointing to the second edition of that motherboard: M2V-MX SE.
To my knowledge, it should not be an issue. This thread seems to support that conclusion.
-Wolf sends
I've seen one response online which states that your motherboard has PCI-E 1.0a. It's difficult to verify, however, as many results are pointing to the second edition of that motherboard: M2V-MX SE.
To my knowledge, it should not be an issue. This thread seems to support that conclusion.
-Wolf sends
@Wolfshadw ok thanks,I was woried because all of tests were with pcie express 1.1 so i thought it will not work on 1.0.What you think about this. www.overclock.net/a/the-final-answer-to-the-controversial-pcie-x16-version-compatibility ?This guy claims that only Nvidia cards are backwards compatible..
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As with everything else found on the Internet: to be taken with a grain of salt. The best advice I could give you would be to try and contact the manufacturer of the graphics card and see what they say about compatibility (and also make sure you have some sort of return policy in place if you do purchase it).
Another option/recommendation is to find out if any of your friends have a PCI-E 3.0 AMD card that you could borrow.
-Wolf sends
Another option/recommendation is to find out if any of your friends have a PCI-E 3.0 AMD card that you could borrow.
-Wolf sends
Okay thank you,but i just saw Gt730 2gb gddr5 is pci express x16 2.0 card and price is pretty much same.Dont know about performance can you tell me more?I alredy have 2.0 card in my pc so this one will work for sure.Note:Im a casual gamer playing on 1280x720 or 1024 so keep that in mind.Cheers
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Based on Tom's Hardware - Graphical Hierarchy Chart, the GT 730 is just slightly ahead of the HD 7730. While I wouldn't expect awesome performance, it should perform fairly well with most in game settings on low/off.
Just curious as to what card you have now and where is stands on the hierarchy chart.
-Wolf sends
Just curious as to what card you have now and where is stands on the hierarchy chart.
-Wolf sends
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