Hello all,
I was wondering if an ASUS Z170-A motherboard is compatible with a old GPU I have lying around which is a GTX 550Ti. A friend of mine is thinking about building a computer and I have a barely used 550Ti that I wouldn't mind giving him. He is not a gamer by any means.
I have checked out the specifications on newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132566 and unlike my current Z97 Motherboard which had a PCIe 2.0 X 16 the Z170 only says it has 3 PCI Express 3.0 x16.
It says:
2 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode)
1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot* (max. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices)
* The PCIe x16_3 slot shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. The PCIe x16_3 is default set at x2 mode.
I'm confused by what all this means so if anybody can shed a little bit of light, that would be nice. On several past forums, I've read that PCIe 3.0 GPU cards like the GTX780 work with older motherboards with PCIe 2.0 X 16 but does a older PCIe 2.0 GPU work with a newer motherboard like the Z170-A?
I was wondering if an ASUS Z170-A motherboard is compatible with a old GPU I have lying around which is a GTX 550Ti. A friend of mine is thinking about building a computer and I have a barely used 550Ti that I wouldn't mind giving him. He is not a gamer by any means.
I have checked out the specifications on newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132566 and unlike my current Z97 Motherboard which had a PCIe 2.0 X 16 the Z170 only says it has 3 PCI Express 3.0 x16.
It says:
2 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slots (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode)
1 x PCI Express 3.0/2.0 x16 slot* (max. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices)
* The PCIe x16_3 slot shares bandwidth with SATA6G_56. The PCIe x16_3 is default set at x2 mode.
I'm confused by what all this means so if anybody can shed a little bit of light, that would be nice. On several past forums, I've read that PCIe 3.0 GPU cards like the GTX780 work with older motherboards with PCIe 2.0 X 16 but does a older PCIe 2.0 GPU work with a newer motherboard like the Z170-A?
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