will a pci-e x16 v1.1 slot run a 980ti card?
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bigpinkdragon286
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Agree with RobCrezz that whatever system is sporting the PCI-e 1.1 interface is likely to be your biggest bottleneck, not the interface itself, as PCI-e is pretty good at scaling unless there is constant data streaming between the CPU and GPU. This shows on a title-by-title basis in games, and isn't overly common at the moment.
techPowerUp article: GeForce GTX 980 PCI-Express Scaling
techPowerUp article: GeForce GTX 980 PCI-Express Scaling
zonatedsquash22
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Yes, all generation work sur together upward and backward so dont worry it Will work no problem you JUST need probably a better psu.
QuackersTheDuck
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I am planning on building a new system as soon as Broadwell-e and updated x99 boards are out. Need a new video card now. Would prefer waiting on Pascal for my new build. Maybe just get a 970 or 980 for old system now? Any more thoughts? Thanks for all of your input!
coozie7
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Yep, it's an old rig alright. 
Personally I'd hold off on getting a big card now, with Pascal and Polaris (Nvidia and AMD) due fairly soon you're going to end up putting an 'obsolete' card into the new build.
If the 8800 is dead/passing away you could drop a cheap replacement like the R7 250 or GT740 in and wait for the Pascal/Polaris cards from Nvidia/AMD to turn up, either should run on a non UEFI BIOS system and neither draws as much power as the 8800.
OR you could hunt through E-bay/Craiglist for something used, just be sure that the power supply can handle any card you have in mind, older cards can have a serious thirst for power.
Personally I'd hold off on getting a big card now, with Pascal and Polaris (Nvidia and AMD) due fairly soon you're going to end up putting an 'obsolete' card into the new build.
If the 8800 is dead/passing away you could drop a cheap replacement like the R7 250 or GT740 in and wait for the Pascal/Polaris cards from Nvidia/AMD to turn up, either should run on a non UEFI BIOS system and neither draws as much power as the 8800.
OR you could hunt through E-bay/Craiglist for something used, just be sure that the power supply can handle any card you have in mind, older cards can have a serious thirst for power.
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