Will a pcie 2.0 8x (in a 16x) support 3.0 16x graphics card

Steve_Cre8tvMedia

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I currently have a SuperMicro Motherboard x8dtn and I'd like to upgrade my older Nvidia Quaddro FX3800 to a new Nvidia Quaddro M5000 card... The motherboard PCI-e slot is a 2.0 8x (in a 16x slot) but the new card is a 3.0 PCI-e 16x... will the new card work in my motherboard? AND, if it will work, will it still utilize the full capacity of the new M5000's processing power?....Thanks!
 

Vetsku

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Pretty much yes!