Old Mobo (PCI 2) with modern Graphics card (PCI 3.0)?

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daveg.01

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I have a PC I built several years ago. I would like to update its graphic card to something that could run Civ 6 and something that I could use to play around with crypto mining.

Does anyone know if the AMD Radeon RX 580 will work with my mobo?

Graphcis Card
AMD Radeon RX 580
PCI Express 3.0

Mobo:
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
2 PCI-E 2.0 x16 graphic interface with CrossFireX support for ultimate graphics performance

Any advice would be appreciated.


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For crypto mining it may be the best choice to get that 580 (assuming you're getting a price that isn't completely through the roof), as the mining only depends on GPU performance. The motherboard should work with that GPU.

However, for gaming, as already said, any CPU for that board will heavily bottleneck that card. If gaming is more important, upgrading the platform might be worth it. Databases are dependent of CPU and storage speed I believe, so the 580 would only really shine in mining on that system.
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Would I be better off building a budget gaming PC and then upgrading the graphics card when I am ready to ramp up my mining of crypto?

I found this article that has several budget builds (300-$800).
https://techguided.com/pc-builds/best-cheap-gaming-pcs/

Requirements:
- Play Civ 6
- Mine (learn about) crypto
- Expansion - Add multiple hard drives to support database development

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For crypto mining it may be the best choice to get that 580 (assuming you're getting a price that isn't completely through the roof), as the mining only depends on GPU performance. The motherboard should work with that GPU.

However, for gaming, as already said, any CPU for that board will heavily bottleneck that card. If gaming is more important, upgrading the platform might be worth it. Databases are dependent of CPU and storage speed I believe, so the 580 would only really shine in mining on that system.
 
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Thanks for the advice. I might try to pick up the 580. It will solve my short term gaming needs and crypto needs, then i can move it to a new build when i am ready to invest more.

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