I need to find out whether the Gecube HD 2600XT 256MB GDDR3 will work with a motherboard that has a PCI-E x8 bus speed. The motherboard does have PCI-E x16 slot length so i know the graphics card will fit but i don't know for sure whether it will work in x8 mode or not.
The reason i am unsure about this is because the official website requirements page says this:
Is it just talking about needing x16 lane slot or does the slot have to run in x16 mode too, i'm just a little confused, i think it will work in x8 mode but need some confirmation.
Also it says it recommends a 400w psu or greater.
The PSU is a generic with 400w and 20A on the +12V rail
To summarize my questions:
Will the HD 2600XT work with this PSU and will it work with this PCI-E x8 bus?
Would the HD 2600XT be bottlenecked by the x8 bus speed to create a noticeable difference in performance when compared to running in PCI-E x16 mode?
Thanks
btw if it turns out that i can't run this card is there any other decent card within a £60 budget
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