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Mystikalrush   02-23-2008 at 10:02:49 PM

Hi i am currently thinking about upgrading my computer and as i was looking threw video cards and motherboards i notice this new pci-e 2.0. Does this mean i have to find a new board that supports pci-e 2.0 slots or is this just something to with the the video card byitself and it can go into any pci-e slot on a pci-e motherboard.


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mactronix   02-23-2008 at 10:17:17 PM
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It is a new thing but it isnt a problem the card is compatable with both standards of pci-e its basically backwardsly compatable.
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Mystikalrush   02-23-2008 at 10:22:16 PM
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Okay, thank you very much.

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Mystikalrush   02-23-2008 at 11:17:38 PM
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Will this cause the a video card to bottleneck?

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mactronix   02-23-2008 at 11:37:03 PM
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No you have nothing to worry about. Even the best cards dont currantly use the full performance of a pci-e 1.0 slot yet.
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mactronix   02-23-2008 at 11:38:04 PM
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What card you looking at anyway ?
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Mystikalrush   02-24-2008 at 06:57:46 AM
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The 9600GT. So does this mean if i buy a pci-e 2.0 card it will not run at its intended Gpu speed, pipeline, memory speed, and Memory bandwidth? Thanks again.


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sagargv   02-24-2008 at 07:18:05 AM
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9600 will run fine on a pciex16 1.1 slot. it will run at its full potential in all aspects .
any improvement you see in mobo's sporting pcie 2.0 is due other components ( like northbride,southbridge etc.. ) and not due to the higher badwidth offered by pcie 2.0

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Mystikalrush   02-24-2008 at 07:28:14 PM
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Thank you Sagargy. I have one last question that i noticed with this video card which is the power source. From the pictures i have seen they changed the plug to this different 6 pin power connected that splits into 2x4pin power plugs. My question is do i have to plug both those 4pin plugs from my power supply or is only one needed to be pluged in for the graphics card to work sufficiently.

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crusoe74   02-25-2008 at 06:50:50 PM
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You will need 2 of the 4 pin molex plugs free from your PSU to plug into the back of your card. I should think this adapter will come free with the card when you buy it.
It won't work with only 1 molex plug attached.

Hope that answers your question.

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jerseygamer   02-25-2008 at 07:40:16 PM
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If you use x-fire it is faster on a pcie-2.0 in most cases. Other then that no. On the same note there is little to no point in buying a MB atm that is not 2.0.

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sony3127   03-12-2008 at 09:09:37 PM
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sagargv wrote :

9600 will run fine on a pciex16 1.1 slot. it will run at its full potential in all aspects .
any improvement you see in mobo's sporting pcie 2.0 is due other components ( like northbride,southbridge etc.. ) and not due to the higher badwidth offered by pcie 2.0



So, then would a PCIe 1.0 card like the 8800GTX run just fine in a PCIe 2.0 slot and just not take full advantage of the 2.0 capabilities?

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doomsdaydave11   03-13-2008 at 12:14:10 AM
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sagargv wrote :

9600 will run fine on a pciex16 1.1 slot. it will run at its full potential in all aspects .
any improvement you see in mobo's sporting pcie 2.0 is due other components ( like northbride,southbridge etc.. ) and not due to the higher badwidth offered by pcie 2.0

 


correct. There is really no advantage to getting a PCI-E 2.0 slot right now, and even when everything is up to snuff in the latest PCI-E 2.0 department, I doubt that there will be any major increase in performance from 1.1 to 2.0. I asked this same question a while ago too :)

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mactronix   03-13-2008 at 12:18:36 AM
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The main thing that benefits a 2.0 card going in a 2.0 Motherboard is the added power it will get from the Motherboard,meaning it wont require as much if any in some cases extra power from molex or 6 pin cables.
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