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Will a PCIe 1 card run in PCIe 2 slot?

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sony3127   03-13-2008 at 06:48:46 PM

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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rockbyter   03-13-2008 at 07:21:50 PM
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yes

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turtle1   03-13-2008 at 07:42:53 PM
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Correct.

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sony3127   03-13-2008 at 08:06:01 PM
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ty

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rallyimprezive   03-13-2008 at 09:23:52 PM
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No.

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tonyp12   03-13-2008 at 09:42:32 PM
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maybe.

(just kidding, yes)

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Shadow703793   03-13-2008 at 10:13:32 PM
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rallyimprezive wrote :

No.


Wrong. PCIe 2.0 is backward compatible.

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