will an 8800gs pci-e 2.0 run in a 1.0 slot? :D
theunknown145 Distinguished May 26, 2008 75 0 18,630 May 28, 2008 #1 will an 8800gs pci-e 2.0 run in a 1.0 slot?
Maziar Champion Jul 20, 2007 21,707 1 52,960 May 28, 2008 #2 Yes PCI-E 2.0 is backward compatible with PCI-E 1.0
G Grimble Crumble Distinguished Aug 11, 2007 40 0 18,530 May 29, 2008 #4 Watch out for Via chipset motherboards, some of the nVidia cards have incompatibility with Via boards with PCI-e 1.0a slots.
Watch out for Via chipset motherboards, some of the nVidia cards have incompatibility with Via boards with PCI-e 1.0a slots.