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slmoocow   09-20-2008 at 06:56:51 AM

I currently have a Asus P5K-E P35 running a Q6600 with a 320 mb 8800 GT. I upgraded to a 24" monitor so now I'm running at 1920x1200 and noticed that increase in resolution has turned into a real drag on video card. I would like to upgrade to video card but I am limited to the PCIe 1.0 16x slot. I would like to know if it would be worth getting GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0. The money isn't really an issue, I just don't want to spend the cash if I am would be limited and only see the same increase as a 9800GTX.

Anyone know how badly I would be holding the card back because it's not a true 2.0 slot?

Thanks,
- KEn

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NuclearShadow   09-20-2008 at 07:52:09 AM
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You won't see much of a difference at this time. Certainly not enough to warrant avoiding the card or getting a new mobo for it. However this gap will certainly increase with each generation so a motherboard upgrade is inevitable.

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JuiceJones   09-20-2008 at 09:32:14 AM
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^????

 

A PCIe 1.0 slot will not bottleneck a GTX260. At your new resolution you will see a dramatic increase. If money is not an issue you should definitely jump on it; you will see a great increase from even a 9800GTX. I upgraded from an 8800GTS 320 to a GTX 260 in my PCIe 1.0 slot and love it.


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alex_oneill2006   09-20-2008 at 10:24:04 AM
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Dude I am running a 9800 GX2 overclocked to 760/1900 on a pci-e 1.0 slot.

And it runs Awesome!!!!!!!!1

So dont owrry !

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goonting   09-20-2008 at 10:30:40 AM
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it wont saturate the interface...go on...

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smitty_104   09-20-2008 at 01:22:44 PM
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I have a question will the 1.0 hold back the 4870 x2 and will that card fit in a thermaltake lanbox?

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slmoocow   09-20-2008 at 03:26:03 PM
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate the insight. I placed my order this morning :)

- Ken

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citya   07-26-2009 at 06:14:22 AM
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:o somebody got the test ,in 1920x1200 will lost 10% power

 

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