Ok, so I know they're backwards and forwards compatible...but wow, they look very very different.
The PCI-e 1.0 only uses the small front end section of the GPU, while PCI-e 2.0s use mostly the entire GPU section. (GPU section as in the lock-in part with the gold/copper strips)
Wouldn't there be a structural stability issue, since you're distributing the weight of a rather weighty GPU on that small portion?
Personally I find it hard even picturing it...
The PCI-e 1.0 only uses the small front end section of the GPU, while PCI-e 2.0s use mostly the entire GPU section. (GPU section as in the lock-in part with the gold/copper strips)
Wouldn't there be a structural stability issue, since you're distributing the weight of a rather weighty GPU on that small portion?
Personally I find it hard even picturing it...