K kite05 Distinguished Sep 27, 2010 23 0 18,510 Sep 28, 2010 #1 hi, I have a PCI Express x16 on my motherboard and was wondering if this is a PCI E 2.0 or 1.0 I dont know how to tell and I need to know if I go buy a new graphics card thats has PCIE 2.0, will it work on a PCIE x16 1.0?
hi, I have a PCI Express x16 on my motherboard and was wondering if this is a PCI E 2.0 or 1.0 I dont know how to tell and I need to know if I go buy a new graphics card thats has PCIE 2.0, will it work on a PCIE x16 1.0?
Solution jryan388 Sep 28, 2010 Yes. PCIE 2.0 is compatible with 1.0, and 2.1 is compatible with 2.0, and 2.1 is mostly compatible with 1.0.
Yes. PCIE 2.0 is compatible with 1.0, and 2.1 is compatible with 2.0, and 2.1 is mostly compatible with 1.0.
jryan388 Distinguished Nov 1, 2009 1,342 0 19,460 Sep 28, 2010 Solution #2 Yes. PCIE 2.0 is compatible with 1.0, and 2.1 is compatible with 2.0, and 2.1 is mostly compatible with 1.0. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Yes. PCIE 2.0 is compatible with 1.0, and 2.1 is compatible with 2.0, and 2.1 is mostly compatible with 1.0.
K kite05 Distinguished Sep 27, 2010 23 0 18,510 Sep 28, 2010 #4 Best answer selected by kite05. Upvote 0 Downvote
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