Compatibility

[Katon123]

So, I have an Asus P5QPL-AM Mobo that has a PCIe Express 2.0 x16 slot. Good graphic cards that use that kind of slot are really expensive, at least where I live. I want to buy a GTX 560 Ti and I can find way better and cheaper cards than this one at like half the price. Unfortunately, most of them need PCi Express 3.0 x16 slots. My question is, is it possible to use a PCIe Express 3.0 x16 intended card with a mobo that has a 2.0 x16 slot? If yes, any compatibility issues, since the 3.0 ones are newer.

 

[Onus]

PCIe 3.0 cards will work just fine in PCIe 2.0 slots. Any performance difference will be insignificant.

 

[stickmansam]

You can use pcei 2.0, pcie 3.0 and pcie 1.1 x16 with each togther and be compatible

You also won't notice any performance drop with a 560ti

 

[Katon123]

PCIe 3.0 cards will work just fine in PCIe 2.0 slots. Any performance difference will be insignificant.

I see! Thank you! You just made my day! One more thing! Some cards mention 3.0 x16 and others plain 3.0. Is it the same thing?

 

[stickmansam]

I see! Thank you! You just made my day! One more thing! Some cards mention 3.0 x16 and others plain 3.0. Is it the same thing?

x16 refers to the slot type. There are x1, x4, x8 and x16. Almost all grpahics card are x16 si is the longest pcie spec

The 3.0 refers to the pcie specification version, so 3.0 would be pcie version 3.0

 

[Katon123]

x16 refers to the slot type. There are x1, x4, x8 and x16. Almost all grpahics card are x16 si is the longest pcie spec

The 3.0 refers to the pcie specification version, so 3.0 would be pcie version 3.0

I see. Would this one be compatible with my Mobo? http://www.zotacusa.com/geforce-gtx-650-ti-amp-zt-61103-10m.html It doesn't mention its slot type. Only the 3.0 part. Would you suggest that one to me? Btw I have a Corsair CX600M 80 Plus Bronze Power Supply.

 

[stickmansam]

The CX600 is a nice unit, running the non-modular version myself

What is your budget for a card? and what resolution are you goignt o play at, with what settings? the Zotac form their site is overpriced

The 650ti linked is an pcie 3.0 x16, that size of the slot is an x16

 

[Katon123]

The CX600 is a nice unit, running the non-modular version myself

What is your budget for a card? and what resolution are you goignt o play at, with what settings? the Zotac form their site is overpriced

The 650ti linked is an pcie 3.0 x16, that size of the slot is an x16[/quotems

Can you tell me how you figured out it's x16 since it's not mentioned? I don't know how to tell. Well, my screen resolution is 1280x1024. Not a big deal, I know. Maybe I'll buy a better one in the future. For a card, I guess I could give around 200 bucks or a little more. I just want a decent card, the one I have now is a GT 7600, so yeah. Can't even play Bioshock at a decent speed. >_<

 

[stickmansam]

You can tell by the length of the slot connector in the pic, the two longest ones are the x16 and the x16 has a distinctive nocth near the end of the connector

For your resolution I would grab this card
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-01gp43652kr