PCIe x16 work with PCIe 2.0 x16?

kryilce

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Hi I was wondering if my PCIe x16 graphics card would work in a PCIe 2.0 slot. I am upgrading my mobo but I don't have money for my new graphics card.
 

fulle

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Yes.
Quoting wikipedia:
"PCIe 2.0 motherboard slots are fully backward compatible with PCIe v1.x cards. PCIe 2.0 cards are also generally backward compatible with PCIe 1.x motherboards, using the available bandwidth of PCI Express 1.1. Overall, graphic cards or motherboards designed for v2.0 will work with the other being v1.1 or v1.0a."

PS. You're lazy.