Can you use a pcie 3 card in a pcie 2 slot?

[Steve-o_82]

I have the Asus sabertooth 990FX, and was looking at a radeon 7970, but the board doesn't have pcie 3.0 slots, will it work?

 

[DM186]

Yes it will the 3.0 will work in the 2.1 and 2.0 so don't worry

 

[UltimateDeep]

Yes, it will work on a 2.0/2.1 interface, and you'll get hardly any difference in performance whatsoever.

 

[Gman450]

It's compatible, so you'll have no issues.

 

[Steve-o_82]

Best answer selected by Steve-o_82.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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