Hi, I've recently decided to build my own gaming pc, but decided on going a bit budget with it. Regardless, I narrowed down a good starter GPU for what I needed, to be the Radeon HD 6850, which has PCI-E 2.1 port.
Initially, as for the motherboard, I had a decent AM3+ MoBo that had a 2.0 PCI-E slot. The problem was that I was keen on using the Intel Core i3-2100 PCU, which as you probably know, doesn't fit with an AM3+ MoBo. So, after figuring that out, I decided to go with a LGA 1155 Mobo to work with the PCU. But! This board says it sports a 3.0 PCI-E port.
So, do I need to get a new GPU to fit the Mobo, or a new Mobo to fit the GPU?
Links to Items and Specs below :
GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908
PCU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
Initially, as for the motherboard, I had a decent AM3+ MoBo that had a 2.0 PCI-E slot. The problem was that I was keen on using the Intel Core i3-2100 PCU, which as you probably know, doesn't fit with an AM3+ MoBo. So, after figuring that out, I decided to go with a LGA 1155 Mobo to work with the PCU. But! This board says it sports a 3.0 PCI-E port.
So, do I need to get a new GPU to fit the Mobo, or a new Mobo to fit the GPU?
Links to Items and Specs below :
GPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102908
PCU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115078
MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271