Can i7 2nd gen cpu run gtx 680 (pcie3.0)

[denus3]

Hello, are my cpu i7-2600 that supports pcie 2.0 comptabile with gtx 680 pcie 3.0 card?
Can i run that gpu with this cpu?
Help me please thanks!

 

[LtRoyalShrimp]

Hello, are my cpu i7-2600 that supports pcie 2.0 comptabile with gtx 680 pcie 3.0 card?
Can i run that gpu with this cpu?
Help me please thanks!

yes you can!(i use a 7970) but not at PCie 3.0 speeds. it doesn't matter anyways, as the card wont saturate all that bandwidth.