X Xttony Distinguished Mar 4, 2011 1,658 0 20,160 Nov 26, 2012 #1 I have pcie x16 2.0 slot and want to buy a pcie x16 3.0 card what disadvantages would I have over a pcie x16 3.0 slot?
I have pcie x16 2.0 slot and want to buy a pcie x16 3.0 card what disadvantages would I have over a pcie x16 3.0 slot?
Solution Swolern Nov 26, 2012 None what so ever. No card fully saturates pci-e 2.0 x16, not even the gtx 690.
Swolern Distinguished Jul 27, 2011 889 0 19,010 Nov 26, 2012 Solution #2 None what so ever. No card fully saturates pci-e 2.0 x16, not even the gtx 690. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
X Xttony Distinguished Mar 4, 2011 1,658 0 20,160 Nov 26, 2012 #3 Not even with the one with bus width 384bit. Upvote 0 Downvote
Swolern Distinguished Jul 27, 2011 889 0 19,010 Nov 27, 2012 #4 Nope. I know someone with quad fire 7970 384bit cards and no difference. Now pic-e 2.0 x8 you can run into bandwidth limitations. Upvote 0 Downvote
Nope. I know someone with quad fire 7970 384bit cards and no difference. Now pic-e 2.0 x8 you can run into bandwidth limitations.
X Xttony Distinguished Mar 4, 2011 1,658 0 20,160 Nov 27, 2012 #5 Best answer selected by Xttony. Upvote 0 Downvote