Don't have a pci-e 2.0: Is it about the same as a 8600 GTS if you (I) don't have a 2.0 and should I stay away from 8800's since I don't.
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I read on wikipedia that PCI-E 1.0 and 2.0 were backwards compatable. Only in "very rare cases" would they not work together. I, like you, am planning on getting this as an upgrade from the 8600 GTS.
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Yes, all PCI x slots are compatible with one another. The slot ultimately controls the speed though, so it won't perform as quickly as it could. But honestly, you won't be able to tell the difference.Also, the other commenter may have just had a bad experience. This card is fantastic and I've never had a single issue.
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PCIe 2.0 implies you're still on an older generation of CPU... so I guess the 780 as I think while you might even be bottlenecking that, I'm sure you'd probably be bottlenecking the 7990. If you can reply with more details about your setup (including rez of monitor) and what you want from the card (gaming, design, etc.) that would definitely make it easier to answer though. It's possible the 7990 would be better for your needs, but not knowing what they are makes it tougher to advise.
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This all depends on motherboard manufacturers.PCI is definitely on its way out, so if you are worried, I would get the STX version.
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-Very minimal performance loss if ANY at all will be seen. I have posted this sites testing results that are specifically tailored to this question as well as the link to the full article that is easy to read and understand in layman's terms. I also provides comprehensive graphs showing the tests results. "Conclusion: Our testing has pretty clearly shown that for gaming using either PCI-E 2.0 or PCI-E 3.0 will give you nearly identical performance. Oddly, in some benchmarks PCI-E 2.0 was actually faster than PCI-E 3.0. At the same time, x16 was not consistantly faster than x8. Again, x8 was actually faster than x16 in many cases. So unless you care about getting up to 1.5 FPS better performance, you might actually want to manually set your video cards to operate at x8 speeds - although we really would not recommend doing so. This isn't to say that PCI-E 3.0 is not faster than PCI-E 2.0, or that x16 is the same as x8, but rather that current video cards and games are simply not able to utilize the additional bandwidth they provide. In fact, we recently showed that the performance of a Xeon Phi card is greatly reduced if you run it at x8 speeds in the blog post Performance of Xeon Phi on PCIe x8. While we recommend using the latest PCI-E revision whenever possible, if your motherboard or video card only supports PCI-E 2.0 our results show that this really is not a problem. At the same time, if you want to install a sound card into your Z87 system but doing so would limit your video card to x8 speeds, that is also not a very big problem. At most you may see ~1.5 FPS drop in performance, but that change is so small that it is very unlikely to ever be noticeable." For the full article here: http://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/
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I see two 1x pci-e connectors, and even if they are already used up, if that extra 16x pci-e connector is vacant, it can also be used, I've done it myself. The rest is a matter of checking minimum requirements, but I don't see any reason why it shouldn't work. Happy capturing ;)
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They alternate so slot 1,3,5,7 are pci-e 3.0 and slots 2,4,6 are pci-e2.0. You also have to enable pci-e 3.0 in bios if you want to use it.
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No. Its PCI not pci-e. The connectors are different drspitecthe similar name.
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Performance aside, the 8800 GT is a "single-slot" card, while the 8800 GTS, 8800 GTX and 8800 Ultra cards have all been "double-slot" cards to date. This means that the ONLY 8800-series card that many newer mainstream computers (like a Dell E520) can use is the new GT.
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Personally. I would say stay with you EVGA gf GTX660 s2 than upgrading to the 760. However, Overall yes its better but the bump you get from it is like going from a 3ghz processor to a 3.5ghz processor. On paper ya its faster. Its better. But will you notice it right now in games. Probably not. I would wait for the next generation cards. IE the Geforce 860(dunno if thats gonna be the name but you follow what im saying) or even the 960. I went from the EVGA GTX 460 to this. So, dunno if this helps but thats my 2 cents worth.
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Yes. This card uses pci express 1.0, while that board supports pci express 2.0, but the newer standard is backwards compatible. This card will work just fine, though a card that supports pci express 2.0 may offer better performance.
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Yes it is backwards compatible with PCI express 2.0. I use it with sandy bridge i7 no problem. Card is awesome.
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I run a GTX 690, (dual 680s) with the 860W model. so as the others say, probably overkill, infact, may lose efficiency if you don't run in the sweet spot.
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Yes, you can. However, expect a VERY SMALL performance drop compared to pci e 3. Only about 1-3 fps. I have the card and love it! I highly recommend!
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PCI-E 3.0 is backwards compatible with past PCI incarnations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#PCI_Express_3.x
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Greetings, Good question. No, the compact chassis does not allow for any PCI-E expansion. Best regards, MITXPC
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No motheboard needs a PCI e 2.0 slot. To verify contact nvidia.com/page/support.html