Will this work on a PCI-e 2.0 board? Specifically an NVIDIA nForce 740a? If so, would you think it's overkill?
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Yup! I have mine on a PCI-e 2.0 (x16) and have no problems what so ever. As long as it gets the juice, you'll be just fine.
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I have this board and this card. It works great, just make sure you have the 4 pin molex pcie connected and 2 separate 6+2 pin connectors. I'm currently using a rosewill lightning 1300 watt to support this card since the rosewill lightning 800 watt wasn't enough
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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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Hello and thank you for contacting us. This will work in any full size system that has a PCI-E slot on it. If there is anything else I can do for you or if you have any other questions please let me know. Sincerely, Chris Nickels Red Planet Trading
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All PCI-E 3.0 cards are backwards compatible, it may slow down the performance of the card slightly but not big enough unless you plan to crossfire two 290/x's
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u need a pci-e which It has, its also functioning great when overclocked too with that board id recommend a better card but u wont be the only one running it on that board, go ahead and google it a few others are using it
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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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I am not the expert, but my research indicates that yes, this will run in a PCI-E slot. You won't get the same throughput, however.
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Hi, Yes, the card, an 8800GT is a PCI-e type. Thats the long slot in your motherboard these days, designed for these video cards. I have an A8N SLI Deluxe as well, and it runs normally two 8600 GTs. (One 8600 broke after a long time, thankfully not frying out anything but itself so I am waiting on a replacement) SLI mode is envoked when you have 2 Cards in those 2 PCI-e Slots. x8 x16 and that other stuff have to do with running Single or Multiple Cards. With the A8N Deluxe (the newer versions that lack the old fashioned sli switch card), the Asus AI software auto switches between x8 and x16. Don't worry, that card will run :)
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After looking at the specs for the motherboard, I'd say no. I only see PCI-E slots spec'd, no PCI slots. This adapter's purpose is to allow the user to plug PCI-E cards into a motherboard equipped with PCI slots and not the other way around.
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I am looking to upgrade my old card to use with this board. I won't go past $200 for a single card so the best option might be a GTX660 (Nvidia). I'm sure you can get a better card that won't be bottlenecked, but some people i know who bought this board also bought the GTX560 series cards. Hope I helped.
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No, you MUST use a pci-e slot. I'm not a gamer so I cannot respond as to whether this is adequate for gaming scenarios.
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considering the pci 3.0 is backward compatible with the 2.0 specification there should be no problem, however, I have not tried this so it is a theoretical answer. I assume you have two 16 slots and the first is populated with another card. Also as mentioned in order to provide the best throughput you will need 4 lanes. Most motherboards provide 8 for the second 16 slot put it is worth a double check before you invest in the card.
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The card supports pci 3.0, but it doesn't really come close to using the full bandwidth that 3.0 allows. In fact, I'm not sure that it surpasses 2.0. The consensus on the internet is that there's almost no noticeable difference with a single GTX 780 Ti. Multiple cards might be another situation, but I've got 2 GTX 780 Ti cards in SLI on my PCI 3.0 mobo and it wasn't a significant improvement compared to the previous PCI 2.0 mobo I had.
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Yes it will work. A few things to note though:That motherboard has only one PCI-e 2.0 x16 slot. Make sure you aren't using it for anything else first.Second, the card was designed for PCI-e 3.0. It will work with your 2.0, but you might not get full performance. Though I have heard people say that there isn't much of a difference since video cards aren't powerful enough yet that they truly need 3.0.Finally, don't forget to disable the on-board graphics on your motherboard after installing this one. I believe this is mentioned in the installation guide as well. Yes it will work. A few things to note though:That motherboard has only one PCI-e 2.0 x16 slot. Make sure you aren't using it for anything else first.Second, the card was designed for PCI-e 3.0. It will work with your 2.0, but you might not get full performance. Though I have heard people say that there isn't much of a difference since video cards aren't powerful enough yet that they truly need 3.0.Finally, don't forget to disable the on-board graphics on your motherboard after installing this one. I believe this is mentioned in the installation guide as... » Read More Yes it will work. A few things to note though:That motherboard has only one PCI-e 2.0 x16 slot. Make sure you aren't using it for anything else first.Second, the card was designed for PCI-e 3.0. It will work with your 2.0, but you might not get full performance. Though I have heard people say that there isn't much of a difference since video cards aren't powerful enough yet that they truly need 3.0.Finally, don't forget to disable the on-board graphics on your motherboard after installing this one. I believe this is mentioned in the installation guide as well. « Show Less
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It would work. Buy PCI express 3.0 if you can afford it. I don't have 3.0 however and the card still screams.
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Yes, this will run in the optiplex, however it will be limited to due to your PCIe slot only being 1.0, but it should work.