Does this card take a huge performance hit if it runs from a PCI-e 1.0 slot. I have an available x4 slot, but I don't know if it's worth purchasing.D
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Yes. In a PCIe 1.0 slot the performance will actually be slower than a SATA II (3gb) port on the motherboard. If it's for an SSD, if you can't use a 2.0 slot larger than x1, it's not worth purchasing. If you do purchase it and use it in a larger slot, install the drivers that come with it, then update them--that results in a significant improvement. I'm using Asmedia 1061 version 1.4.1.0 from 12/26/2012 --supports TRIM and works great.
1897922
PCI-E 3.0 or 2.0 x16 is recommended for this gpu. if you use anything lower then that you would not be getting the full performance and your games would not run as well.
1135294
yes and no , there are 3 versions of this board, this one does not, a previous version of this one/less the pcie x1 and does have 3.0 support ,slot and the first version (not R2.0 <--does not support PCI-E 3.0 (2.0)It really depends on which one you have, this one below does have,,,http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131969
321299
I want to say yes from what I saw that it had a pci e I'm not sure which pci e I'm sure it's at least 2.0 which is good enough to run the card, just make sure the card doesn't sag to much
1158761
I have a PCI 2.0 board and have seen zero issues. I have owned it for about 6 months, and I can play Metro: Last Light on maxed settings (PhysX off) and I get 55-60fps at full 1080p. Enjoy it, it's a great card.
39018
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.
1133122
I believe I can only answer one question here. All PCI-E editions are backwards compatible with their previous version. 3.0 &gt; 2.0 &gt; 1.0. I don't know the other answer though, sorry.
1158763
I have not had any bottlenecking which is one of the main reasons I bought this card. I have a AM3+ board with pci express 2 because AMD has not really released any good express 3.0 boards, I heard in some reviews that there was no bottlenecking and they were right.
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Not only that, but it will highly boost your system's performance. This card will work with any PCI express slot, but word to the wise, it comes with a weird little cord that looks like trash, that's actually your power cord. You have to plug it into the motherboard AND plug the cord into one of your power supply wires. I spent an hour staring at it, wondering why it wasn't working before i thought to plug that cord in! Hope this helps.
55869
As others have said, that processor will run the with this card just fine, but it may be a bit of a bottle neck. The more important question is however, what motherboard do you have? Does it have the required PCI-Express 2.0 x16 expansion slot to accept this card?
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I am using 400W power supply with this card and it works just fine. This card has pretty low power requirement especially since it has no cooling fans. This card is designed to be fully fanless by using bigger heat sinks. I mainly used it for the good performance, smaller profile and fanless design. Please let me know if you have further questions.
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I THINK the answer is Yes. I had a x1 slot, so it wasn't an issue, but the following seems to confirm my opinion:http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/327359-30-will-card-slotHope that helps - at least a bit.
1168042
I got your question in an email, and yes this is a god solid card to look at, but also games like sc2 are often prone to lag by the cpu load. make sure you have a good cpu to handle all of that.
907852
From the quick search of your motherboard:Your board supports PCI-eThe card is PCI-e 3.0Generally devices are backwards comparable but you will experience slower bus speeds.I am not sure if you have 3.0 or not, but the card should work regardless.The only downfall I dislike about this specific card is it says it supports SLI, but does NOT actually have the ports.So it supports it, just cant use it? Thats silly to me.
1042686
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!
1484262
Ya Good, if you have installed any good Graphics Card,Overall 4 Star Performance.You can go for it. Thanks!
136748
I have never had a problem with this card. That is to say, the card has played every game I throw at it. I only have an i3 dual core processor also. I think with a good processor and a decent amount of ram you will be satisfied. Also, I recently discovered that if you play through a tv with a 120 or better refresh rate then the frame rate will increase much.