greengiant912 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 My video card crapped out on me causing all sorts of visual errors Anyways, I have an ASUS P5N32-E SLI motherboard, I believe its the old spec of PCI-express correct? Can I use some of the newer cards that are being sold right now? or would I need to upgrade my motherboard? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 PCI-E 1.0 or 2.0 it doesn't matter the newer cards are backward compatible anyway. I don't think graphics cards are really utilising the extra speed of PCI-E 2.0 to a great extent, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, so any card you want really as long as your power supply is up to the mark. Cheers Paul Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengiant912 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 PCI-E 1.0 or 2.0 it doesn't matter the newer cards are backward compatible anyway. I don't think graphics cards are really utilising the extra speed of PCI-E 2.0 to a great extent, somebody correct me if I'm wrong, so any card you want really as long as your power supply is up to the mark. Cheers Paul yeah its been awhile since I have been in the video card market and I am just confused by the different standards lol. Thanks man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBags Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 PCI-E 2.0 X16 = 2x PCI-E 1.0 X16 so PCI-E 1.0 X16 is the same as PCI-E 2.0 X8. most video cards still don't exceed the bandwidth given by 1.0 X16 (or 2.0 X8) not sure about like the gtx295 or ati 5870 though, but you should be good with most any card Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 PCI-E 2.0 X16 = 2x PCI-E 1.0 X16 so PCI-E 1.0 X16 is the same as PCI-E 2.0 X8. most video cards still don't exceed the bandwidth given by 1.0 X16 (or 2.0 X8) not sure about like the gtx295 or ati 5870 though, but you should be good with most any card even the 295 doesn't use all the bandwidth and I'm pretty sure the 5870 doesn't either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkrow21 Posted October 7, 2009 Posted October 7, 2009 even the 295 doesn't use all the bandwidth and I'm pretty sure the 5870 doesn't either It is, however, bottlenecked by PCI-E 2.0 x4 (PCI-E 1.0 x8). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearlyEpic Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) Yeah, i see most people are confused about this, and i was when i built my computer. They are backwards compatible. Of course, i had the misfortune of not knowing this, and bought a cheap pcie 2.0 board rather than a high-end pcie 1.0 You probably won't need the bandwidth unless you're playing crysis at 1080p. I don't think even then you'll need it. Edited October 8, 2009 by NearlyEpic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeo55 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Cleaned. Let's stick to the topic at hand please <_< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengiant912 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130433 Just ordered.. God I have spent way to much money in the past few weeks.... There goes all my funds :-\ Edited October 8, 2009 by greengiant912 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814130433 Just ordered.. God I have spent way to much money in the past few weeks.... There goes all my funds :-\ considering you could have saved money and got this one I don't feel too bad for ye... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waco Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 My 4870X2 is cranking along on a PCIe 1.0 x16 bus without any noticeable degradation. The 5870 isn't bottlenecked more than 1-2% by it either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
romeo55 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 considering you could have saved money and got this one I don't feel too bad for ye... If he's quick he can cancel the order. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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