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pci-e 1.1 vs. 2.0
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As far as differences, it's faster, lower power cunsumption. Do current video cards take full advantage of PCI-e? No.
Will you see difference? No
Thank you captain obvious but I rather like and trust fellow [H] users first hand experiences
You are most welcome. More than happy to help fellow [H].
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As far as differences, it's faster, lower power cunsumption.
I don't think PCI-E 2.0 inherently has lower power consumption than 1.1 or 1.0a. If anything, the fact that the signals are switching twice as fast would lead to a higher power consumption. The other power management features remain unchanged in the newer revision of the spec.
It does not make a big difference in todays cards as they are not bottlenecked by PCI-E 1.1, but when the new Nivdia card comes the "D9E" (Hopefully teh big ass teraflopper.) That might actually start to use some bandwidth in PCI-E 2.0's range. Other then that its said to be faster and more efficient, but that doesn't always mean less power consumption.