PCIE 2.0?

[SidewinderX]

Hey all,

I'm thinking about upgrading my video card in the near future (Thinking a 5850 if prices come down a bit...), but I noticed that all the new cards are PCIE 2.0 cards. I don't believe my motherboard (Gigabyte EP35-DS3L) is PCIE 2.0.

I know a new card will be physically compatible, but have video cards actually using the extra bandwidth that 2.0 gives them? In other words, would I be missing some of the performance benefits of a new card because I don't have PCI 2.0?

Thanks!

 

[Red Falcon]

No, unless it is a dual GPU card.

You should be fine if you are running at 16x 1.0.

If you have it set to 8x though, it might be a bit of a performance decrease.

If I remember correctly, the performance difference for single-GPU cards is only about 5%, if that.

 

[SidewinderX]

Ok, so I shouldn't have any problem with the 16x 1.0 slot? Sounds good!