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PCI express 3 grapic card on pci express 2 slot?
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 9:49 pm
by marve25
hi, im wondering if i can have a PCI Express graphic card on a PCI Express 2 slot?
Re: PCI express 3 grapic card on pci express 2 slot?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 12:07 am
by mandai
It would be best to check with your manufacturer.
Re: PCI express 3 grapic card on pci express 2 slot?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:41 am
by GoodGuy17
Don't make any decisions based on my post alone, but I think I've read somewhere that all PCI Express versions are backwards-compatible.
Re: PCI express 3 grapic card on pci express 2 slot?
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:24 pm
by marve25
i heard from my friend on school who knows a lot about it and he said i could use PCI 3 cards on PCI 2 slots, but the speed will be slower, and the same with PCI 2 cards on PCI 1 slots.
Solved.