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35g700 · 05-26-2008, 09:12 AM

Ok, I am saving for a new computer and I am trying to put together a list of parts with a price so I know what I'm shooting for. Anyways I noticed that most good video cards are PCI Express 2.0 x16 and most motherboards are just PCI Express x16. So my question is can a PCI Express 2.0 x16 video card be used in a PCI express x16 motherboard?

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35g700 Super Techie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 458	PCI Express 2.0 x16 questions... Ok, I am saving for a new computer and I am trying to put together a list of parts with a price so I know what I'm shooting for. Anyways I noticed that most good video cards are PCI Express 2.0 x16 and most motherboards are just PCI Express x16. So my question is can a PCI Express 2.0 x16 video card be used in a PCI express x16 motherboard? __________________ Have Faith in Matt Cassel Cooler Master Centurion 590 \| BFG 650 Watt PSU \| 750GB Samsung Spinpoint \| Biostar P43 MoBo \| Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 @ 3GHz \| Xigmatek 120MM Rifle \| Radeon HD 4850 \| 4GB Gskill 5-5-5-15 \| Window Vista Home Premium 64 Bit There are 10 types of people that understand binary, those who do and those who don't.