PCIe 3.0 Vs PCIe 2.0 - Will having pcie2.0 slow my PCI3.0 graphic card down?

[Freeman]

Hi all.

I recently purchased a new PC, unfortunately I bought a pcie2.0 motherboard, and looking at the back of my graphic card it sasy it's pcie3.0

Will I need to RMA or will it be ok?

Are there any disadvantages to using a pcie2 mobo with a 3.0 GFX?

Thank you.

 

[Rusty0611]

You probably wouldn't notice the difference as I think that PCIe 2.0 bandwidth isn't maxed. And anyway you'll need an Ivybridge CPU to get PCIe 3.0 anyway

 

[panyan]

there are no gfx cards that i know of on the market that saturate pcie2 - your card is pcie3 compatible - that is all - so it will work perfectly with your board

(and how would an RMA help? )

 

[Craig321]

there are no gfx cards that i know of on the market that saturate pcie2 - your card is pcie3 compatible - that is all - so it will work perfectly with your board

(and how would an RMA help? )

RMA: Return Materials Authorization

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[Orcvader]

Heck, even PCI-E 1.0 x16 seems to be enough... only a 1-3% difference from PCI-E 2.0...