478 mobo with PCI-E

[ecclesk]

I have just ordered an Asus P4V800DV-X but i'm a bit worried after reading somewhere that this mobo only runs PCI-E at a reduced speed (not X16).

I currently have a 3Ghz P4 with a 6600 AGP card, a friend has given me a 6600GT PCI-E card this is why i want to upgrade the mobo but how will the system perform if the PCI-E slot is running at a reduced speed.

Is it even worth doing?

I thought £28 for the mobo was to good to be true.

What are your thoughts on this? Any ideas would be appriciated

 

[ecclesk]

Thanks guys,

 

[ecclesk]

Fitted the new mobo over the weekend reinstalled XP and all the other bits.
i'm more than happy at the moment as it all went together without any problems and the PCI-E 6600GT runs perfectly, my frame rates are up a little on quake 4. and my 3Dmark05 has increased by over 1300 so it's now 3341.

The next step will be to try and overclock it.

Thanks again for the advice.