GTX 285 does it require PCIe 2.0?

[gronbek]

Hi,

I have a MB gigabyte ga-p35-ds4 and i think it only has PCIe x16 and not 2.0.

At the gigabyte web site the spec only says PCIe x16.

I am changing to a GTX 285 video card.

Does it require a MB with PCIe 2.0 X16? If no, is there any performance loss if the MB does not have PCIe 2.0?

Thanks,

BR Anders

 

[LegendaryDread]

Nope, you're fine. Shouldn't notice any performance difference.

 

[gronbek]

Thanks a lot for the nice reply

BR Anders

 

[Happy]

They are backwards compatible, so it'll be fine. In terms of performance you may loose 1/2% in benches but nothing noticeable in the real world

 

[ljt]

It doesn't require a v.2 PCIe slot to work.

The performance loss will be minimal if any, maybe 1% max depending on what resolution you play at.

edit: Do'h beaten to it!

 

[reflux]

No graphics card requires PCI-E 2.0, but it can bring a small performance increase on some configurations.