PCI e card choice

[wizard]

My Motherboard states supports "2 x PCIe 4.0 x 16 SafeSlots (supports x 16, x8/x8. Does this mean it can support just PCIe card? Is it best to choose a PCIe x 16 card?

 

[wizard]

Yes it will do pci express , what is your board and what are you trying to do with it?

Board is X570-E and want to use this card with it. Not sure if a link is allowed here

*** Competitor link removed ***

 

[wizard]

@wizard links to competitors websites are not permitted on the forum, I would suggest removing it.

That board and card will fit perfectly.

The board is high end and the card is kinda low end though, which is an unusual combination.

Sure. This PC is now for basic general use and not for Gaming. I am confused as the MB is PCIe x 16 and this card spec on *** another site *** says PCIe

 

[wizard]

PCIe x 16 means it has 16 lanes for the bus.PCIe x16 slots are associated with graphics cards (GPUs) and provide the highest bandwidth available on a standard consumer motherboard. High-end gaming, content creation, and workstation systems often feature PCIe x16 slots for powerful graphics processing.

Thanks a lot but I guess the question is - will this card work satisfactorily for general use, video streaming, video editing? I may be wrong but I assumed that just PCIe means it is a x1 card only

 

[wizard]

No the card is a full size pci express and uses PCIe ×8, your board can take up to PCIe x16, so you’re good to go.

I never used that card but should be fine for general use and video streaming and some light video editing.

Thanks a lot. Will go for it

 

[wizard]

Graphics has been PCI-Express for over a decade, maybe even two, I can't remember.

Pretty much all cards you can buy new right now are PCI-E 4.0, the same as your board.

In other words, it is very unlikely to matter.

Thanks! Have ordered the card - fingers crossed!

 

[wizard]

I never saw it because the link was removed, but I'd be surprised if you got something that won't work.

It is

ASUS Dual AMD Radeon RX 6600​

 

[wizard]

Ah, that should be fine.

Card arrived and working great! The PC has gone absolutely quiet! Thanks.