Is this MOBO's PCI-e slot 2.0? Will it be compatible with PCI-e 3.0 graphics cards?
1591712
yes it is 2.0 but make sure your pcie 3.0 card is backward compatible not the motherboard. some newer card now a days are backward compatible.
1903244
Most newer motherboards have multiple PCI-E slots. The graphics card (generally) uses a x16 slot, but there's normally some 1x, 4x, and/or 8x slots on the board as well. This cards is a 1x, so it will fit in any of the above assuming your GPU cooler or something else isn't covering the slot.
1567673
Yes it will. There is a slight performance drop associated with not using PCIE 3.0 but its negligible. I use it in 2.0 myself, works great
674138
Yes, all that happens is that the Graphics Card steps down to run onto PCI-E 2.0. The only difference is the bandwidth, PCI-E 3.0 has double the bandwidth of 2.0, so they are interoperable, but only top tier cards get anywhere close to saturating either bus I believe, so don't be nervous.
471895
One usb connector is 2.0 and attaches to any mobo header. The other is a 3.0 with a different connector which only means you must use a motherboard with a 3.0 connector or do what I did on a custom build yesterday and that was to use a 3.0 add-on card connection to a PCI-E slot.
2198168
It should. I haven't tried this specific card in a PCIe 2.0 motherboard, but the spec for the PCIe interface demand that ALL new stuff be backwards compatible. A new spec 3.0 card in an old system is SUPPOSED to identify itself & it's capability to the motherboard. The only real difference is the speed that the old card can handle. The chips on the motherboard will find out the old cards max speed and will talk to the card at or below that speed. The only way I see that a spec 3.0 card would NOT work is if it was a home-built card with bad driver software.
646144
Yes the board will work in a PCIe 2.0 slot. PCIe 3.0 is backwards compatible to the 2.0 specification.
2128792
Yes it is backwards compatible with PCI express 2.0. I use it with sandy bridge i7 no problem. Card is awesome.
750815
I believe it will be compatible with any motherboard that uses PCI-e video cards. I've never had any trouble upgrading the same type video card. This card was the 3rd card that I've put in a computer that I've owned for about 4 years.
903642
It will work fine on a pcie 2.0 slot. Pcie 3.0 is backwards compatible with pcie 2.0. This will play most of the newest games on high-ultra high settings @1080p depending of course on the game.
1635210
Yes. I'm running the GTX 760 which is also a PCI e 3.0 card. Just make sure your power supply is powerful enough for the setup you plan on building.
270453
Very likely, yes. It is PCIe 2.1, but PCIe is backwards compatible with 1.1 and 1.0 slots. This is a fairly low-power card as well. I've actually cut half the pins off and plugged it into an X8 slot and it still works perfectly for my needs. This card also comes with a low-profile bracket if you need that.
166402
They alternate so slot 1,3,5,7 are pci-e 3.0 and slots 2,4,6 are pci-e2.0. You also have to enable pci-e 3.0 in bios if you want to use it.
404091
Well, as long as it has a pci-express port, yes. Ignore the fact that it says pci-e 3. chances are you have a version 2 port but it will still work. That's what I have. It's very simple to install. Also, in case you're questioning this board, I have had no problems with it, it runs extremely cold for me (58C is the max temp I've ever reached) and isn't too loud even under full load. Plus, it looks pretty freaking sweet.
538949
Yeah, it should be as PCI-e 3.0 is backwards compatible to PCI-e 2.0 which this motherboard has. You just will be limited by the lower bandwidth associated with PCI-e 2.0 due to the motherboard's shortcomings in this regard.
907852
From the quick search of your motherboard:Your board supports PCI-eThe card is PCI-e 3.0Generally devices are backwards comparable but you will experience slower bus speeds.I am not sure if you have 3.0 or not, but the card should work regardless.The only downfall I dislike about this specific card is it says it supports SLI, but does NOT actually have the ports.So it supports it, just cant use it? Thats silly to me.
362049
well, i have a board with pci-e 2.0 and this card works fine, but if you think that the asrock will work not too fine so you need to wait more and get more moneymy MOBO is a MSI 970a-g43