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Help me find a video card.
Inv3rted:
I know it's backward and forward compatible, but that's not the issue.
A card meant for a 2.0 slot will be bottlenecked by a 1.0 slot.
FrAgGEr:
--- Quote from: Inv3rted on August 27, 2009, 12:14:53 PM ---I know it's backward and forward compatible, but that's not the issue.
A card meant for a 2.0 slot will be bottlenecked by a 1.0 slot.
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so what
im not going to upgrade my motherboard, or settle for a crappier video card.
Inv3rted:
It will be a good idea to upgrade your motherboard at some point in the future, because you won't get your money's worth out of a new card.
FrAgGEr:
--- Quote from: Inv3rted on August 27, 2009, 12:17:15 PM ---It will be a good idea to upgrade your motherboard at some point in the future, because you won't get your money's worth out of a new card.
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obviously
but in the future
not today
Starcraftman:
--- Quote from: Inv3rted on August 27, 2009, 12:14:53 PM ---I know it's backward and forward compatible, but that's not the issue.
A card meant for a 2.0 slot will be bottlenecked by a 1.0 slot.
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Well, the card possibly being bottlenecked by the bandwidth of the PCI-e slot would only really be a problem is certain high end games that would actually use that much bandwidth. If he is buying a card for under $130, he probably wont be getting a card which needs more PCI-e bandwidth then his motherboard can supply, so in his case it shouldn't be a problem.