pci express
 

guys,

do any of you think that the new PCI Ex 2.0 standard will still be compatible with say pci ex 1.1?

got a GA-P35-DQ6 mobo and wanted to change my g-card over to the new ATI 3800 series as they are now released on OCuk.

Thanks for advice already :)

best answers will get reppies (sorry zing you got too many already)

Re: pci express
 

If it's anything like USB then you might get it to run at the older spec. No idea what precisely is the situation with PCIE 1.1 and 2 though.

Re: pci express
 

I know...done a check on wiki 1st but that wasnt clear either..thats why I thought to check here perhaps some1 knows if it works or not

Re: pci express
 

It will be compatible. Pci e 2 will just increase the bandwidth and power to pci e 2 gfx cards. A few of the x38 mobos now support pci e 2

Re: pci express
 

yep. confirmed. is backwards compatible.

Re: pci express
 

Yeah you can. You can't on 1.0 i believe though.

Re: pci express
 

actually I read pci e 2 gfx will work on pci e 1 with reduced performance

Re: pci express
 

Not all mobos support it though, from what i read.

Re: pci express
 

has any1 got a guestimate if it will work on a gigabyte P35-dq6 board as thats what I've got ;) :D cuz then i just might get the card (3870xt)....

Re: pci express
 

I would have said so. Keep an eye on the forums but tbh I would wait for a couple of driver revisions before you order.
I must say if them prices stay the same they are mighty cheap

My machine is selling between xmas and new year(to a freemason ;)) so I may well crossfire a couple of them for that price

Re: pci express
 

you git Zing.... so what ya gonna get instead now then?

Re: pci express
 

pretty much the same as what have now with an x38 mobo Q6600 and dunno what gfx yet

Re: pci express
 

well just posted a quickie question with Gigabyte and see what the answer will be... as soon as I have it I'll post here for peeps that might have the GA-P35 boards :)

Re: pci express
 

From what I've read so far, it would seems that it is MEANT to be backward compatible both ways, with PCI-E 2.0 card in 1.x slot, or 1.x card in 2.0 slot operating at the original speeds.

How well that will be realized in practice, is another matter!