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Originally Posted by umbrokhan786
Can graphic card with PCIe 3.0 work with PCIe version 1?
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Probably not.
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Originally Posted by Big-Gaz
So any PCIe 3 graphic card will step down to PCIe 2 if needed?
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Yes
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Originally Posted by madmax215
Yes any PCIe 3 card would work but it will only work at the level of the motherboard, so if you have only got PCIe2, card will only work at that level, to be honest if you have the money you should upgrade you entire system. I'm in the same boat as I only have an PCIe 1 slot, so I have to upgrade my system to use the next gen cards to there full potentional, otherwise it would be a waste of money. I looking at either the R9 290x or the R9 295x2 but that card costs £1200.
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Not entirely true. PCIe 3 is backwards compatible with 2.x but NOT always backwards compatible with 1.x:
http://www.overclock.net/a/the-final...-compatibility