ASUS H81M-A Does not have pcie x16 gen2 or gen3?

[Rubius Lionel]

Here is the specs of the motherboard that i am planning to buy:
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/H81MA/#specifications
I believe there is no gen3 or gen2 stated in the specs or features unlike the ASUS H61M-c and i know that it is lga1155 socket. Do i really need pcie gen3 or gen2? or what pcie does this mobo have? will their be a huge significance having gen3 or gen2 than having a stated 1 x PCIe x16 expansion only?i'm planning of having gtx650/660 or hd 7750/7770 and i want to know how it affects the performance.
Also which would u prefer, Latest socket, more advance type of durability), doesnt have gen3 pcie or old socket, less advnce durability features but with pcie gen3. Thanks

 

[Tradesman1]

This is a bare bones mobo, actually designed for use with the CPUs on board GPU, should be able to run a discrete GPU but at PCI-E (1) speed

 

[Rubius Lionel]

This is a bare bones mobo, actually designed for use with the CPUs on board GPU, should be able to run a discrete GPU but at PCI-E (1) speed

in that case, do i need a gen3 pcie? or is it just fine having gen1 pcie? thanks for the reply

 

[Tradesman1]

If it's in the budget could go for a better mobo, then down the road look at additional upgrades to it, like a higher end CPu etc, and just sort of upgrade as time and budget permits, I normally start with a good build and continually improve it

 

[Rubius Lionel]

If it's in the budget could go for a better mobo, then down the road look at additional upgrades to it, like a higher end CPu etc, and just sort of upgrade as time and budget permits, I normally start with a good build and continually improve it

I'm planning on a pentium g3220 as starting 4gb/8gb ram and asus mobo. Discrete GPu and corei5 cpu for an upgrade maybe a year from now and make it last until the mobo will stop working. hehe