Can using the wrong PCI-E slot damage a GPU???

[Mr_M]

My specs are:

CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K
GPU: Nvidia GTX 1070 MSI SEA HAWK X
HDD: Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB
HDD: Samsung HD103SI 1TB
RAM: Unknown 4x4GB
MBD: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3

My MOBO has only blue PCI-E and I've just found out this is x8 and not x16. Can using this type of slot damage my GPU?

 

[Justiceinacan]

No, actually when people do SLI and stuff they usually have to tone down to x8. It's a barely noticeable difference

 

[Wolfshadw]

No. It's not going to damage anything, but make sure you install it into the PCI-Ex16 (x8) slot and not the PCI-Ex16 (x4) slot. You might notice a difference then.

-Wolf sends

 

[Mr_M]

No. It's not going to damage anything, but make sure you install it into the PCI-Ex16 (x8) slot and not the PCI-Ex16 (x4) slot. You might notice a difference then.

-Wolf sends

Thanks for the reply Justiceinacan and wolf.

I just noticed that I'm using x4 not x8. Just to reconfirm this will not damage my card. It's just that I've noticed the performance isn't as good as it should be and I guess this could be the cause of the problem.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Confirmed. It will not damage your card. Think of it like the accelerator in your car.

PCI-Ex16 = 60 mph
PCI-Ex16 (x8) = 30 mph
PCI-Ex16 (x4) = 15 mph

-Wolf sends

P.S. Using the analogy above the best card on the market today (Titan X Pascal) tops out at about 35 mph.