R RPINSC Distinguished Jan 15, 2010 27 0 18,530 Jan 18, 2020 #1 My MB, gigabyte ga-z97x-ud5h-bk, has PCI-express x16 slots but no version number (too old?), but will new cards with version numbers run in them at all? Thanks, Ron
My MB, gigabyte ga-z97x-ud5h-bk, has PCI-express x16 slots but no version number (too old?), but will new cards with version numbers run in them at all? Thanks, Ron
Solution COLGeek Jan 18, 2020 Yes. PCIe slots are backward compatible with previous PCIe device versions, and vice versa. Your motherboard has these slots: The PCIEX16, PCIEX8 and PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard. The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.
Yes. PCIe slots are backward compatible with previous PCIe device versions, and vice versa. Your motherboard has these slots: The PCIEX16, PCIEX8 and PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard. The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.
COLGeek Cybernaut Moderator Apr 6, 2009 53,779 3,297 179,340 Jan 18, 2020 Solution #2 Yes. PCIe slots are backward compatible with previous PCIe device versions, and vice versa. Your motherboard has these slots: The PCIEX16, PCIEX8 and PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard. The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution
Yes. PCIe slots are backward compatible with previous PCIe device versions, and vice versa. Your motherboard has these slots: The PCIEX16, PCIEX8 and PCIEX4 slots conform to PCI Express 3.0 standard. The PCI Express x1 slots conform to PCI Express 2.0 standard.