[SOLVED] Can v1-3 cards run in PCI x16 slots

RPINSC

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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
 
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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

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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.
 
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