Does my motherboard support PCI Express 3.0?

[-Sylvan]

Here is the motherboard I have:
http://au.msi.com/product/mb/Z68A-GD55--B3-.html#?div=Detail

Thanks.

 

[opexx]

yes both your PCI-e slots are pci 3.0 at full 16

 

[-Sylvan]

yes both your PCI-e slots are pci 3.0 at full 16

Are you sure? I can only see PCI Express gen2 in the specs

 

[opexx]

oh sorry i thought yours was g3 not b3.. yeah you only have pci 2.. sorry mate

 

[-Sylvan]

oh sorry i thought yours was g3 not b3.. yeah you only have pci 2.. sorry mate

So, in determining whether I want to return my GTX 590 and swap it out for a HD 7970, I should factor in that the 7970 is PCI Express 3.0 whereas the 590 is PCIe 2.0.

How much would that cut the speed of the card down if I were to swap to the 7970?

 

[opexx]

pci 3 is backwards compatible with pci 2. the only difference is the bandwidth structure, lots of useless jargon. personally i'd make the switch especially since you'll have a LOT less issues with the 7970. although i know it sucks to ship parts back and wait for new ones... its the best option.

 

[-Sylvan]

pci 3 is backwards compatible with pci 2. the only difference is the bandwidth structure, lots of useless jargon. personally i'd make the switch especially since you'll have a LOT less issues with the 7970. although i know it sucks to ship parts back and wait for new ones... its the best option.

Ugh, alright.

I hate waiting lol

Thanks.

 

[-Sylvan]

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[nikorr]

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