K Kian1080 Commendable Sep 24, 2016 4 0 1,510 Oct 5, 2016 #1 I want to get a Gigabyte gtx 970 xtreme gaming edition which fits a pcie 3.0 x16 slot. I was wondering if it would fit in a pcie 2.0 x16 slot?
I want to get a Gigabyte gtx 970 xtreme gaming edition which fits a pcie 3.0 x16 slot. I was wondering if it would fit in a pcie 2.0 x16 slot?
Solution Barty1884 Oct 5, 2016 Yes. PCIe revisions (3.0, 2.0 etc) are backwards compatible. A 3.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot.
Barty1884 Retired Moderator Apr 16, 2015 22,254 1,352 108,740 Oct 5, 2016 Solution #2 Yes. PCIe revisions (3.0, 2.0 etc) are backwards compatible. A 3.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot. Upvote 0 Downvote Solution