Is Pci-e 2.0 compatible with radeon r9 280x

[tometom]

So i want to upgrade my graphics card.
My GT630 is showing some issues and i want to play a lot more games than i can right now.
I choosed the AMD Radeon R9 280X.
My motherboard is the intel h81 that comes with the desktop Asus-M11AD.
I noticed that the pci-e version is not 3.0, as reccomended in the AMD website.
Will I have any problems during the transplant or in performance?

 

[Vahe Bro A]

yes you will you will not use the full power of the Graphics card. and in some cases you can hurt the graphics card too. I am wondering what kind of power supply you are using.

maybe i can find you a good graphics card that your power supply can support

 

[neon neophyte]

pci-e 2.0 is fine, honestly, pci-e 3.0 would make the difference of about 1 fps with that card

 

[tometom]

yes you will you will not use the full power of the Graphics card. and in some cases you can hurt the graphics card too. I am wondering what kind of power supply you are using.

maybe i can find you a good graphics card that your power supply can support

My power supply is 350 W Peak,

 

[Vahe Bro A]

yah you are defiantly going to have to upgrade your power supply too. and to be honest i would get a 700W plus Bronze certified PSU. AMD cards are very power demanding and a lot of people under estimate them. just for my peace of mind i would not get a 650W even if people say it will work with it. but let me tell you one thing. if the computer only needs 650W and you are using a 700W the computer will only take in 650W and that extra 50W is there to not put pressure on your power supply and the power supply will even last longer.

 

[tometom]

yah you are defiantly going to have to upgrade your power supply too. and to be honest i would get a 700W plus Bronze certified PSU. AMD cards are very power demanding and a lot of people under estimate them. just for my peace of mind i would not get a 650W even if people say it will work with it. but let me tell you one thing. if the computer only needs 650W and you are using a 700W the computer will only take in 650W and that extra 50W is there to not put pressure on your power supply and the power supply will even last longer.

Can you suggest a power supply for 80$-90$(50 euros-70 euros)?

 

[Vahe Bro A]

here are some choices. All great power supplys.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA25V2SC2263

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Modular-Bronze-ATX12V-EPS12V/dp/B00ALK3KEM/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1434962601&sr=1-1&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906986011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A2888266011 <--- if you can find this for the same price get this.

http://www.amazon.com/FirePower-ModXStream-Semi-Modular-Performance-formerly/dp/B001IZ7MHU/ref=sr_1_16?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1434962659&sr=1-16&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6906986011%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A2888266011

For the future. if you decide to change your motherboard and do Crossfire with the same AMD Radeon R9 280X. a 850W power supply would be good for it.