Is the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 compatible with my motherboard?

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I want to purchase the new GTX 1070 when it comes out and am curious if my motherboard is compatible with this card.

My motherboard: asrock h81m-itx/wifi
 
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I strongly doubt that 1070 will get bottlenecked by PCIE2.0 x16
For example GTX980 performance difference from PCIE2.0 to PCIE3.0 is around 1-2% (depending on game).
Define what you mean by compatible. This card will indeed fit (provided you have no other cards in the pci slot) and it will run but you will see a very weak performance as the slot on the board is PCIe 2.0 not 3.0. Large cards such as this are made for the best slots and you will be bottlenecking with the motherboard. It will run but I would replace the motherboard first if you needed a performance boost.
 


By compatible I do want to see a performance boost by purchasing the GeForce 1070. Can you recommend another motherboard that has PCIe 3.0 and is a similar size to the current motherboard I have? The reason I have this motherboard is because my case is this
 


You will almost certainly see some type of performance boost from the new card, The question is how much. This board: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mitxac has pcie 3.0 and will cause less of a bottleneck but mini-itx is really not that good for gaming. If I were you I would seriously consider grabbing a full atx case and a better motherboard.