[SOLVED] PCI-E version limitations?

[BudgetBRO321]

Hey bois, im building a super budget PC and the board im working with is a LENOVO IS6XM from a prebuilt system, i know it supports videocards like the 1050 which is what im aiming at, but i realized its got a version 1 PCIE connection, while the newer cards are 3.0 or something, i know its still compatible but will i be losing performance? Wouldnt an older card perform just the same when it hits the limitation? I have no idea, thanks in advance!

 

[DSzymborski]

I think the problem is a slightly different one. The 1050's low enough in performance that I don't think that you'll run into bandwidth issues with PCIE 1.0x16.

The larger problem, I think, may be getting the GPU to work at all. If this motherboard is a prebuilt with a1.0 PCIE socket, there's a very high chance that it doesn't have UEFI and has the older style BIOS. Get it from somewhere that accepts returns, because if this is the case, there's a good chance that the GTX 750 Ti will be as far as you can realistically go on this PC.

 

[beers]

That's effectively a 8X PCIE2.0 or 4x PCIE3.0 slot's worth of bandwidth.

You'll take a small hit, but it's better than settling for a lesser card.

there's a very high chance that it doesn't have UEFI and has the older style BIOS

That being the case the card should still work and supports legacy BIOS systems.

 

[DSzymborski]

That's effectively a 8X PCIE2.0 or 4x PCIE3.0 slot's worth of bandwidth.

You'll take a small hit, but it's better than settling for a lesser card.

That being the case the card should still work and supports legacy BIOS systems.

Should, not always. Some of these old legacy prebuilts are nightmares.

 

[BudgetBRO321]

I think the problem is a slightly different one. The 1050's low enough in performance that I don't think that you'll run into bandwidth issues with PCIE 1.0x16.

The larger problem, I think, may be getting the GPU to work at all. If this motherboard is a prebuilt with a1.0 PCIE socket, there's a very high chance that it doesn't have UEFI and has the older style BIOS. Get it from somewhere that accepts returns, because if this is the case, there's a good chance that the GTX 750 Ti will be as far as you can realistically go on this PC.

I did a lot of research and seems like it does support them after a bios update! Thanks a lot mate

 

[DSzymborski]

I did a lot of research and seems like it does support them after a bios update! Thanks a lot mate

That's good news then! These upgrades have stymied people before and I'm glad to see someone had success with your specific PC.

 

[BudgetBRO321]

That's effectively a 8X PCIE2.0 or 4x PCIE3.0 slot's worth of bandwidth.

You'll take a small hit, but it's better than settling for a lesser card.

That being the case the card should still work and supports legacy BIOS systems.

I see, i dont plan on playing on high settings, so i should be fine thanks a lot!

 

[DSzymborski]

I see, i dont plan on playing on high settings, so i should be fine thanks a lot!

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