pci e version ?

[shahabsohail1]

i bought dell 7010 desktop with q77 chipset
i5 3570 processor
,changed its psu,
just wanted to know the version of pci e version,whether its 2 or 3 ????
cannt find it in the web
thanks in advance

 

[Peter Martin]

it's 3.0 for that processor

https://ark.intel.com/products/65702/Intel-Core-i5-3570-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3-80-GHz-

 

[shahabsohail1]

hmmmm,but does that mobo have with pci e v 3 ,as its a prebuild pc??

 

[Peter Martin]

nope, it's PCI Express 2,0 for that chipset. sorry

https://ark.intel.com/products/64027/Intel-Q77-Express-Chipset

 

[RobCrezz]

nope, it's PCI Express 2,0 for that chipset. sorry

https://ark.intel.com/products/64027/Intel-Q77-Express-Chipset

Thats just the PCI-e from the chipset, the PCI-e thats wired to the CPU should be 3.0

 

[shahabsohail1]

nope, it's PCI Express 2,0 for that chipset. sorry

https://ark.intel.com/products/64027/Intel-Q77-Express-Chipset

 

[shahabsohail1]

well it says that q77 chipset pci e slot will function as v 2 when paired withsandy bridy processor and will work as v3 when paired with ivy bridge processor
G03-NF9E-F.pdf
http://www.jetwayipc.com/Manual/G03-NF9E-F.pdf

 

[Peter Martin]

that is correct, it will work