Question about PCIe 3.0 and 2.0 and which do I have?

[uberinferno]

So after being scammed with the fake 750 TI I ordered a new Zotac AMP! Core 1060 3GB which is coming soon, however I was too quick on the decision, and didn't research much. On the site I saw it requires PCIe 3.0, but I'm not sure whether I have 3.0 or 2.0.

What are the benefits to each? Will my new gpu work on 2.0?

Here are some pictures:

And pictures of the video card that was in it (the PCIe pins)

The thing that got me worried are the space between each group of pins on the card, thinking that the pcie on mobo got only such pin layout too.
Also on userbenchmark site, after googling compatible components, for my mobo I only found some compatible components (gpu wise) like gtx 1050 750 ti 730 710, but those were only it.

My mobo is a Lenovo 4513w12

Any help is appreciated.

 

[kanewolf]

This page -- https://www.cnet.com/products/lenovo-thinkcentre-m91p-4513-core-i7-2600-3-4-ghz-monitor-none-series/specs/ says you have a Q67 chipset and a 2xxx CPU. Those are the details that identify what generation of PCIe you have. Your pictures don't help. PCIe looks the same for different generations.

Here is the spec for your chipset -- https://ark.intel.com/products/52812/Intel-Q67-Express-Chipset PCIe 2.0. And an EXAMPLE CPU i7-2600 -- https://ark.intel.com/products/52213/Intel-Core-i7-2600-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz also PCIe 2.0

 

[Wolfshadw]

A PCIE 3.0 graphics card will work just fine on a PCIE 2.0 motherboard. No worries.

-Wolf sends

 

[uberinferno]

This page -- https://www.cnet.com/products/lenovo-thinkcentre-m91p-4513-core-i7-2600-3-4-ghz-monitor-none-series/specs/ says you have a Q67 chipset and a 2xxx CPU. Those are the details that identify what generation of PCIe you have. Your pictures don't help. PCIe looks the same for different generations.

Here is the spec for your chipset -- https://ark.intel.com/products/52812/Intel-Q67-Express-Chipset PCIe 2.0. And an EXAMPLE CPU i7-2600 -- https://ark.intel.com/products/52213/Intel-Core-i7-2600-Processor-8M-Cache-up-to-3_80-GHz also PCIe 2.0

A PCIE 3.0 graphics card will work just fine on a PCIE 2.0 motherboard. No worries.

-Wolf sends

Any compromises?
Also is this bs then? http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Lenovo-4513W12/65979 ("compatible components" gpu wise)
What if I upgrade to a 3770? I should be able to upgrade to it right? Will it count as 3.0 as it says on the ark intel site?

 

[kanewolf]

Your 1060 might be "incompatible" with the default power supply, not the PCIe slots. A 1050 or 1050ti would have lower power requirements. Your power supply may not have the proper supplemental PCIe power cords.

 

[uberinferno]

Your 1060 might be "incompatible" with the default power supply, not the PCIe slots. A 1050 or 1050ti would have lower power requirements. Your power supply may not have the proper supplemental PCIe power cords.

Psu aside, I ordered an evga 450w.
Can you tell me would it count as 3.0 (PCIe revision) if I was to put a 3770 in my system? I'm kinda confused

 

[kanewolf]

Your 1060 might be "incompatible" with the default power supply, not the PCIe slots. A 1050 or 1050ti would have lower power requirements. Your power supply may not have the proper supplemental PCIe power cords.

Psu aside, I ordered an evga 450w.
Can you tell me would it count as 3.0 (PCIe revision) if I was to put a 3770 in my system? I'm kinda confused

Your motherboard is not compatible with a 3xxx series CPU according to the Intel page I listed for your chipset. Follow the link for the Q67 chipset and look at "compatible products" on the left side of the page.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Any compromises?
Also is this bs then? http://www.userbenchmark.com/System/Lenovo-4513W12/65979 ("compatible components" gpu wise)
What if I upgrade to a 3770? I should be able to upgrade to it right? Will it count as 3.0 as it says on the ark intel site?

No. No compromises. Kanewolf covers the rest.

-Wolf sends

 

[uberinferno]

I'm satisfied. Cheers.