Was about to buy a 390 but then I noticed

[pigstriker]

that it said pci express 3.0. My motherboard only has pci express 2.0. Does this mean I need to get a new motherboard to use this?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No they are backwards compatible and virtually no loss in speed between the to lane speeds.
https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/Impact-of-PCI-E-Speed-on-Gaming-Performance-518/
Impact of PCI-E Speed on Gaming Performance

 

[pigstriker]

yea in hindsight i shouldve just googled first. Thanks!

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No problem , nice article there about the slots.