[SOLVED] What PCI slot do I have?

[WinDroidTech]

So before buying a graphics card, I was looking for what PCI slot I have whether it's PCI-E or 4 or 8 or 16
I searched online and got confused in the results. As far as I can think it looks like it's a PCI 4 slot. Please guys have a look at this images and tell me what is the slot. Thanks in advance

IMG1-https://ibb.co/ygKP6L8
or https://i.ibb.co/TPJ24zH/IMG-20191128-200041.jpg

IMG2-https://ibb.co/JCBnC2Z
or https://i.ibb.co/4JmWJMk/IMG-20191128-200041.jpg

IMG3-https://ibb.co/wz00JQX
or https://i.ibb.co/S3ssQm8/IMG-20191128-200108.jpg

 

[COLGeek]

What is the make/model of the motherboard? The longest PCIe slots are usually x16 (they are backward compatible with X8, x4, and x1 devices by the way).

 

[WinDroidTech]

Sir it's zebronics g31/z31

 

[COLGeek]

Is this it?

https://zebronics.com/products/motherboards/zeb-z31-socket-775

 

[WinDroidTech]

yes sir

 

[COLGeek]

The site indicates the following:

1 PCI Express x16 slot, 1 PCI Express x1 slot

The x16 slot is usually the one closest to the CPU.

 

[WinDroidTech]

Thanks sir

 

[COLGeek]

You are very welcome.

 

[WinDroidTech]

HELP ME!
I am in great trouble, so I can't Identify my motherboard because I bought an assembled PC from Amazon. And I want to Install a GPU on the motherboard but I am not sure whether I have a PCIe slot or not!
I tried doing CPUZ, Spec,PC Wizard but no help because motherboard filled by O.E.M. I saw the port it is black in color but I can't identify it. From what I saw in amazon it's a zeb g31 motherboard but I am not sure because the sellers usually ship different motherboards. Please help me if you can!

 

[drea.drechsler]

HELP ME!
I am in great trouble, so I can't Identify my motherboard because I bought an assembled PC from Amazon. And I want to Install a GPU on the motherboard but I am not sure whether I have a PCIe slot or not!
I tried doing CPUZ, Spec,PC Wizard but no help because motherboard filled by O.E.M. I saw the port it is black in color but I can't identify it. From what I saw in amazon it's a zeb g31 motherboard but I am not sure because the sellers usually ship different motherboards. Please help me if you can!

A link to the Amazon page with the system would be helpful.

ADDed: if THIS is the board, it has one PCie x16 socket. But no spec's, so how it's wired is not known still.
https://www.amazon.in/Zebronics-Motherboard-ZEB-G31-Socket-775/dp/B019N24Q6O

 

[kerberos_20]

or picture from PC insides could help too

 

[WinDroidTech]

Here is the PC link - https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B073XF6GQH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[WinDroidTech]

Here's a image of the port - https://i.ibb.co/0qDXLzL/IMG-20191128-200108.jpg

 

[SkyNetRising]

I saw the port it is black in color but I can't identify it.

Open up your pc and make photo of your motherboard.
Show us the photo (upload to imgur.com and post link).

 

[drea.drechsler]

A link to the Amazon page with the system would be helpful.

Here is the PC link - https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B073XF6GQH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Sadly...doesn't show or say much.

See my edit above.

 

[WinDroidTech]

Here's a screenshot of PC wizard-https://i.ibb.co/MgbTHwS/Screenshot-8.png

 

[drea.drechsler]

Here's a image of the port - https://i.ibb.co/0qDXLzL/IMG-20191128-200108.jpg

One x16...but how it's wired is still a mystery.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Here's a image of the port - https://i.ibb.co/0qDXLzL/IMG-20191128-200108.jpg

Not very good picture. Could be PCIE X16 slot. But I'm not sure. Could be also PCI slot (depending on orientation of the board)
Can you show photo of whole motherboard?

 

[WinDroidTech]

Here is the motherboard - https://i.ibb.co/vYzV2h0/IMG-20191130-195822.jpg

Also I saw that in case of the first slot the divider is at the left, which happens in case of PCIe

 

[dorsai]

Intels white paper on the G31/Z31 motherboards indicates a PCI-E 1.1 expansion slot is available if the motherboard maker chooses to implement one. If there's one available the one to use will be the slot closest to the CPU and it should have a GPU card lock on the end towards the middle of the motherboard...regular PCI slots do not have a lock to hold a GPU in place and are not for GPU use.

The real issue here is it is only a PCI-E 1.0 slot so you'll be very limited in GPU options...make sure the GPU you buy is backwards PCI-E 1.1 compliant. I know it's possible (but not guaranteed) to run a newer GPU in an older PCI-E slot...but even if it works doing so will limit the GPU's performance substantially if you choose to do so.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Here is the motherboard - https://i.ibb.co/vYzV2h0/IMG-20191130-195822.jpg
Also I saw that in case of the first slot the divider is at the left, which happens in case of PCIe

First slot (closer to cpu) is pcie x16.
The other one - PCI.

 

[WinDroidTech]

Thanks sir.

 

[DSzymborski]

It looks like a PCIE slot, though it's really hard to see in any of these pictures.

Power supply? There's a reference in the Amazon feedback to it being a case-included Foxin power supply, but it would be good to know for sure; I would not add a GPU with this power supply if so.

 

[drea.drechsler]

...
Also I saw that in case of the first slot the divider is at the left, which happens in case of PCIe

That divider is the key that separates the PCIe power contact section from the data contact section. That's the biggest clue, as you suspect.

The length is the next clue...it goes just a bit beyond the PCI slot just above it in your second picture. That's what a PCIe x16 slot should do. But yours lacks a card ejector, which is the winged thing you see on the end of PCIe x 16 slot in SkyNetRising's picture.

You have one PCIe x16. But how it's wired is still a mystery... it could be wired x8 which an x16 card would work with perfectly well, just at reduced bandwidth. The reduced bandwidth is largely immaterial for GPU's, btw.

But pay attention to DSzymborski's caution about PSU. But you may not have a choice if your PSU lacks the supplemental PCIe power connectors high-powered GPU's demand.

 

[WinDroidTech]

This is for my old PC. So I don't care that much about efficiency, I don't want to play Red Dead 2 here, just make the PC faster and make it video watchable and play small game(released before 2010)

I just want to make sure that it physically fits into my PC maybe at reduced bandwidth.