Will this card work for me

Snippershotz

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Hi so im looking about a new card but not sure if it will work with my system the card is
Asus Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti Graphics Card (2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 3.0) it says pcie 3.0 but my motherboard says pcie X1 so I don't know if It will still work. My pc link and graphics card link is below

Graphics card: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nvidia-GeForce-Graphics-GDDR5-PCI-Express/dp/B00ICUGOP0#productDetails

Pc: http://www.freshtechsolutions.co.uk/amd-6400k-4-1ghz-1tb-8gb-1600mhz-hd-graphics-galaxy-computer-gaming-pc.html
 

clutchc

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That motherboard has PCIe 3.0 if you are running an FX2+ CPU/APU. If not, it reverts back to PCIe 2.0. Either way, the card will work fine. PCI Express is a backward compatible interface.
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4726#sp

Your APU is FM2, so the PCIe x16 slot will operate at 2.0 bandwidth. Even that is a non-issue, since the GTX 750 Ti can't saturate the bandwidth of 2.0.
 
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Snippershotz

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Thanks for replying so quickly do I still need a 6 pin connecter if I have hanging off spare ?

 

clutchc

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Yes, you will need to plug in the 6 pin cable for the card to work.