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Almost done with build but confused about graphics card

Hey ya'll  everyone in this forum has been so kind in helping me with my build, so thank you and bless you all, I am finally ready to purchase my last part. I have already purchased two graphics cards and cancelled them, and cancelled a bunch of other stuff as well but I am finally almost done. 

 

So the Graphics card I want to buy is the 5600 XT. I originally purchased the gigabyte windforce model because it was the cheapest, but this forum convinced me to pruchase the Sapphire pulse model instead because it has way better thermals and stuff. But I am confused because the graphics card says PCIe 4,0, and I don't think my motherboard has PCIe 4,0, so now I am really confused and don't know what to do. So if someone could please advise if the card is compatible with my build (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CBNdhg) my motherboard is the MSI b450 tomahawk max

 

 

And also if anyone wants to give me any last second reccomendations, go ahead before I go crazy lmfao

 

Parts list again:

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/CBNdhg

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A pcie 4.0 card will work with pcie 3.0 

You just won't get the advantage of the extra bandwidth ( doesn't matter as no card saturates gen 3 and only top end cards saturate gen 2 )

It will work.

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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PCI-e 3.0 graphics cards aren't even at bandwidth saturation point yet, so 4.0 isn't a dire need, yet.

Only 5xx chipsets support 4.0, so no - it doesn't

I frequently edit any posts you may quote; please check for anything I 'may' have added.

 

Did you test boot it, before you built in into the case?

WHY NOT...?!

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If the motherboard doesn't have pci-e 4.0 , the video card will work in pci-e 3.0 mode and will work perfectly fine.

In real world, you won't notice the difference.

 

Look into B550 chipset boards, they may have better value for a few dollars more.

 

 

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