Will a PCI to PCIe adapter work for my 750ti?

[MrWizzle]

Hey all. I have a Golden Tee arcade machine motherboard that had the PCIe slot die. The MoBo is old (2007ish) so I have two open PCI slots on the MoBo that aren't usable with my 750ti (the game only runs 1080p so it's fine). I know that PCI to PCIe adapters are only PCIe 1.0, but would that be enough to run this GPU? Or am I SOL and need to purchase a whole new MoBo? Any help would be appreciated!

[Electronics Wizardy]

The problem is how slow pci is. You can give it a shot, but im guessing it will be too slow ot bue usable.

[MrWizzle]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

The problem is how slow pci is. You can give it a shot, but im guessing it will be too slow ot bue usable.

That's what I was afraid of. I know the 750ti is an old card and isn't very powerful, but still...compared to 2007 technology it's a lot. They seem to be about $40 so it might be worth the gamble compared to the $260 for the new MoBo.

[WhitetailAni]

I doubt they work.

[Electronics Wizardy]

2 minutes ago, MrWizzle said:

That's what I was afraid of. I know the 750ti is an old card and isn't very powerful, but still...compared to 2007 technology it's a lot. They seem to be about $40 so it might be worth the gamble compared to the $260 for the new MoBo.

Why do you need. board that expensive?

 

That seems to use. pretty generic, so a 40 dollar motherboard should work fine here.

[Fasauceome]

PCI can handle a little over 100 MB/Sec. The PCIe X16 3.0 connection that the 750 TI has can handle 32GB/Sec. I wouldn't think PCI could handle modern graphics.

[NattyKathy]

why is the motherboard replacement so expensive? custom/proprietary board? I think that even if the PCI-Pcie adapter works with the GPU, there will be significant performance issues above and beyond just loosing some FPS. 32-bit 33Mhz PCI has less than 1/100th the bandwidth of PCIe 3.0 16x and while a 750Ti doesn't need nearly all that bandwidth, it will notice the massive reduction- not to mention potential issues with the signal conversion itself.

[flibberdipper]

PCI gets tapped out with a GT520, so assuming you find an adapter that'll work, that's all the performance you'll be getting assuming you find an adapter that'll actually power the card. If you're fine with that, you may as well just do it for the experience.

[MrWizzle]

12 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

Why do you need. board that expensive?

 

That seems to use. pretty generic, so a 40 dollar motherboard should work fine here.

If I'm going to upgrade, I'd like it to be up to much better modern specs. This was an old 2007 arcade machine that's been updated to 2021 but chuggs at 1080p (even though it's playable for me at home). The software is new but it's been running on that poor system for over 13 years now. The new motherboard I would get has a new CPU/cooler with it and RAM added.

 

8 minutes ago, Natty Ice said:

why is the motherboard replacement so expensive? custom/proprietary board? I think that even if the PCI-Pcie adapter works with the GPU, there will be significant performance issues above and beyond just loosing some FPS. 32-bit 33Mhz PCI has less than 1/100th the bandwidth of PCIe 3.0 16x and while a 750Ti doesn't need nearly all that bandwidth, it will notice the massive reduction- not to mention potential issues with the signal conversion itself.

Yep, it does have proprietary hardware and software to make sure that it is genuine. If the security chip and arcade cabinet (tied to the product ID) detect rogue hardware (don't know how else to describe it) that isn't provided by Incredible Technology Games it won't boot. Called "Nighthawk". 

[WhitetailAni]

1 minute ago, MrWizzle said:

If the security chip and arcade cabinet (tied to the product ID) detect rogue hardware (don't know how else to describe it) it won't boot. Called "Nighthawk". 

Then there's no point in installing a PCI to PCIe converter in the first place, as your system won't boot.

[MrWizzle]

2 minutes ago, ragnarok0273 said:

Then there's no point in installing a PCI to PCIe converter in the first place, as your system won't boot.

Hmm, good point! I just assumed since it saw the GTX 750ti it would work but that makes sense that it wouldn't.