PCI-E flexible Gen 3.0 riser card VS. PCI-E flexible Gen 2.0 riser card

[c1684901]

There are a lot of cable on the market

But many do not use

Will not even boot

Especially to PCIE3.0 environment

[Test System]

Test environment ︰ PCIE 3.0 environment 。

Test items︰

 

• 1.Test with PCI Express Gen2.0 X16 to X16 175mm。
• 2.Test with PCI Express Gen3.0 X16 to X16 200mm。
• 3.Test without PCIe riser cable card 。

CPU︰I5-3470 。

MB︰JW B75-ITX。

GPU︰ PowerColor R9-270X 。

SSD︰DATA SP900 128G。

D-RAM︰Kingston 2G X2 。

Case︰Li Heat Industries Limited. ITX 12 cubic liters 。

Power︰TFX-450W。

OS: Windows 8.1

 

1.Test with PCI Express Gen2.0 X16 to X16 175mm

 

 

 

 

Score︰As you can see in these photos, I've started my computer, but it shows a black screen.
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2.Test with PCI Express Gen3.0 X16 to X16 200mm

 

 

 

As you can see in the GPU-Z picture, it shows that it is running in PCI-E 3.0 X16 @ X16 3.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

Score︰P7394
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3. Test without PCIe riser cable card 。

 

 

 

Score︰P7369 and P7206

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The results


1.Test with PCI Express Gen2.0 X16 to X16 175mm。
Score︰Unable to start running


2.Test with PCI Express Gen3.0 X16 to X16 200mm。
Score︰P7394


3.Test without PCIe riser cable card 。
Score︰P7369 and P7206

(Why test with cable scores high than without cable?
Because it will not be the same scores at different times. It will between about 72XX~73XX. So actully. it dosen't mean that the scores with cable is higher .)




 

 

 

 

 

 

[WinNut]

@c1684901

 

Please use proper English, bro. I'm Asian and a grammar freak, you're ticking my grammar OCD.

 

[aom]

@c1684901

Please use proper English, bro. I'm Asian and a grammar freak, you're ticking my grammar OCD.

What does being Asian have to do anything? Plus, ever consider that it may not be his/her native language. And besides, the results are more important than grammar in this case.

[jiyang1018]

Great test. Liked.

[Kukielka]

-snip-

Conclusion: I'll always be using riser to increase my gpu performance! :3 (sarcasm)

Lil ot: What about daisy chaining riser and run your gpu in another room 10m away? hmmm....

[LukaP]

what does pcie gen have to do with it? the gens are pin compatible anyway. 

 

you just have a bad cable in your first test