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Is a pcie 16_1 slot a gen 1.0 slot?

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It is an old computer from a friend of mine and he has no specs.

I just don't want to take the risk of buying a new gpu for him without knowing if it will fit

oh. well if its a x16 slot it will fit, and work, and bandwith wont be a problem, since pcie1.1 x16 is enough for most GPUs these days...

 

be more wary about the PSU

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its not, its 3.0

 

every slot is 3.0 if its a new board, apart from the 2.0 ones that come from the PCH, but those are x1

 

the 16_1 denotes the second expansion slot

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PCI E 1.0 spec has a bandwidth of 250GB/S, 2.0 is double that. 

The difference is primarily bandwidth.

​Almost all modern motherboard will utilize 3.0.

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How can I tell the difference between gen 1.0 , 1.1, 2.0 and 3.0?

 

The _1 (_2, _3) is just the number of the slot not the spec.

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Read the board specifications

 

 

its not, its 3.0

 

every slot is 3.0 if its a new board, apart from the 2.0 ones that come from the PCH, but those are x1

 

the 16_1 denotes the second expansion slot

 

 

PCI E 1.0 spec has a bandwidth of 250GB/S, 2.0 is double that. 

The difference is primarily bandwidth.

​Almost all modern motherboard will utilize 3.0.

 

 

The _1 (_2, _3) is just the number of the slot not the spec.

It is an old computer from a friend of mine and he has no specs.

I just don't want to take the risk of buying a new gpu for him without knowing if it will fit

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It is an old computer from a friend of mine and he has no specs.

I just don't want to take the risk of buying a new gpu for him without knowing if it will fit

oh. well if its a x16 slot it will fit, and work, and bandwith wont be a problem, since pcie1.1 x16 is enough for most GPUs these days...

 

be more wary about the PSU

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oh. well if its a x16 slot it will fit, and work, and bandwith wont be a problem, since pcie1.1 x16 is enough for most GPUs these days...

 

be more wary about the PSU

but nvidia gpus need to be plugged into a 3.0

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but nvidia gpus need to be plugged into a 3.0

no. where did you hear that... im running a 770 in a 2.0 slot, as well as a 650ti boost in a 1.1... 

 

the only thing nvidia artificially limits is SLI needs to be an x8 slot. but it doesnt matter what generation.

 

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i think you have problems with the terms.

PCIe is the interface

1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 3.0 are the generations, each big number is 2x bandwith

_0, _1, ... are the slot numbers, and have nothing to do with anything

x1, x2, x4, x8, x16, (x32) are the lanes, more lanes, more bandwiht

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no. where did you hear that... im running a 770 in a 2.0 slot, as well as a 650ti boost in a 1.1... 

 

the only thing nvidia artificially limits is SLI needs to be an x8 slot. but it doesnt matter what generation.

ok, thx

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