Pcie slots

[Xzazer]

Hey guys! I have 3 slots for my gpu. 1st one is a pcie 3.0 x16 and the other two are pcie 2.0 x16. If I were to use a 2.0 slot instead of the 3.0 will I notice a big difference in performance?
I have;
ASRock z77 pro-4 M
intel core i5 2500k
zotac gtx 970

 

[Gas_Mask_]

No not really for everyday stuff.

[TheKDub]

PCIe 2.0 16x is pretty much the same as a PCIe 3.0 8x slot.

 

The performance difference will be very minimal.

[rustikles]

Probably not, but you might as well just use the one your mobo manual suggests (usually the top-most one).

[manikyath]

if i recall off the top of my head PCIe 2.0 8x is good enough for any graphics card on the market, so it wouldnt make any difference

 

then again, cant hurt putting it in the better slot either.

[TheSLSAMG]

You can't run PCIe Gen3 anyways, you have a Sandy Bridge CPU. Therefore, there will be zero difference.

[Xzazer]

You can't run PCIe Gen3 anyways, you have a Sandy Bridge CPU. Therefore, there will be zero difference.

So I will not notice anything different when playing demanding games?

[TheSLSAMG]

So I will not notice anything different when playing demanding games?

No. Not at all.

[Xzazer]

No. Not at all.

I'll take your word for it. Thank you

[LarsReviews]

PCIe 2.0 16x is pretty much the same as a PCIe 3.0 8x slot.

 

The performance difference will be very minimal.

 

^This is the best way to sum it up. GPUs only use 8x of the slot.