Looking for advice on my GPU

[Tazka506]

I have been assembling a gaming pc for sometime now by adding parts as I could afford them.  I am currently looking for a GPU to put into the system.  I have looked into the r9 290 vapor-x but it requires a 2.5 PCIe Slot.  My motherboard currently has 2.0 slots.  I know that the GPU is backwards compatible, but I would rather not take the drop in performance.  So are there any other cards I could look into?  (Also my PC is blue and white themed so I would like to stick to a blue, black, or white GPU if at all possible.  But if the price is right I can make that sacrifice.)  Thanks for the help!

[Godlygamer23]

I'm not sure what you're referring to. The slot your graphics card is compatible with is PCIe x16 in length. It can be 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0. I don't know where you got the 2.5 number from. The bandwidth drop you'd experience having PCIe x16 2.0 would affect next to nothing in gaming performance.

[Zayzo]

you won't see a difference between 2.0 and 3.0

[Ceatra]

It requires 2.5 slots in space... not a PCI 2.5 slot... 

[Tazka506]

You know that makes a lot more sense.  My fault entirely haha.  So there wouldn't be a difference in performance at all then?

[Zayzo]

You know that makes a lot more sense.  My fault entirely haha.  So there wouldn't be a difference in performance at all then?

nope

[Tazka506]

That's awesome.  Thanks alot.