GPU in different PCI slot

[hug0mac]

I moved my gpu to the upper pci express slot for compatibility, will it preform the same?

 

 

 

noobie quesiton i know...but i kinda notice some problems, i had to reinstall the drivers.

[SeanAngelo]

I moved my gpu to the upper pci express slot for compatibility, will it preform the same?

 

 

 

noobie quesiton i know...but i kinda notice some problems, i had to reinstall the drivers.

whats your motherboard?

[RuLeZ]

If is a 16x slot yes, if is not, probably will perform roughly the same anyways. Unless is some pcie 2.0 4x or less, than can affect performance

[bbqsauce]

I moved my gpu to the upper pci express slot for compatibility, will it preform the same?

 

 

 

noobie quesiton i know...but i kinda notice some problems, i had to reinstall the drivers.

the pcie slot could be x16 or x8

if you were using one of the lower slots likely you were using your gpu in x8 mode,

generally the top most slot is x16. but if its gen3 pcie you won't really see a difference. might have to reinstall drivers but thats about it. 

[wyattzx]

Your first and second PCI-E slots from the top are both PCI-E 3.0 16x slots, so as long as you're using either of these, you're just fine. (Even if you use a 2.0 slot, you can't really bottleneck it at all, though.) Use the diagram here for reference:

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132287

[hug0mac]

Ok thanks guys! Very helpful. I'm using a Asus Z97-E motherboard!

I did get the drivers installed and I actually gained some fps by doing it! Not sure why, might be that the top slot is more directly connected to the cpu...

So a 2nd gen 16x slot can power the same...no consumer grade stuff...interesting!

I moved it because in some years or sooner I might get a second card!

ALSO.... SLI, if I put a second card...and got vsync ON. And putting the target fps to 60. And I go to lower settings... (stay with me it's a good question..) will it work much less than one card?

(Is 550W enough for SLI 970? it's a very power efficient card..) (or going to 980?)

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Sorry for the extra questions... im kinda new to tech and I like it!