I need help about pci

[PackMaster]

I'm getting a computer that has an older motherboard ddr3 and pci 2.0 8x I'm getting a rx480 which said it need pci 3.0 16x 

so will it fit in the 8x slot will it work I need help because I don't have the budget to get a new motherboard thanks

[Guest]

It will work but why that old gen motherboard?

[PackMaster]

10 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

It will work but why that old gen motherboard?

I'm buying the computer as a whole and updating the graphics card not building it btw I thought 8x and 16 x were different sizes so it will fit in 8x?

[Guest]

Just now, PackMaster said:

I'm buying the computer as a whole and updating the graphics card not building it btw I thought 8x and 16 x were different sizes so it will fit in 8x?

That's PCIE lane. The size is x16. Look up specs of that mobo from EVGA site. It shows that. Besides to have SLI you need to fit a gpu in there right lol?

[PackMaster]

6 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said:

That's PCIE lane. The size is x16. Look up specs of that mobo from EVGA site. It shows that. Besides to have SLI you need to fit a gpu in there right lol?

Wait why does amazon say it is 8x then wtf and no I'm not doing sli I'm just getting one 480 the reason I'm getting the pc is it's a good price but thanks

[GlassBomb]

11 hours ago, PackMaster said:

Wait why does amazon say it is 8x then wtf and no I'm not doing sli I'm just getting one 480 the reason I'm getting the pc is it's a good price but thanks

It will be fine. It's a physical x16 slot that is wired for x8.

 

You won't see any kind of performance differences with it. It will work just fine.

[Evanair]

11 hours ago, PackMaster said:

Wait why does amazon say it is 8x then wtf

The person above this is correct.  A PCIe Port can be physcially 16 (for physical support really), but if you look inside you'll see there are only pins in the first half.  PCIe slots can (if they are absent the back block) support any card, so a 16 can fit into a 1x and work, just with very little bandwidth.

Your card will work and be fine.  I'd be more worried about the power supply to be support that videocard and cpu than the 8x wired connection.