Computer help needed

USTiger

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Hi
After looking on the net for an answer for 6 hours i now turn to my treasure friends.. hoping that there are some computer geeks here

i have been looking at buying a
HIS H545HR2G Radeon HD 5450 2GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP
BUT i have in my computer only an PCI Express x16.1

My question is can i run the PCI Express 2.0 x16 in my PCI slot ???

Please help

USTiger
 

The Beep Goes On

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"PCIe 2.0 motherboard slots are fully backward compatible with PCIe v1.x cards. PCIe 2.0 cards are also generally backward compatible with PCIe 1.x motherboards, using the available bandwidth of PCI Express 1.1. Overall, graphic cards or motherboards designed for v 2.0 will be able to work with the other being v 1.1 or v 1.0."

"PCI Express 2.1 supports a large proportion of the management, support, and troubleshooting systems planned to be fully implemented in PCI Express 3.0. However, the speed is the same as PCI Express 2.0. Most motherboards sold currently come with PCI Express 2.0 connectors."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express
 

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USTiger

USTiger

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The Beep Goes On said:
"PCIe 2.0 motherboard slots are fully backward compatible with PCIe v1.x cards. PCIe 2.0 cards are also generally backward compatible with PCIe 1.x motherboards, using the available bandwidth of PCI Express 1.1. Overall, graphic cards or motherboards designed for v 2.0 will be able to work with the other being v 1.1 or v 1.0."

"PCI Express 2.1 supports a large proportion of the management, support, and troubleshooting systems planned to be fully implemented in PCI Express 3.0. However, the speed is the same as PCI Express 2.0. Most motherboards sold currently come with PCI Express 2.0 connectors."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express

Thank you .. just the information i needed..

I have now ordered the card.. then next year i can upgrade my motherboard.. or if i find lots of gold hehe i will then upgrade earliere.

USTiger
 

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I almost posted earlier saying that Beep would be around to answer.

Good job Beep.
 

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