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Offline RMK305Topic starter

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Can I use a PCI Express 2 card in a PCI express 1 slot?
« on: December 20, 2008, 03:30:52 PM »
As the title says, can I use a PCI express 2 graphics card on my PC which has a PCI express 1 slot? The card in question is the ATI 4870. A friend is talking about getting one for their son for christmas and has asked me to look into what the options were.

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Re: Can I use a PCI Express 2 card in a PCI express 1 slot?
« Reply #1 on: December 20, 2008, 08:32:35 PM »
Thank you both very much.
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Re: Can I use a PCI Express 2 card in a PCI express 1 slot?
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2008, 08:16:24 PM »
The slot is a 16x and the card is a PCIe 2.0 x16 so it should be good. Thanks.
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