I am confused about the x16 that gets tacked onto the PCI-E label? Also how important is the PCI-E 2.0 versus PCI-E 3.0 .
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Idk about your first half of the question, but as for 2.0 vs 3.0, there really isnt any noticeable difference between the 2. Obviously the bandwith is faster on 3.0, but its a very minor performance increase that maybe hardcore overclockers and modders would be concerned about. You will NOT notice any difference betweeen the 2. Happy gaming!
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I just bought one of these and installed it in my E machine T5020 with Windows 7 32 bit. It is a PCI card not a PCI express. Although in the box it also says PCI express, but it is actually a PCI card. I hope this helps.
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Previous posters pretty much nailed the differences. In addition to the interface differences, I will add that this card also features separate dedicated controllers for each port, as opposed to just one controller for all ports typically found on the PCI-E x1 cards. Net result is better throughput especially if you have multiple USB devices connected. Everything USB did a nice write-up for this card highlighting the differences much better than I can. Check it out.
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No. Regular PCI or PCI-X(mainly server mainboards have this) only. PCI-X and PCI Express are different. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-X
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While there is only one PCIe x16 slot (so only one graphics card can be added) I believe with certain amd cards it supports a form of crossfire between those cards and the build in gpu. I don't have that setup myself, but see http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/dual-graphics#faq
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PCIe x1 - Yes, that was why I picked it. Almost all 1GB cards seem to be x16, but I needed something that would drive dual monitors and fit a x1 slot in a compact case. Plus previous Zotac graphic cards worked well for me.M$ WinXP, not sure, but I would expect it.I don't remember any PSU connection to the card. If there was one it was a generic plugin for the fan
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Hi, thanks for contacting us. This card can only be used in a PCIE X16 slot. I am sorry and if there is anything else I can do for you or if you have any other questions please let me know. Sincerely, Chris Nickels Red Planet Trading
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PCI. I had this installed in a legacy PCI-X slot (not to be confused with PCI-e.....PCI express)
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According to the board stats... it has PCI-E slots.. so why would you need it ?
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I didn't list it as a PCIe 2.0 board(?).It is PCIe 3.0 capable/ready. With that in mind, PCIe 3.0 is not officially supported on the X79 CPUs such as the i7-3820, nor the i7-3930K, though it can be enable through a registry edit in Windows, or by downloading and running the PCIe gen. 3 patch from Nvidia, if you have an Nvidia PCIe 3.0 capable graphics card, for example. (This has worked fine for me.) As far as I know, the newer X79 CPUs such as the i7-4820K, and the i7-4930K do officially support PCIe gen. 3.
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yes. Pci express 2.0 is fine. thats what mine is on. theres not a lot of boards w/ pci 3.0 anyway or they are very expensive. you'll lose nothing on a pci-E 2.0
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I believe I can only answer one question here. All PCI-E editions are backwards compatible with their previous version. 3.0 > 2.0 > 1.0. I don't know the other answer though, sorry.
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Hello,well, the maximum bandwith provided by the PCI-E x16 gen 1.0 standard port; it is greater than the PCI-E x1 gen 1.0, and not having now many specifications on these standards on Wikipedia.org I have found about that for x1 slot the bandwith is 2.5 GB/s (250 MB/s) and for x16 slot it is 8 GB/s (? MB/s). I hope this is enough. Greetings,Massimo.
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I have a PCI 2.0 board and have seen zero issues. I have owned it for about 6 months, and I can play Metro: Last Light on maxed settings (PhysX off) and I get 55-60fps at full 1080p. Enjoy it, it's a great card.
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I assume by "regular PCI-E", you mean PCI-E x1. This Highpoint card is PCI-E x4 and has two advantages over x1: 1. it has enough bandwidth to cover the full theoretical transfer speed limit of USB 3.0 and 2. it does not require additional power (in the form of a molex connector, for example).
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Yes. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/Everything-You-Need-to-Know-About-the-PCI-Express/190
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They alternate so slot 1,3,5,7 are pci-e 3.0 and slots 2,4,6 are pci-e2.0. You also have to enable pci-e 3.0 in bios if you want to use it.