Question on PCI-E 2.0 and PCI-E 2.0?

Question

so i saw a question regarding this same topic, and people explained that there was just more throughput in the 2.0 slot, but heres my question that i still wasn't really sure of.

Will a card that says "PCI-E 2.0" run on a "PCI-E x16" slot?

i think the answer is yes, but it wont give as much power, or smoethin like that.

Answer 1

question on PCI-E 2.0 and PCI-E 2.0???

ok PCI-E x16 means its an 16 pins slot....an PCI-E x8 can work on a 16 pin slot.....

PCI-E 2.0 is the version, it will work perfectly, just not at the MAX power.. and it also depends on your motherboard

check out the specs on your mother board

Answer 2

its not specificly designed to. the x16 slot is for video cards and the x2 slot is for networking/video capture cards

Answer 3

yes it will work in a normal PCI-e slot but at half the bandwidth which will decrease the speed at which he information travels between the card and the computer.

Answer 4

PCIe 2.0 effectively doubles bandwidth and offers better flexibility, while maintaining compatibility with PCIe 1.1