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Depression
June 4th, 2008, 02:56 PM
I'm currently building a new computer and have been out of the loop for a few years since I last built my current one.

I'm looking at video cards for a PCI Express slot, if my motherboard is PCI Express x16, are PCI Express 2.0 x16 video cards compatible?
Meson
June 4th, 2008, 03:08 PM
If your motehrboard is relatively new, yes they are compatable.
Tonyx35
June 4th, 2008, 03:39 PM
I'm looking at video cards for a PCI Express slot, if my motherboard is PCI Express x16, are PCI Express 2.0 x16 video cards compatible?

Yes, They are Backwards compatible with PCI-Express v1.x x16 Motherboards. I installed a Geforce 8800GTS (G92, PCI-e 2.0 x16) card not too long ago and it works great:D.
333jeffery
June 4th, 2008, 05:31 PM
Wait till the end of June to buy a vidcard, nVidia and ATI are releasing their next-gen cards in a few weeks. Awesome stuff!...
Depression
June 4th, 2008, 06:15 PM
Hah, got 400+ to send to me so I can buy one jeffery?
Suiko Eiji
June 4th, 2008, 06:23 PM
Wait till the end of June to buy a vidcard, nVidia and ATI are releasing their next-gen cards in a few weeks. Awesome stuff!...

While I can't fathom spending more than $100 on a video card (seriously, highway robbery), this is sound advice for any electronic equipment. When the new cards are released, the previous models drop ridiculously.
CrossboneGundam
June 5th, 2008, 02:24 PM
Wait till the end of June to buy a vidcard, nVidia and ATI are releasing their next-gen cards in a few weeks. Awesome stuff!...

Chipsets. nVidia and ATI don't make actual video cards.

And that's a bad suggestion, considering the prices will be $600+ just to play Crysis, when older and cheaper cards will play everything else on high settings.
HSaabedra
June 5th, 2008, 02:33 PM
Chipsets. nVidia and ATI don't make actual video cards.

EVGA is Nvidia's internal brand with its own manufacturing facilities, and ATI uses AMD's fab network to reduce cost and increase yields.
earsofdoom
June 5th, 2008, 02:59 PM
For anyone looking to pick-up a new video card i suggest getting an 8800 GT which you can get for around 200 dollars, Its the best performance to price Ratio card on the market right now.
emotoaster
June 5th, 2008, 10:18 PM
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http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/graphics-cards,1942.html