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Ic3man_SLO

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Posted: Wed, 17th Oct 2012 18:47 Post subject: 660 Ti AMP on PCI-E 2.0 motherboard	Quick Quote Quote

Hey guys i have a question..i'm planning on buying the new 660 TI AMP and replace it with the existing graphic card (560 TI AMP)..and i noticed that the 660 TI AMP graphic card has PCI-E 3.0 and i have a PCI-E 2.0 motherboard (asus P5Q3 deluxe)..how much less performance will i get out the 660 TI AMP since it will use PCI-E 2.0 instead of 3.0..is it still worth buying ?..thanks in advance

sabin1981
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Posted: Wed, 17th Oct 2012 18:50 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

IMO you'll lose minuscule amounts of performance, barely noticeable if anything at all.

Werelds
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Posted: Wed, 17th Oct 2012 18:51 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Less than 1%, if anything. I don't know if the 660 Ti can even saturate PCI-E 2.0. PCI-E 2.0 x16 == PCI-E 3.0 x8 in terms of speed, so yes, it's perfectly fine Join in on the war on LeoSatan

Ic3man_SLO

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Posted: Wed, 17th Oct 2012 18:59 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Thanks for the quick reply..can't seem to find if 660 TI AMP can saturate PCI-E 2.0 anywhere though

sabin1981
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Posted: Wed, 17th Oct 2012 19:32 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Oh and just to really set your mind at ease; http://images.hardwarecanucks.com/image//skymtl/GPU/HD7970/HD7970-68.jpg http://tpucdn.com/reviews/Intel/Ivy_Bridge_PCI-Express_Scaling/images/perfrel_1920.gif

Ic3man_SLO

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Posted: Wed, 17th Oct 2012 19:43 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Thx for the info sabin..now i can sleep at night without worries

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