question for those with nforce 4 motherboards and who bought a new PCI-E 2.0 video card

[hclarkjr]

i am trying to decide if i should risk getting one since i have a PCI-E 1.0a motherboard. thank you

 

[Capt Caveman]

I was lucky and my Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe nf4 board works fine with my 8800GT.

 

[hclarkjr]

no problems getting it to start or installed?

 

[Syntax Error]

PCI-e 2.0 is backwards compatible, so there should be no issues. Whoever says that you NEED PCI-e 2.0 to have an 8800GT work is wrong.

That being said, I have a Gigabyte S3 (PCI-e 1.0) and it works perfectly.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: hclarkjr
no problems getting it to start or installed?

Nope but you may want to search about your particular mobo.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Syntax Error
PCI-e 2.0 is backwards compatible, so there should be no issues. Whoever says that you NEED PCI-e 2.0 to have an 8800GT work is wrong.

That being said, I have a Gigabyte S3 (PCI-e 1.0) and it works perfectly.

Wrong. Do a search and you'll find a good number of PCIE 1.0a motherboards are not compatible with PCIE 2.0 video cards.

Your mobo uses a PCIE 1.1 slot which is compatible with PCIE 2.0.

 

[vexingv]

from anand's original 8800gt article, it says that pcie 2.0 should be backwards compatible w/ 1.0 and 1.1:

The transition to PCIe 2.0 won't be anything like the move from AGP to PCIe. The cards and motherboards are backwards and forwards compatible. PCIe 1.0 and 1.1 compliant cards can be plugged into a PCIe 2.0 motherboard, and PCIe 2.0 cards can be plugged into older motherboards. This leaves us with zero impact on the consumer due to PCIe 2.0, in more ways than one.

of course, they can't account for every situation and any possible deviations from specs. so how does one go about checking pcie version? i have an ecs kn1 lite mobo (s939, nf4) and an msi 8800gt from dell on order. i'm hoping that they work and my 500 wtt (+12V1 18A, +12V2 16A) ultra xfinity holds up. also, the heat issues are concerning too especially since i don't have any open slots available for dual slot solutions/coolers.

 

[ashishmishra]

I had a BFG 8800GT on a Biostar Tforce 6100 939 mAtx mobo working flawlessly for 2 weeks, after which I returned it to get in on the Dell MSI deal. Now I know for sure that my mobo was PCIe 1.0a and not PCIe 1.1 I ordered a Foxconn Nforce4 SLI mobo, which is PCIe 1.0a as well, I'm crossing my fingers, but I think that both of the cards should work in SLI. Though that I can tell for sure only when they get here.

 

[TroubleM]

I have a Nforce 6100/430 working with 8800GT. PCIe 1.0a also.

This stupid rumor about compatibility started from some AsRock users having problems (most with AGP+PCIe motherboards) and was blown out of proportions. I have yet to see one user with an Nvidia motherboard chipset not working, yet I see hundreads of posts from people asking if theirs will work.

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

I had no problems whatsoever with my 8800GT going into a DFI Ultra-D mobo. Worked beautifully!