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yimmmy
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_ 		3. November 2008 @ 11:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok, this may be a stupid question to ask.
I was going to go sli on a new build and i was going to buy 2 pcix 2.0 cards, my question is are the express 2.0 cards backwards compat with 16x slots?

Its a nub question but i never took the time learning my self.. about pci slots I always went 2.0
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_ 		3. November 2008 @ 13:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Don't go SLI, that requires an SLI motherboard, and these are universally poor. If you need a fast card, get an HD4870 or GTX260, or if you want very high performance, a Radeon HD4870X2. This means you only need one PCI express slot, and can get a decent motherboard like a P45 chipset.
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yimmmy
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_ 		3. November 2008 @ 15:03 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yea i have a geforce chipset right not, I would probably go with the gtx but my board only has a pci x16 slot will the pci 2.0 x16s fit in them?
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sammorris
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_ 		3. November 2008 @ 15:04 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It's a case of 'It probably will work, but no guarantees'
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