PCI-e compatibility issues ?

dmoldovan · 05-10-2008, 11:05 AM

Hello,
As I read in this forum I saw on some topic that PCI-e 1.0 is not compatible with 8800GT (G92).
My motherboard is ASUS P5KR, and I do not know what PCI-e revision has my 16x video-card-slot.

Can anybody tell me if there are incompatibilitie between my card and motherboard ?

Thanks in advance

**emosun** · 05-10-2008, 11:58 AM

The best way to check if your motherboard supports the newer cards is to check for a bios update that specificaly states compatibility for the card.

dmoldovan · 05-10-2008, 02:40 PM

The latest BIOS version is 0605, and it doesn't say anything about any compatibility or incompatibility between PCI-e 16x and any PCI-e 2.0 video card.
Take me for example, I didn't even imagine that such thing was even possible.

Underclocker · 05-10-2008, 09:29 PM

The ASUS P5KR runs on the Intel P35 chipset and should be a PCI-E 1.1 board, so an 8800GT will be fine.

dmoldovan · 05-11-2008, 12:18 AM

Got it.
Thanks for clearing that out to me.

05-10-2008, 11:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
dmoldovan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 36 OS: Win XP SP3; Vista Ultimate 32 bit My System	PCI-e compatibility issues ? Hello, As I read in this forum I saw on some topic that PCI-e 1.0 is not compatible with 8800GT (G92). My motherboard is ASUS P5KR, and I do not know what PCI-e revision has my 16x video-card-slot. Can anybody tell me if there are incompatibilitie between my card and motherboard ? Thanks in advance __________________ Regards, Dan

05-10-2008, 11:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
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05-10-2008, 02:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
dmoldovan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 36 OS: Win XP SP3; Vista Ultimate 32 bit My System	Re: PCI-e compatibility issues ? The latest BIOS version is 0605, and it doesn't say anything about any compatibility or incompatibility between PCI-e 16x and any PCI-e 2.0 video card. Take me for example, I didn't even imagine that such thing was even possible. __________________ Regards, Dan

05-10-2008, 09:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
Underclocker Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A land girt by sea. Posts: 551 OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: PCI-e compatibility issues ? The ASUS P5KR runs on the Intel P35 chipset and should be a PCI-E 1.1 board, so an 8800GT will be fine. __________________ Everest CPU-Z Memtest86 SpeedFan ORTHOS

05-11-2008, 12:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
dmoldovan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 36 OS: Win XP SP3; Vista Ultimate 32 bit My System	Re: PCI-e compatibility issues ? Got it. Thanks for clearing that out to me. __________________ Regards, Dan