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motherboard compatibility

pjfan01 May 28, 2017 1:58 AM

Hello. I have an ASUS M4A89GTD Pro motherboard which is about 6 years old. I am interested in upgrading the video card to the RX 560 series. The motherboard manual indicates that it has a PCIe 2.0 x16 slot, but it looks like the RX560 uses PCIe 3.0 and I am not sure if the card is backward compatible to 2.0. How can I find out if this board is compatible with the newer video card?

Re: motherboard compatibility

ray_m May 28, 2017 8:36 AM (in response to pjfan01)

All PCie 3.0 cards are backwards compatible with PCie 2.0.

More importantly, you should confirm that you have an adequate power supply for the new card.
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  pjfan01 May 29, 2017 10:43 PM (in response to ray_m)
  
  Thanks for the info. The power supply is a 650w, so I think I'm good there. My follow up question would be if it's worth putting a new video card on such an old board/CPU. I would say they were both low-midrange in 2011, so very much outdated. However, I'm not looking for a powerhouse, just something to run current games a little smoother and at around 30-40 fps. Does the backward compatibility of the PCIe to 2.0 limit the new graphics card in such a way that the benefit would be minuscule, or is it not a big deal?
  
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    goodplay May 30, 2017 1:29 AM (in response to pjfan01)
    
    Not supported on Win 8.1 OS, does your mobo have uefi support,(haven't checked if some cards are dual (legacy/uefi) bios.
    
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      pjfan01 May 30, 2017 11:06 PM (in response to goodplay)
      
      Running Win10, mobo does not have UEFI support.
      
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