Need an update to graphics card... WHICH ONE

[johnrambo]

(07-06-2009, 12:46 AM)Daco Wrote:

(07-06-2009, 12:37 AM)cmccmc Wrote: [quote='cmccmc' pid='19990' dateline='1246758261']
Oh and it needs to be a PCI-e x16.


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or 2.0 since it's reverse compatible

in that case
GF8800 is the last pcie gpu afaik
after that it was pcie2

and reverse compatible....in half speed

Not really, it IS true that pcie2.0 has twice the bandwidth than regular pcie, but to saturate that bandwidth you need a card of the order of a 4870x2.
After all, most "SLi" motherboards run one card in 16x mode while the other card runs at 8x mode, which also cuts the bandwidth in falh. So running,say a 4890 or a gtx 275 in your slot will reduce performance probably by 10-20% but nowhere near half. You can always get the video card now and then a better motherboard whenever you want to upgrade other components.