PCI-E on my Mainboard?

[Zorobis]

I've been thinking about getting a new graphics card (an rtx 2070 super from Gigabyte with PCI-E 3.0) but I dont know my Mainboards PCI-E Version. I also have trouble just finding information if it even works on my pc... I have:

Windows 10
Intel Core i7-8700
Gtx 1060 (current GC)
Z370H4-EM (Mainboard)

What are the downsides and how bad are they to having a 3.0 GC on a lesser Mainboard?

[Omega]

Your motherboard has PCI-e 3.0.

PCI-e is backwards compatible. a 4.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot for example.

[Zorobis]

Цитата допису Omega:

Your motherboard has PCI-e 3.0.

PCI-e is backwards compatible. a 4.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot for example.

That was fast °-°. Also thank you so much! But Iam curious, how / where can you see the version?

[hawkeye]

There are new gpus coming out in about 2 months. 50% performance increase but price is unknown, supposedly better bang per buck.

The version can be seen in a free utility called hwinfo.

[Zorobis]

Цитата допису hawkeye:

There are new gpus coming out in about 2 months. 50% performance increase but price is unknown, supposedly better bang per buck..

The 2070 super is 530€. I dont know if I'am willing to pay more than that. The 2080 Ti costs more than 1000 and is not even that much better than the 2070 as far as I know. There would have to be a real drop in prices to make up for it.

[Omega]

Цитата допису Zoroark:

Цитата допису Omega:

Your motherboard has PCI-e 3.0.

PCI-e is backwards compatible. a 4.0 card will work in a 2.0 slot for example.

That was fast °-°. Also thank you so much! But Iam curious, how / where can you see the version?

I just know from memory that Z390 boards use PCI-e 3.0.

Usually you can find this information on the product page of the motherboard manufacturer. With your Medion motherboard this information is indeed hard to find online since the board does not have a product page. This is often the case with OEM boards.

Make sure your PSU is powerful enough to run the new GPU and that it has all connectors it needs. Medion cheaps out on everything.

[Supafly]

Цитата допису Zoroark:

That was fast °-°. Also thank you so much! But Iam curious, how / where can you see the version?

Manual? Or even without that the fact you have a Gtx 1060 and they are PCI-e 3.0 the same as RTX cards

[Zorobis]

Manual? Or even without that the fact you have a Gtx 1060 and they are PCI-e 3.0 the same as RTX cards

I thought the PCI-e is based on the Motherboard?

[Zorobis]

Usually you can find this information on the product page of the motherboard manufacturer. With your Medion motherboard this information is indeed hard to find online since the board does not have a product page. This is often the case with OEM boards.

Make sure your PSU is powerful enough to run the new GPU and that it has all connectors it needs. Medion cheaps out on everything.

So a rtx 2070 super from Gigabyte needs 650 watt for example?

[Supafly]

Цитата допису Zoroark:

Manual? Or even without that the fact you have a Gtx 1060 and they are PCI-e 3.0 the same as RTX cards

I thought the PCI-e is based on the Motherboard?

It is but the GTX is also PCI-e 3 so even without finding the specs of the motherboard it'd make sense for it to be PCI-e 3. Plus I can't ever remember seeing a PCI-e 2 motherboard for your cpu.

Like Omega stated the bigger concern is whther the PSU can power it and has the required connection for it.

[Omega]

Цитата допису Zoroark:

Usually you can find this information on the product page of the motherboard manufacturer. With your Medion motherboard this information is indeed hard to find online since the board does not have a product page. This is often the case with OEM boards.

Make sure your PSU is powerful enough to run the new GPU and that it has all connectors it needs. Medion cheaps out on everything.

So a rtx 2070 super from Gigabyte needs 650 watt for example?

550w is what I recommend. It will give you a lot of headroom.

I wouldn't be suprised if this prebuild includes a 350w PSU or something weird like that. It might also lack the extra power cables the 2070 needs. The 2070 needs a 6pin and an 8pin PCI-e power connectors, your current 1060 likely only has a single 6 or 8pin.

[Supafly]

Цитата допису Omega:

The 2070 needs a 6pin and an 8pin PCI-e power connectors, your current 1060 likely only has a single 6 or 8pin.

OP mention a 2070 Super and they require 2 x 8pin power connectors....least mine does.

[Omega]

Цитата допису Suicidal Monkey:

Цитата допису Omega:

The 2070 needs a 6pin and an 8pin PCI-e power connectors, your current 1060 likely only has a single 6 or 8pin.

OP mention a 2070 Super and they require 2 x 8pin power connectors....least mine does.

It differs per card. The refference model has a 6 and 8pin.

[Supafly]

Цитата допису Omega:

It differs per card. The refference model has a 6 and 8pin.

That's for the correction on my correction lol. Always forget stuff like that if I've only read it once. Will try and remember this time

[_I_]

pretty much any mobo beyond 2011 is pci-e 3.0
2nd gen i5 (1155) or later are 3.0
any am4 (ryzen) or later are 3.0

only the bottom end chipsets (bxx10 intel or a amd) may have a 2.0 slot
but they are also forward and backward compatible with most pci-e gpus
some older boards will need a bios update for later gpus

[Zorobis]

I wouldn't be suprised if this prebuild includes a 350w PSU or something weird like that. It might also lack the extra power cables the 2070 needs. The 2070 needs a 6pin and an 8pin PCI-e power connectors, your current 1060 likely only has a single 6 or 8pin.

I took a look inside, its a "fsp450-50amdn" PSU, and yes my 1060 only has a 6pin PCI-e connectors. So I need a better PSU, an extra power cable, and judging by the way everything is built in, I need someone to rebuild it from scratch and rewire everything cause there is probably no way the rtx 2070 super will fit in there since i just measured it...

Thanks for the help everyone! I'll think I'll need to contact the nearest electronics store for help. Someone who can take a look and tell me if its actually worth the extra cost and or whether something like that would even be possible :(