Need Mobo help

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  1. dot_eddie

    dot_eddie Member

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    Hi just bought the sapphire 3870 x2 and now really need a new motherboard that supports PCI express 2.0 or this card will just be almost pointless. I'm currently using the Abit p5b-vm. Want the cheapest solution really but want it as good or better than the p5b-VM socket LGA775. thanx guys
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    oh needs to be Q6600 compatible... not a huge overclocker but be nice to try sometime... thanx
     
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    The card is as pretty much as fast with PCIe v1 as with v2.0 - there isn't a lot of difference.
     
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    wow your right on the case lol okay nice 1 thanx ;)
     
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    Hehe no worries. Whilst you might see a small gain by going to PCIe 2.0, it's not worth getting a new motherboard just for that. If you want to up your overclocking prowess though, consider a new board anyway.
     
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