can i put a nvidia 8800gt on a pci-e 1.0 and will there be a performance drop from pci-e 2.0?

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A: If you are talking about a PCI-E version 1.0 x16 slot, yes. It should work. Because of the reduced bandwidth of PCI-E 1.0 vs 2.0, you may see some reduced performance with some games. For most games, though, the performance difference will probably not be noticeable. See this for some data: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pci-express-2-0,1915.html If your interface is PCI-E 1.0a, there may be problems with some types of motherboards and 8800gt cards.

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