Does PCI-express x 16 2.0 matter?

[dlk289]

I'm looking for a micro atx mobo but i can't find one with a pci-express x 16 2.0 so would it matter if i got pci-express x 16 1.0 and popped a 4870x2 in there?

thanks

[IWasHungry]

A 4850? Probably not.
A 4870x2? Definitely.

Wait for the P45/G45/G43 mATX boards to come out in the next month.

[piotrr]

Matters most for Crossfire / SLI setups, otherwise there isn't too much crosstalk.

[Albuquerque]

Brolloks and I did some benching between my 3870's and his 2900XT's with various amounts of PCI-E bandwidth. Suffice it to say that, in crossfire, it does matter.

X48 FTW :)

[reznik]

I agree i love my mobo
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