8800GT works on my early DFI LP UT NF4 Ultra-D

deathspeed · Mar 8, 2008

I had a lot of trouble finding info about whether the PCI Express 2.0 card would work with my PCI-E 1.0a board. I had read that they would not work, and others said that they did. I tried one, and it works fine with the mobo in my system specs!

someonedying · Mar 8, 2008

congratulations?

Rick · Mar 8, 2008

Yes, 2.0 is backwards compatible with 1.0. You will not benefit from the extra bandwidth though, but I don't think you would see an improvement even if you did.

While I'm sure you're excited, it isn't anything new. It's by design.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express#PCI_Express_2.0

deathspeed · Mar 9, 2008

Thanks! I know it's supposed to be backward compatible by design, but there have been reports that the Nvidia cards were not truly backward compatible with the original PCI-E 1.0a spec.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8800GT#8800_GT

That's why I am excited!

But I basically just posted this in case anyone else is searching for this type of information. I never found a single post anywhere about this card working with my exact motherboard, and DFI could not confirm that it would work, either.

Rick · Mar 9, 2008

Well then, that's very good. I didn't mean to rain on your parade.

And I'm glad you posted it here for people who might be looking for an answer to this.

8800GT works on my early DFI LP UT NF4 Ultra-D

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