PCI Express bus version for Inspiron 530?

Yup, no worries.  It will fit and work.  Its backwards compatible

According to Wikipedia, the connector hasn't changed between versions.  I'm sure any x16 card would fit in the slot.  The statements below also state that 2.0 devices should be able to cross compatable with v1.1 and v1.0 devices.  However, the Nvidia website states that the GeForce 9600 GT bus type is PCI Express v2.0.  I would hate to purchase one and find out that either it won't work or that it downclocks to operate in a slower bus.

 

"PCIe 2.0 doubles the bus standard's bandwidth from 0.25 GByte/s to 0.5 GByte/s, meaning a x32 connector can transfer data at up to 16 GByte/s in each direction.

PCIe 2.0 is backward compatible with PCIe v1.x. Graphic cards and motherboards designed for v2.0 will be able to work with v1.1 and v1.0. In some cases it is possible that a PCI-E 2.0 card will not work correctly on a PCI-E 1.0a slot. This is only limited to certain video cards."

 

PCI Express. (2008, August 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:25, August 22, 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PCI_Express&oldid=233577078

 

Also, I found a review on an eVGA GeForce 9600 GT card that states that the card will throttle down if there's not enough current to support the card http://www.amazon.com/review/R3QNIPTN6RZCE2/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

 

Any thoughts on that too?

 

Thanks,

 

Rob Ramsey

Colorado Springs

I believe that is what they call being backwards compatible, it will fit in your X16 slot.

Don't ask me what that means but I know it fits. :)

v2.0 has not come into the norm yet and a ways to go before you will see any noticeable difference in gaming.  Many go with the card so why go down in performance with a lesser card  ?  Get the 9600 GT and you will be fine.  Also do not take Wikipedia as gospel.  Many complain about that site as being too authoritative for its own good.