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How do I find out if my PC supports PCI Express 2.0 x16 ?
Hi,
I wish to upgrade my video card (currently a GeForce 7300 LE) so that I can play the highest resolution H.264-encoded videos on my PC. I am planning to buy the following video card (below), but I am not sure if my PC supports PCIe 2.0 x16. How do I find this out ?
My PC is a Dimension 9150 (Dell DXP051). I have not made a single HW change since I bought the PC.
Thanks,
Vijay.
Darrell WV
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March 14th, 2009 13:00
Hello callmevc,
From what I have read on your system information online, I would say that your rig will not support a PCIe generation 2 card.
You can always view your manual online, here is your manual for system configuration:
<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed / replaced from this post by Dell>
And here is your system specifications:
<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed / replaced from this post by Dell>
You will see:
Expansion Bus
Bus type
PCI 32 bit
PCI Express x1, x4, and x16
Bus speed
PCI 33 MHz
PCI Express 100 MHz
Bus throughput
PCI Express:
x1 slot bidirectional speed — 500 MB/s
x4 slot bidirectional speed — 2 GB/s
x16 slot bidirectional speed — 8 GB/s
PCI
connectors
three
connector size
120 pins
connector data width (maximum)
32 bits
PCI Express
connector
one x1
connector size
36 pins
connector data width (maximum)
1 PCI Express lane
PCI Express
connector
one x4
connector size
98 pins
connector data width (maximum)
4 PCI Express lanes
PCI Express
connector
one x16
connector size
164 pins
connector data width (maximum)
16 PCI Express lanes
Which basically means that you have a generation 1 ( PCIe - 1) and not a generation 2 card slot. So you can probably not make
the most out of the card you want.
Best,
Darrell WV
keithg2
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March 14th, 2009 13:00
Your Dimension 9150 (XPS 400) will support a PCI-E16x version 2 card. The motherboard's slot is version1.x but the version 2 cards are backwards compatible.
The main thing you may have to be concerned about are the power connectors. My XPS 410 has a version 1.x slot and it will run a 9800GT version 2 or above. However anything above a 9800GT (e.g. 9800GTX) requires (2) 6pin PCI-E power connectors which I only have 1 with my 375w stock power supply. There is a 4pin molex power connector that you could use with a 4pin molex to 6pin PCI-E adapter which would give you the 2nd 6pin power connector.
Repker
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June 13th, 2010 14:00
I have a similar question, I have a Dell Dimension 410/9200 pc and just bought a Gibabyte 512 HD4550 video card with an ATI Radion chip in it. I am having trouble with the video card working and I just found out that my pc has a PCI E version 1.1. Is there any way to upgrade or overcome this issue?
Davet50
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June 13th, 2010 15:00
No the only way would be to buy a newer system. All PCIe 2.0 cards are backward compatible so that should not really be an issue. I am running a GT470 in my 1.1 system just fine.
What sort of issues are you seeing with the card? Are you running the latest drivers?
Repker
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June 18th, 2010 09:00
I am not getting any video signal at all when I install the card and boot up the system, so it is before the video drivers kick in yet.
DCX4EVER
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June 18th, 2010 11:00
Did you change the bios to auto or pci-e first? Did you plug in any external power connections from the new card to the power supply? Is the monitor plugged into the new card and not the onboard port?
KFPsfgiantsfan2
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January 24th, 2014 06:00
I don't think the PCI-E 1.1 is the issue. I installed 2 GTX 560ti in an intel board running that version