New 9 Series Cards

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   Are the next generation of video cards (the 9800 GX2 etc...) going to be backwards compatible with the 680i boards? 

and if so, can someone explain to me if the card's full potential will be used with the 680i boards, or will they run better with the 780i?

Thanks

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ItalianPker Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 19 Aug 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 51	Quote Reply Topic: New 9 Series Cards Posted: 18 Jan 2008 at 8:59pm
	Are the next generation of video cards (the 9800 GX2 etc...) going to be backwards compatible with the 680i boards? and if so, can someone explain to me if the card's full potential will be used with the 680i boards, or will they run better with the 780i? Thanks

skyR Members Profile Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Digital Storm Apprentice Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2220	Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 2008 at 9:13pm
	Yes. PCI-E 2.0 is backwards compatible with PCI-E 1.1. There's no difference... if there is, it's just very very small.
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