30.04.2008, 16:20
PCIEXPRESS is almost always backwards compatible. A 2.0 card will almost always work the same on a 1.0, 1.0a, or 1.1 motherboard. At this point there is no speed difference either. The specification has to do with lane speed but we are quite a long, long way ahead of the curve here. PCIEXPRESS 16x (in any version 1.0-3.0) will not likely be used to its full extent for 4-6 or more years. A huge 16 lane highway in the countryside, essentially.
The card doesn't "call for" PCIE 2.0 it is what it says on the box because higher numbers sell better. My card had 2.0 on the box as well, as did my wife's, and a bunch of people in my squad. Nobody has had trouble with their 8800 series card on any PCIExpress motherboard even extremely old 1.0 ones like a certain Gigabyte Nforce4 SLI creation I could mention. They run the same. There may be a rare card here and there that specifically refuses to work on anything less than 2.0, but I've yet to see one.
Link to Freezer 7 Pro:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0253412
In case they just didn't have it in stock here is an even better product but you must have a large (width) case for it to fit as it is TALL:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0264587
I really recommend the AC Freezer 7 Pro over all others because it is inexpensive, very good quality, VERY easy to install, and very reliable. The duct design makes sure the hottest air in the case, the air vented from the CPU, goes right out the back into your exhaust fan.
You look set to me after you get a cooler. Should be a screamin' machine, essentially identical to mine. Any build questions or problems feel free to ask.
Edit: Check the spec sheet here for the 8800 GT SSC by EVGA, at no point that I can see do they even mention PCIE2.0, except to say that the card "supports" it -- http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/512-P3-N806-AR.pdf
The card doesn't "call for" PCIE 2.0 it is what it says on the box because higher numbers sell better. My card had 2.0 on the box as well, as did my wife's, and a bunch of people in my squad. Nobody has had trouble with their 8800 series card on any PCIExpress motherboard even extremely old 1.0 ones like a certain Gigabyte Nforce4 SLI creation I could mention. They run the same. There may be a rare card here and there that specifically refuses to work on anything less than 2.0, but I've yet to see one.
Link to Freezer 7 Pro:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0253412
In case they just didn't have it in stock here is an even better product but you must have a large (width) case for it to fit as it is TALL:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_produ ... id=0264587
I really recommend the AC Freezer 7 Pro over all others because it is inexpensive, very good quality, VERY easy to install, and very reliable. The duct design makes sure the hottest air in the case, the air vented from the CPU, goes right out the back into your exhaust fan.
You look set to me after you get a cooler. Should be a screamin' machine, essentially identical to mine. Any build questions or problems feel free to ask.
Edit: Check the spec sheet here for the 8800 GT SSC by EVGA, at no point that I can see do they even mention PCIE2.0, except to say that the card "supports" it -- http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/512-P3-N806-AR.pdf