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Feb 18 2020 05:38pm


This is my system, and I'm considering getting a new vid card... namely the RTX 2060 Super.
I just got off the phone with EVGA and with ASUS, and both companies, arent' sure, but advised me I may have issues with running a 2060 Super in my PCI-E 2.0 motherboard.
They say it's not a slot issue, but rather a possible video card control issue.


Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1

AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor
ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboard ( 2901 BIOS)
EVGA 03G-P4-2883-KR GeForce GTX 780 Ti Superclocked 3GB 384-bit GDDR5

CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3 1866Mhz RAM CMD16GX3M2A1866C9
COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2 CPU Cooler (push/pull)

WD 500GB Velociraptor - SATA III
WD 2TB Caviar Black FZEX - SATA III
WD 2TB Caviar Black FZEX - SATA III
WD 2TB Caviar Black FZEX - SATA III
LG GH22LS30 CD/DVD Burner

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Quad EPS12V

DELL Ultrasharp U3011, 30" monitor
Klipsch Pro Media 2.1 THX Speakers (Black)
Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED Backlit Mechanical Keyboard (Cherry MX Black)
Logitech Optical M-100

COOLER MASTER ATCS 840 Full Tower Case
3x230mm, 1x120mm, Optional: 3x Scythe S-Flex SFF21G 120mm (installed)





Does anyone know for certain if an RTX 2060 Super will work with a AMD FX-8350 motherboard? I have the latest motherboard BIOS. 8-5-2016 is the motherboard BIOS release date.












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Just use your second gpu in sli... I mean you bought two of everything so you wouldn't need to upgrade.
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Feb 18 2020 06:19pm
i cannot find a definite answer. i also cannot find anyone having this issue.
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i cannot find a definite answer. i also cannot find anyone having this issue.




Neither ASUS or EVGA seemed to be... sure. ASUS tech support was REALLY not sure, aka, low level tech support. EVGA, premium tech support was like... maybe, maybe not. Like he said, the slot itself is compatible, but he wasn't sure about the PCI-E 2.0 slot being able to fully control the RTX 2060. He couldn't seem to get any more... exacting in his answers.
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Neither ASUS or EVGA seemed to be... sure. ASUS tech support was REALLY not sure, aka, low level tech support. EVGA, premium tech support was like... maybe, maybe not. Like he said, the slot itself is compatible, but he wasn't sure about the PCI-E 2.0 slot being able to fully control the RTX 2060. He couldn't seem to get any more... exacting in his answers.






/e Someone just posted this in response to my question on the Geforce Forums....

https://www.3dmark.com/spy/5943307



/ee In the vid card dept... I have multiple vid cards but none are the same model..

Titan, 780 Ti, 680, 580, etc... also, I'm not particularly fond of anything other than single vid card solutions.

This post was edited by Ghot on Feb 18 2020 06:46pm
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Feb 18 2020 07:57pm
Don't you not even game? Why blow money on a vid card?
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Feb 18 2020 08:04pm
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Don't you not even game? Why blow money on a vid card?




I have to do upgrades 1/2 at a time. This summer vid card... next summer CPU, mobo, and RAM.
Kinda wanna see Intel's response to Ryzen.
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Feb 18 2020 09:35pm
If hold off considering you want to wait for intels response
So go with that first then video card after
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Feb 18 2020 09:55pm
Intel won't have a good response to amd's current chips, but wait as yupitsmeh said if you think otherwise.
20 series wasn't as huge of a leap as 10 series was. I don't expect much for 30 series either tbh.
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Feb 18 2020 09:59pm
Quote (yupitsmeh @ Feb 18 2020 10:35pm)
If hold off considering you want to wait for intels response
So go with that first then video card after


Quote (King Atrhur @ Feb 18 2020 10:55pm)
Intel won't have a good response to amd's current chips, but wait as yupitsmeh said if you think otherwise.
20 series wasn't as huge of a leap as 10 series was. I don't expect much for 30 series either tbh.




Compared to the 780 Ti, the 2060 super is a big leap. Then next summer, I'll grab the other half of the upgrade.
The only question was, would the 2060 function on that old of a motherboard. EVGA tech support had said they weren't positive, so I posted here and on the Geforce forums.
Apparently the 2000 series will work fine on my motherboard.
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