“How does the motherboard support RTX3080 if intel has not yet has made a processor that suports PIC-E 4 the only processor that supports PIC-E 4 for Intel is the 11th gen which is not out?”
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The GPU will run at PCIe 3.0 speeds, the PCIe standard is backwards compatible.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.PCIE is a backward compatible standard. PCIE 4.0 compliant cards MUST be capable of communication on buses 4,3,2, and 1.0 specification to maintain compliance. A card designed to implement the PCIE signaling for the 4.0 standard will just slow down it's signaling to 3.0 standards - same with motherboards and processors that use 2.0 or even 1.0 standards. Similar to how PCIE x16 lane cards will work in a slot that is not electrically connected to all 16 lanes - it will simply negotiate a lower speed and lane count.
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