Do these work together?

[Anomo]

The Ati Radeon Hd 5870:
http://www.amd.com/uk/products/deskt...fications.aspx

It says the following; PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface.

The Asus mobo:
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_I...RFZ&templete=2

It says the following;
1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16)
1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 slots (@x4 mode, 2.5GT/s)
2 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 (2.5GT/s)
3 x PCI

Now to the question. Since the mobo doesn't mention PCI-E 2.1 can it still use it or are these two things not even related. Will the gpu work on the mobo?
IF these two don't work together, are there any 1156 mobos that you would recommend with the 5870?

[pam123]

Full information here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express

Yes it will work.

[Anomo]

Thank you for your quick response. So as I have understood, it is kind of like USB 1.0 and 2.0. The 2.0 will work in the 1.0 at a slower speed, but CAN be used faster in a 2.0 port. Would this be about the same?

[glc]

Nope.

PCI Express 2.1 supports a large proportion of the management, support, and troubleshooting systems planned to be fully implemented in PCI Express 3.0. However, the speed is the same as PCI Express 2.0. Most motherboards sold currently come with PCI Express 2.0 connectors.

[Anomo]

Originally Posted by glc Nope.

So no speed difference, but the 2.1 works in a 2.0 port?

[glc]

Did you read the linked article? Did you understand Pam's response?

Yes it will work.