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No, a PCIe Gen 4 riser cable won't work with a PCIe Gen 3 motherboard.

No, a PCIe Gen 4 riser cable won't work with a PCIe Gen 3 motherboard.

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BattleVaces
Member
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04-07-2021, 07:30 PM
#1
Developing a fresh setup and it isn't showing up. The case uses a Gen 4 riser cable while I'm running an RTX 3070 Ti. My motherboard only supports Gen 3, so I wondered if that could be the issue. I’m not entirely convinced, though—I think it might be possible but I’m not sure.
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BattleVaces
04-07-2021, 07:30 PM #1

Developing a fresh setup and it isn't showing up. The case uses a Gen 4 riser cable while I'm running an RTX 3070 Ti. My motherboard only supports Gen 3, so I wondered if that could be the issue. I’m not entirely convinced, though—I think it might be possible but I’m not sure.

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bengalwatcher
Posting Freak
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04-08-2021, 08:45 AM
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it should work but doesnt negate the possibility of it being defective tried posting with the gpu in the slot?
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bengalwatcher
04-08-2021, 08:45 AM #2

it should work but doesnt negate the possibility of it being defective tried posting with the gpu in the slot?