Yes. Even if it wasn't PCIe is forwards/backwards compatible, the
motherboard and device would negotiate the fastest speed possible
between them.
Jamie
On 2020-10-25 5:16 p.m., _ Winterlight wrote:
I am looking at a
<https://www.amazon.com/Blue-SN550-1TB-NVMe-Internal/dp/B07YFFX5MD/ref=psdc_1292116011_t1_B073SB2MXT>
Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SN550 NVMe Internal SSD - Gen3 x4 PCIe 8Gb/s, M.2
2280, 3D NAND, Up to 2,400 MB/s - WDS100T2B0C
but I am unclear if my motherboard will support it = Ausus P9X79 with these
specs
4 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots (dual@x16/x16; Quad@x8/x8/x8/x8; Triple@x16/x8/x8)
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 slot (White@x4 speed)
* This motherboard is ready to support PCIe 3.0 SPEC. Functions will be
available when using PCIe 3.0-compliant devices
Is Gen3 and PCe 3.0 the same thing?
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