Question 1

does it run on pcie 3.0?

Accepted Answer

Yes. See techpowerup for an article benchmarking PCIE3.0 vs 4.0 with the 3080. There was only a 1% difference between 3.0 and 4.0 in an x16 slot

Question 2

Does this card have standard 8pin or the new Nvidia Connectors?

Accepted Answer

The card has 2 standard 8-Pin power connectors.

Question 3

can anyone tell me if this has the 5 POSCAP/SPCAP Capacitors and 1 MLCC Capacitor,  or if this has the 4 POSCAP/SPCAP Capacitors and 2 MLCC Capacitors? Ive seen a lot of complaints about Crashing to the Desktop because of the way that certain cards are going with the 5-1 set up, so I wasnt sure if any knew if this was a 5-1 or a 4-2 set up (hopeing 4-2)

Accepted Answer

5 and 1

Question 4

Will this card work with windows 8.1 professional?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there are official Nvidia drivers for as far back as Windows 7.

Question 5

would this work with an micro atx motherboard?

Accepted Answer

It will work for any motherboard i think as long as it has PCIe 3 or 4

Question 6

Have you experienced any abnoxious noises aka "coil whine" coming from the card?

Accepted Answer

I personally haven't heard anything of the sort and the fans are extremely efficient.

Question 7

Does this particular card take up 2 pcie slots or 3?

Accepted Answer

Pci plate is 2 but cooler is 3

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