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[Question/Solved]ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3

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System Name Sexy Goblin
Processor Intel i7 4770
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Memory G.SKILL TridentX Series 32GB 2133
Video Card(s) Zotac GTZ 970
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hi techpowerup!

I have one question, in this mobo ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 with pcie 3.0 would i see increase performance with radeon 6970?
 
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No its not supported.
The motherboard will support pci ex 3.0 with ivy bridge and a bios update but the cards also need to support pci ex 3.0 and right now no cards do.
 
Joined
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31 (0.01/day)
System Name Sexy Goblin
Processor Intel i7 4770
Motherboard Gigabyte G1.Sniper B6-CF
Cooling DEEPCOOL Gamer Storm CAPTAIN 360
Memory G.SKILL TridentX Series 32GB 2133
Video Card(s) Zotac GTZ 970
Storage Samsung 850 256GB
Display(s) VIZIO M60-C3 60"
Case Thermaltake Core X5 ATX Cube Chassis
Power Supply Thermaltake Gold 750W
Software Windows 10, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, MAC OS 10.9 Mavericks
Benchmark Scores 3DMark Firestike 11944
ahh thats a bull but whatever pretty much, that video have a kick already

thanks for quick response m8
 
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