XPS 8900, RTX 3050 compatible?

@n0c0d3 

8900 does not have ANY PCI express 4.0 anything.

Thanks but isn't true that A PCIe 4.0 graphics card will work in a PCIe 3.0 motherboard slot at PCIe 3.0 speeds ?

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@n0c0d3 wrote:

Thanks but isn't true that A PCIe 4.0 graphics card will work in a PCIe 3.0 motherboard slot at PCIe 3.0 speeds ?

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Yes, hypothetically ... that is true. Do you have a free one lying-around or something?

The power-supply would be boarder-line acceptable but remember it is an old PS (so, when pushed hard, it might finally blow-up). When this happens, it often takes-out the motherboard and video-card (since they are directly connected to the voltage-rails). 

If it does work, it would be fairly "mismatched" to the rest of the system. An old GTX-1050 / GTX-1060 card would be more appropriate. Maybe the recent GTX-1660 ?

If you are trying to build a gaming machine, now would be a good time to start-over. Get a 750-850w PS and put something like a RTX-3070 in it.

Hi, many thanks for reply. Actually it was my second choice to go for 1660 or 1650 mostly because my nearest target is 1080p gaming. Anyhow i saw prices drop also for "good old" 2060... Maybe i can still use it to Get some Basic ray tracing and dlss without changing psu? What do you think? 

@n0c0d3 

I think its 90% as good at pci-e 3.0 as 4.0

But its not msrp $250 more like $450

3060 is still $750

So its a good stopgap for 1080P gaming.

if you dont have that kind of money next step down is Quadro K2200 which isnt crazy expensive.

Buy a Quadro K2200

K2200 gaming 1080p low

I worked fine with an 8900 with upgraded graphics to a RTX 3050 card (PCIe 4.0). The card is connected to PCI 3.0 port. Stock 460W PSU. Stable video and gaming at 1080p with >60fps with high settings in most games. RTX 3050 is now <$200 and I think is good alternative to upgrade graphics without change the stock PSU and without bottleneck with i7 6700k processor.