Msi p965 neo-f and geforce 9600gt

Question

I've got question.
When I look at the spec from my new xfx geforce 9600gt xxx card I see PCIe x16 2.0
Will this card work on my motherboard ? because when I look at the spec of my board I can see that there is 1 PCIe x16 slot and no 2.0
Will it work?
spec pc
Msi p965 neo-f
intel core 2 duo E6400 @ 2.13ghz
Geil 2gb 800mhz
coolermaster 400watt psu

Answer 1

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check Amperage on +12V rails (you sum up 2 rails)
Simply adding the amperage values if there are multiple +12V rails is not the right approach to determine the maximal amperage limits for all +12V rails. You cannot simply sum up the two rails.  On many PSUs, the combined amperage limit is significantly lower than the sum of the individual rails.  Look at this example for instance:
If you add the amperage values on both rails together, you get 34A.  However, the limit for both +12V rails (as stated on the PSU sticker) is 250W which can be broken down to  250W / 12V ~ 20.8A.  So what we have here is a 20.8A limit on a +12V rail that is split into two individual rails that each have their own amperage limit.  You can put 16A or 18A load on the individual rails, but not more that ~20A combined load on both.  That means that if the system draws 15A from one of the rails, only ~5A are left for the other one.
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coolermaster 400watt psu
He did not mention which model he is referring to, so I am not sure if I checked the correct specs.  Here is a link to the Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 400W (RS-400-PCAR/PCAP-A3) for comparison:
http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?language=en&act=detail&tbcate=22&id=3765
As you can see, we have two +12V rails (16A/18A) and a combined limit aif 280W [280W / 12V ~ 23A] ... not 16A + 18A = 34A(!).  Of course 23A could be be enough to power a core 2 duo and a 9600GT but we are most probably approaching the limit of the PSU here.  He did not mention the number of optical drives, hard drives and fans connected to the system.  Each of these devices is powered by the +12V rails as well and will have their share of resources.