Nope, the card is a x16 PCI4.0 and it will happily run with a PCI3.0 x16 motherboard with no performance impact. It also supports infinity cache.
If gaming is a major use case it makes zero sense to downgrade it. While also upgrading the motherboard.
Which I would still do and also why is the original mini-ITX on an ATX case?
He also does not need a more expensive psu for the future, especially if he can use that money elsewhere. Yes, non modular cabling, modular are great but still not necessary.
Nope, the card is a x16 PCI4.0 and it will happily run with a PCI3.0 x16 motherboard with no performance impact. It also supports infinity cache.
If gaming is a major use case it makes zero sense to downgrade it. While also upgrading the motherboard. Which I would still do and also why is the original mini-ITX on an ATX case?
He also does not need a more expensive psu for the future, especially if he can use that money elsewhere. Yes, non modular cabling, modular are great but still not necessary.
He can get x570, 3600 ram and keep his 6700xt at $800.