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Is this graphics card compatible with my motherboard?

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November 21, 2013 8:40:29 AM

I have the gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 motherboard and would like to know if it compatible with the Radeon R9 270/x graphics card? If not what are the alternatives. I have a corsair 450W power supply
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November 21, 2013 8:47:17 AM

Yes that graphics card is fully compatible with your motherboard. Your power supply will power your system without any issues whatsoever. The PCIe 2.0 spec on that motherboard will also not bottleneck the graphics card in any way. Only the highest end graphics cards out currently will fully saturate a PCIe x16 2.0 slot bandwidth.
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November 21, 2013 8:50:16 AM

The recommend wattage for the Radeon R9 270x is 500w or greater, you may be able to squeeze it in there but that is not a guarantee

What is the specific PSU? 'corsair 450W power supply' is not enough
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November 21, 2013 8:55:09 AM

You'll be fine with a 450W PSU. You won't see over 300 watt power draw on that system if everything is fully loaded unless you have one of those 200W FX chips for a CPU.

PSU calculators include a lot of fluff to take into account junk PSU's that label their PSU for peak power or incorrectly altogether. Corsair units are generally very good about proper labeling to what the PSU can continually supply. The advantage to a PSU that is way over your requirements is a two-fold issue.

A PSU generally sees the highest efficiency around ~50% load, so highest efficiency for a 450W PSU is 225 watts, exactly where your system will most likely be sitting.

The higher a PSU is rated for compared to the actual power draw on it results in lower temperatures from the PSU circuitry which result in lower noise levels from PSU fan activity.
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November 21, 2013 9:05:52 AM

dwatterworth said:
Yes that graphics card is fully compatible with your motherboard. Your power supply will power your system without any issues whatsoever. The PCIe 2.0 spec on that motherboard will also not bottleneck the graphics card in any way. Only the highest end graphics cards out currently will fully saturate a PCIe x16 2.0 slot bandwidth.


NerdyComputerGuy said:
The recommend wattage for the Radeon R9 270x is 500w or greater, you may be able to squeeze it in there but that is not a guarantee

What is the specific PSU? 'corsair 450W power supply' is not enough

Corsair vs450
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November 21, 2013 9:06:55 AM

dwatterworth said:
Yes that graphics card is fully compatible with your motherboard. Your power supply will power your system without any issues whatsoever. The PCIe 2.0 spec on that motherboard will also not bottleneck the graphics card in any way. Only the highest end graphics cards out currently will fully saturate a PCIe x16 2.0 slot bandwidth.


Ok thanks a lot
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November 21, 2013 9:11:32 AM

bocaj3za said:
dwatterworth said:
Yes that graphics card is fully compatible with your motherboard. Your power supply will power your system without any issues whatsoever. The PCIe 2.0 spec on that motherboard will also not bottleneck the graphics card in any way. Only the highest end graphics cards out currently will fully saturate a PCIe x16 2.0 slot bandwidth.


NerdyComputerGuy said:
The recommend wattage for the Radeon R9 270x is 500w or greater, you may be able to squeeze it in there but that is not a guarantee

What is the specific PSU? 'corsair 450W power supply' is not enough

Corsair vs450


That PSU has got 30amps on the +12 volt rail so will be sufficent the last thing you need to check is if you have enough space in your case to actually fit the card in place

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November 21, 2013 9:45:59 AM

NerdyComputerGuy said:
bocaj3za said:
dwatterworth said:
Yes that graphics card is fully compatible with your motherboard. Your power supply will power your system without any issues whatsoever. The PCIe 2.0 spec on that motherboard will also not bottleneck the graphics card in any way. Only the highest end graphics cards out currently will fully saturate a PCIe x16 2.0 slot bandwidth.

Yes I checked it does, thank you very much :) 

NerdyComputerGuy said:
The recommend wattage for the Radeon R9 270x is 500w or greater, you may be able to squeeze it in there but that is not a guarantee

What is the specific PSU? 'corsair 450W power supply' is not enough

Corsair vs450


That PSU has got 30amps on the +12 volt rail so will be sufficent the last thing you need to check is if you have enough space in your case to actually fit the card in place



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