What does my geforce gtx 560 require?

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LuxiusVG

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So I'm not really into pc's. And I decided to upgrade mine with a geforce gtx 560, it's not compatible with my current motherboard so I have a few questions.

The ASRock 960GC-GS FX motherboard is compatible with my 4.1GB DDR2 ram. Does my geforce Gtx 560 also support this? (I have no clue since it says GDDR5)

If that works, is 4.1GB RAM enough to support the videocard? I got the geforce gtx 220 now which is doing fine, but it's a pretty old card.
 
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Your motherboard has no bearing on the memory of the graphics card. All you should be concerned with is the PCIe x16 slot on the motherboard and having a power supply to provide sufficient power to run your new card.

As it's been said before, whomever advised you that your GTX 560 was somehow incompatible is either scamming you, or just doesn't know what he's talking about.
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You're confusing things. Your motherboard RAM is DDR2, used by CPU and pretty old and slow. GPU is DDR5 vRAM-faster but only used by GPU.
When looking at a PC, you have to look at what CPU you have, but quite a few CPU's support single 560 GPU without bottleneck-but any computer with a PCIe 2.0+ slot supports the GPU.
You have to make sure you have enough power from your PSU to support the card however.

What are your PC specs? I just need RAM, CPU, and PSU.

But if you are looking at the "ASRock 960GC-GS FX", let me say that the 960 chipset isn't too great. I'd go for a 990fx chipset if you can fit it in your budget, otherwise go for a 970fx. But with this, you'd need an AM3+ CPU-so a 6350 or 8320. And it has DDR3 RAM, so lower CAS# and timings and lower voltage with higher frequency is better. so RipJaws for G.Skill 1866 CAS#9 1.5v 2x4 GB should be plenty, but you'd need a 64bit OS. (With a new motherboard, you need a new license of windows if it's OEM) So I'd recommend 8.1.
And since you have a 560 = 150w TDP.
So you'd need ~350 wattage, so a bronze rate 500w PSU should fit your needs.


Here's a build for you, of course it depends on what you have, you may be able to reuse some of the older parts. But everything here is compatible with one another-and the SSD will make a huge difference, trust me :) .
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($104.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 1GB Video Card ($152.74 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Cooler Master V700 700W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit - OEM (64-bit) ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $736.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-29 18:01 EST-0500)
 
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So I already went to this guy that knows all about computer parts and he checked my pc. The problem is that my Geforcegtx 560 doesn't support DDR2 but my motherboard doesn't support DDR3 so that's why I have to get new parts
 
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So I figured out that the problem is mostly the DDR2 RAM and the Motherboard that supports DDR2. These are some of the specs I got at the moment.
CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8300 @ 2.50GHz
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 220
RAM: 4.1 GB DDR2
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
PSU is unknown, it says nothing on the PSU itself, I've looked around and it would be no problem to get a new PSU starting from 400W for around 20 bucks here.

I have no clue what kind of chipset is needed and what is compatible with my CPU.
Altough I'm surely buying this RAM when I get a new DDR3 motherboard: http://goo.gl/xU5JvM

 
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Your motherboard has no bearing on the memory of the graphics card. All you should be concerned with is the PCIe x16 slot on the motherboard and having a power supply to provide sufficient power to run your new card.

As it's been said before, whomever advised you that your GTX 560 was somehow incompatible is either scamming you, or just doesn't know what he's talking about.
 
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Thanks! But where do I see if I have PCIe x16 slots, I'm guessing I don't since someone already tried to install the graphics card without succes. And do you know a few Motherboards who have PCIe x16 slots that are compatible with my processor?
 
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Most motherboards have a total of 1 PCIe x16 slot. Your 220 graphics card is going to be installed into your motherboard's PCIe x16 slot. Remove your 220, install your 560 in it's place, ensure any auxiliary power connectors on your 560 are plugged in, and voila, you've upgraded the graphics card. Again, like Tradesman said, make sure you've sufficient amps on the 12V rail to power the new card, as it will draw more power than your 220 did. If you're unsure, you could list your make/model of power supply, and we can likely find some specs for it, or you can look for the label yourself, which is usually on the side of the power supply, and it should list how many watts/amps are available on one or more 12 volt rails.

To be honest, I can't think of any motherboard that would support your processor which would not have a PCIe x16 slot.

For what it's worth, you can easily verify that your 220 and 560 have the same card-edge connectors, thereby plug into the same physical motherboard connector, by simply pulling the 220 out of your system and looking at the connector on it, and comparing it to your 560. Of course, it should go without saying, your computer should be fully powered off when working inside of it. :) Not sure your level of knowledge working around computer equipment, but add-in boards are usually permanently damaged when you plug / unplug them from the motherboard while the computer is running.

The series of gold connectors at the bottom of this graphics card is the PCIe x16 connector, and will be of the same design as your 560 and 220 cards:

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The two widest yellow slots on this motherboard close-up are PCIe x16 slots. While the slot on your motherboard likely won't be yellow, the slot your 220 graphics card is plugged into should have the same design as these:

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Okay so I replaced the GPU, when I startup the pc I get 2 beeps, a pause of 3± seconds and then another 6 beeps. I figured it needs more power just like you said, I can't find any label or brand on my PSU. I ran DXDIAG on my pc and that also doesn't say what kind of PSU I have. But I tried searching with this information without succes.

Dxdiag.exe:
Brand: MEDION
System model: MS-7366

Back of the pc:
Model: PC MT 7
Type: MED MT 516
Input max: AC 230-240V

Theres also a little label on the back saying 230VAC, don't know what that means. I made a couple of pictures of the PSU, maybe you know what I need. If you can't see something properly, I won't mind making a few other pictures.

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If you can't see it in full size, here are the links:

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You didn't mention whether or not you plugged in the two PCIe 6-pin power connectors to your GTX 560 graphics card after installing it. Without those connected to the graphics card, your computer will likely not boot.

They should look like these:

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If your power supply does not provide the connectors, you can purchase adapters which take 2 4-pin molex, such as you would attach to an older ATA style HDD, and adapt them to 1 6-pin PCIe power connector. It may take two adapters to accomplish this, since the card has two power plugs.

The rule of thumb though is, if your power supply has no PCIe 6-pin plugs, it either predates the standard, or the designers felt it insufficient to supply the amperage one would need when running such a device. It may well be time to start looking at power supplies.

From the looks of your pictures, I would not expect that to be a very high capacity power supply. And, searching Google is of little help in determining what power supply that is from the part number.
 
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Well, that seems fairly generous of your card, actually. Last card I forgot the power for, emitted a horrendous, unending beep until the machine was powered off. :)

I'm sure that's going to depend on how the vendor decided to handle the situation in their BIOS for the card, and of course, who's to say he's getting a full 75 watts from the motherboard's slot, based on the ambiguously suspicious power supply!
 
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