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Will AMD 7870 be compatiable with my motherboard?

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December 13, 2013 1:59:54 AM

Hi,

I am very new to this and I am not really sure what I am looking for I have a Gigabyte FM2 GA-F2A55M-DS2 – Motherboard and wanted to know if it would be compatibility with the MSI AMD R7870 2GB DDR5 PCI-E Graphics Card.

My current set up is
AMD Athlon 750k 4.0GHz
Gigabyte FM2 GA-F2A55M-DS2 – Motherboard
450W Basic PSU
ATI Radeon HD 6450 2GB

Any help would be very very helpful!

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a b V Motherboard
December 13, 2013 2:08:46 AM

Yes, your motherboard is compatible with 7870. However, you need to get a better PSU, otherwise it's a risk.
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December 13, 2013 2:10:54 AM

Foldalot said:
Yes, your motherboard is compatible with 7870. However, you need to get a better PSU, otherwise it's a risk.


Thank you very much for the quick reply!

Would you recommend a specific PSU or advise on thespec I should be looking for?

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December 13, 2013 2:15:21 AM

Foldalot said:
Yes, your motherboard is compatible with 7870. However, you need to get a better PSU, otherwise it's a risk.


Thank you very much for the quick reply!

Would you recommend a specific PSU or advise on the spec I should be looking for?
and for a PC builder beginner are these hard to fit?

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December 13, 2013 2:19:49 AM

Spacehopper said:
and for a PC builder beginner are these hard to fit?


No, you should be able to fit it properly

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December 13, 2013 3:11:02 AM

Not to sound like a jerk or anything here, but don't buy an OCZ power supply (or product in general). The company is known for it's poor customer support, is going bankrupt, and puts out faulty products with high defect rates. Definitely go with the Seasonic.
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December 13, 2013 3:13:35 AM

Foldalot said:
You can try the tutorial section on tomshardware http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/forum-247.html

Google and youtube will also be helpful. It won't be hard to find tutorials for GPU and PSU.


MapRef41N93W said:
Not to sound like a jerk or anything here, but don't buy an OCZ power supply (or product in general). The company is known for it's poor customer support, is going bankrupt, and puts out faulty products with high defect rates. Definitely go with the Seasonic.


What about Asska? I was looking at Akasa AK-PA055AM01 550 Watts VenomPower Modular Power Supply?

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December 13, 2013 3:16:50 AM

Spacehopper said:
Foldalot said:
You can try the tutorial section on tomshardware http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/forum-247.html

Google and youtube will also be helpful. It won't be hard to find tutorials for GPU and PSU.


MapRef41N93W said:
Not to sound like a jerk or anything here, but don't buy an OCZ power supply (or product in general). The company is known for it's poor customer support, is going bankrupt, and puts out faulty products with high defect rates. Definitely go with the Seasonic.


What about Asska? I was looking at Akasa AK-PA055AM01 550 Watts VenomPower Modular Power Supply?



I've never heard of the company so I would not recommend it. The PSU is the most important component of a system and it is advisable to spend a little bit extra to get a good one. Not to attack Akasa or anything as they may make awesome PSUs, but it pays to stick with the reliable companies most notably Seasonic when buying one. What you will also find out is many companies use Seasonic PSUs to make their own PSUs (such as the Cooler Master V series) because they are so reliable.
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a b V Motherboard
December 13, 2013 3:20:05 AM

I didn't know that they were selling faulty products, OCZ ZT and Fatal1ty series have proven well on the PSU market. However, if they are selling faulty products then yes, I guess they should be avoided.

Here are other options :

Antec High Current Gamer HCG-520M
SeaSonic S12G S12G-550 550W
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December 13, 2013 3:23:06 AM

Foldalot said:
I didn't know that they were selling faulty products, OCZ ZT and Fatal1ty series have proven well on the PSU market. However, if they are selling faulty products then yes, I guess they should be avoided.

Here are other options :

Antec High Current Gamer HCG-520M
SeaSonic S12G S12G-550 550W


OCZ in general sell faulty products and they earned a reputation for it which is part of the reason they are in bankruptcy.
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