CAN I USE A NVIDIA 4GB GRAPHICS CARD ON A AMD MOTHERBOARd?

Sam Golder · Nov 29, 2014

Can i use the MSI GTX 970 GAMING Twin Frozr V 4GB on the Asus F2A85-V PRO Motherboard and in the future do sli?

TheMentalist · Nov 29, 2014

The motherboard will support the graphics card but not SLI.

What CPU/APU are you going to use with it?

Sam Golder · Nov 29, 2014

TheMentalist :

amd athlon x4 760k but it says on It says on http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/F2A85V_PRO/specific... that it Supports AMD 3-Way CrossFireX™ Technology but will it work on this nvidia gpu or is it just amd

TheMentalist · Nov 29, 2014

The motherboard is not SLI compatible. Here's a review: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6360/asus-f2a85v-pro-review-a-look-at-fm2-with-a85x
Review:

This gives each board using an FM2 APU the ability to do at least x16/x4 or x8/x8/x4 (with A85X) without the cripple we see with Intel. In Intel's variation, we saw Crossfire work but SLI not, due to the odd combination of SLI certification required.

Note: The AMD 760K will bottleneck the GTX 970 in some games. That CPU is not powerful enough in modern games. You'll get a good amount of fps in some games but the CPU will always be the first limiting factor.

Sam Golder · Nov 29, 2014

TheMentalist :

Would you sugest getting tis graphics card still or not get it ?

TheMentalist · Nov 29, 2014

You can either:
Get the 970 and buy a new processor/motherboard
or
Get a lower end card that is realistically more suitable for the 760K (like the R9 270X)

If you can, get the GTX 970(or a R9 290) and save up for an i5 and new motherboard. It doesn't have to be right now, in the meantime you can use the 760K machine.

Sam Golder · Nov 29, 2014

TheMentalist :

Would this be okay for a gtx 970 http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-FX-9370-Edition-Retail-4-70GHz/dp/B00DGHD2TA/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1417273048&sr=8-6&keywords=amd+fx+9590

TheMentalist · Nov 29, 2014

It's about the same price an i5 4690K. I would say no, that CPU has a serious heat output and to find a compatible motherboard you'll spend allot.

This is a good combo.
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£167.50 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£91.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £258.66
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-11-29 15:01 GMT+0000

If it exceeds your budget you can get a 8350/AMD motherboard instead.

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