h81m-plus motherboard and graphics card compatibility

slamball · Feb 6, 2015

my build at the moment is:
Intel Core i5 4590
h81m-plus
DDR3 8g
ATI Radeon HD 4870 (well aware its old ha)

im looking to upgrade my graphics cards to hopefully some type of geforce (970) but im not sure what kind of graphics cards will fit my mother board.
the dimensions of my case are pretty large and im not too concerned with that. mostly just compatibility. any tips on which graphics cards will work and which wont?

jbrown156 · Feb 6, 2015

slamball :

as long as the motherboard as a pci express slot the graphics card or any graphics card to that matter will work ... just make sure you have the power supply to handle it and the case has good airflow and you should be ok ..

slamball · Feb 6, 2015

i have a 550w power supply and air flow, usually my cores sit at around 40-50 and my gp at 50ish

jbrown156 · Feb 6, 2015

slamball :

what is the manufacturer and model of the psu ?

slamball · Feb 6, 2015

psu is aywun 550w

jbrown156 · Feb 6, 2015

slamball :

ok a bit of bad news .. you have a untiered psu that is probably bad and will in time destroy your system and most definitely wont handle a gtx 970 ,, when buying a power supply refer to this list (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-1804779/power-supply-unit-tier-list.html) by tomshardware and get a power supply from tier 3 to tier 1 anythiong lower than 3 or that is not there is most of the time bad for your system and make explode under too much load and i know you dont wanna buy a gtx 970 and then after a few hours is gets burn out thanks to your psu .. i suggest you get a certified 500 or 550 80plus bronze certified psu for a gtx 970 .. or any card to that matter

slamball · Feb 6, 2015

thankyou very much for this information!
would you recommend any psu in particular?

jbrown156 · Feb 6, 2015

slamball :

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/xfx-pro-xps-550w-sew-atx12v-eps12v-power-supply/1307322086.p?id=mp1307322086&skuId=1307322086

thats a xfx power supply from bestbuy ..unfortunately i have now access to neweggg at the moment so that is just to give you an idea of what power supply to get..

jbrown156 · Feb 6, 2015

ahh here we go :: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-m12ii620bronze

Thats a even better psu than the xfx one and is less expensive and it would allow you to add more components to your system than you could with the xfx psu .. anyone will be good though

daniel_blacke · Feb 6, 2015

Hey, I have a similar system and am doing the same upgrade and this was recommended to me. A bit less wattage but a better rating. It did have a $25 rebate bringing the price down to $51 with shipping but that appears to be over.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-power-supply-capstone550

slamball · Feb 9, 2015

so i have decided on a psu for my build im going to buy http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_995&products_id=26955

hoping this is adequate. i didnt check if it was on the tier site but im fairly sure it will cover it

thoughts?

jbrown156 · Feb 9, 2015

slamball :

i cant open the link so can you post the name of the psu and manufacturer and i will be able to advise you wether its good or not

slamball · Feb 9, 2015

SilverStone Strider Essential Gold 700W ST70F-ESG

jbrown156 · Feb 9, 2015

slamball :

yup thats a tier 2 class B psu that should be able to handle any given graphics card on the planet at this moment ...
great choice ..

slamball · Feb 9, 2015

thanks very much for your help!!!

jbrown156 · Feb 9, 2015

slamball :

no problem just here to help out bro

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