I plan to upgrade my graphic card. Can it fit in?

okoice · Dec 20, 2015

Will there be any problems? Or it would be fine?

On my computer:
Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1055T Processor (6 CPUs), ~2.8GHz
Graphic card name: AMD Radeon HD 6870 (Type GDDR5)
Motherboard: M4A88TD-V EVO/USB3
Graphic Interface: Version: PCI-Express
Link width: x16 Max Supported: x16
I also have pretty huge case from Cooler Master

This is what i wanna get:
http://www.amazon.com/MSI-R9-380-GAMING-4G/dp/B00ZGF0VGC/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1450609186&sr=8-2&keywords=AMD+radeon+r9+380

SkywalkerHsu · Dec 20, 2015

This should be fine, but do you know about your PSU? R9 cards are notorious for using a lot of power, so I would suggest you look at your current PSU and then take it from there.

If you do not have a powerful enough PSU, getting a GTX 970 may be the way to go. If you have enough PSU power, than you should be good to go!

BadActor · Dec 20, 2015

The video card will work on the mobo and the processor won't be a bottleneck, but we need to know what case and power supply you are going to use with it.

lodders · Dec 20, 2015

I reckon that the graphic card will work OK in that PC.

But as mentioned above, a GTX 960 would use a lot less power, and so may be more cost effective

okoice · Dec 20, 2015

Is it this? My PSU. I cant seem to find it. And i would also like stick to AMD if possible.

SkywalkerHsu · Dec 20, 2015

Your PSU is internal, it would be a huge box with wires coming in and out of it near the bottom or top corner.
http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/1614/gs-6000interiorassembled.jpg
It would be the box at the bottom left in this case, I would suggest you open your computer up, find the PSU, and record the serial number down and look that number up,

okoice · Dec 20, 2015

Here you go:

BadActor · Dec 20, 2015

You can run it, no problems. Looks like the PSU has two PCIe connectors and enough wattage. No problems with the case either.

okoice · Dec 20, 2015

Thanks for the ansewer!

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