would a Asus AMD R9 380 Gaming Graphics Card (2 GB, PCI-E, GDDR5, DVI-I, HDMI) fit in a motherboard M5A7-M/usb3

InfinateGamer

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I'm looking for a decent graphics card for my motherboard i bought not too long ago, i finally found one that i liked and was within my budget of £200, but the problem with many CPU's is that you never actually know if they actually will fit your motherboard. so here is the question, is the GPU i chose compatible with my motherboard in terms of size? Also i would a appreciate if someone could link me either a better GPU or one that would fit my Motherboard, Thank you (PS i kinda know what I'm doing but another tips would be nice too thank you)
 
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Yes, that GPU will plug into the top (royal blue) PCIex. slot. What is of concern will be, "Do you have enough room for the board in your case?" That card is almost 11 inches (279mm) long: And secondly and more important, "do you have a quality power supply with enough power to run that card?"
Minimum power recommendation is at least 500 watts with a continuous output of 28amps on the +12 rail and at least 1 6+2 pin or one 8 pin PCIEx power connection. Total wattage is not the major factor but amount of current (amperage) that is available on the +12V rail.
All PCI Ex. 3.0 video cards are backwards compatible with PCIEx 2.0 boards.
Yes, that GPU will plug into the top (royal blue) PCIex. slot. What is of concern will be, "Do you have enough room for the board in your case?" That card is almost 11 inches (279mm) long: And secondly and more important, "do you have a quality power supply with enough power to run that card?"
Minimum power recommendation is at least 500 watts with a continuous output of 28amps on the +12 rail and at least 1 6+2 pin or one 8 pin PCIEx power connection. Total wattage is not the major factor but amount of current (amperage) that is available on the +12V rail.
All PCI Ex. 3.0 video cards are backwards compatible with PCIEx 2.0 boards.
 
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InfinateGamer

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I have already got the power supply solution sorted out, and i already know it will plug in, all i wanna know is if it will fit due to the size of the GPU; that my only question. I would like to know this because of the small blue radiator. (PS the case is not my concern that is an easy remedy) thank you
 


Oh yes, I see the problem. The top mounting pin for that heat sink looks like it might block or be compressed by the back corner of the video card. BUT there will probably be nothing protruding below the lower edge of the video card and the card should mount flush with the top of the PCIe slot, and it looks like the cooling shroud is another 1/8 inch above that horizontal line. If the board is already in the PC, power down and unplug the PC, take a straight edge (ruler) and place it on the top of the PCIe slot and see if it touches that mounting pin or heat sink: I don't think it will.
There might not be much clearance with the card in there, but there will be enough for that heatsink to perform properly AND there will be the added benefit of air circulation from the video card fans.