Is this my motherboard too old for my VGA?

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Cleidosvaldo

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Hello, I heard the MSI RX 480 can kill motherboards due to its large power consumption over the
PCI-e connector on the mobo. I would like to ask if my 3 year old motherboard (P8H61M LX-3 R 2.0) can handle it fine or if I am risking to damage one of my components.

I already googled and found out that this VGA is theorically compatible with my mobo, but I would want to confirm from someone more experienced than me.

Tanks in advance




Links:
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-card/Radeon-RX-480-ARMOR-8G-OC.html#hero-specification

http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/P8H61M_LX3_R20/specifications/
 
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dgingeri
I have heard of motherboards damaged when the RX480 first came out, rendering the PCIe slot useless, but AMD fixed the issue with a driver/firmware change. As long as you get the latest drivers, you should be fine.
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It is compatible. RX 480 wants more from the mobo than the spec was originally intended. I do not remember seeing a single instance of a motherboard being damaged. I do remember performance and stability problems with the RX 480 on release, but that has all since been taken care of.

Your motherboard is 100% compatible.
 
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I have heard of motherboards damaged when the RX480 first came out, rendering the PCIe slot useless, but AMD fixed the issue with a driver/firmware change. As long as you get the latest drivers, you should be fine.
 
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