Will my DDR3 motherboard work with a GDDR5 or/and DDR5 Graphics Cards

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I've seen the answer to other threads saying yes I just want to make sure with my specific motherboard (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01881PARU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and this graphics card (https://www.ebay.com/itm/nVIDIA-GeForce-GT730-4GB-GDDR5-128Bit-PCI-Express-Game-Video-Card-Graphics-Card-/222543007382?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275)


P.S is the nVIDIA GeForce GT730 good for new gaming
 
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First and foremost so long as your PCI-e slot conforms to version 2.0 and above you can drop in a PCI-e 2.0 and above into the aforementioned slot. The GPU you're referring to will be backwards compatible. However the board you have is from a prebuilt machine and as such will have a custom BIOS from Acer in which it's highly possible that the GT730 will show you a black screen upon powering up due to a lack of a compatible UEFI BIOS environment.

If anything you will need to move to a more current platform. On another note, what is the make and model of your PSU and how old is it?
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First and foremost so long as your PCI-e slot conforms to version 2.0 and above you can drop in a PCI-e 2.0 and above into the aforementioned slot. The GPU you're referring to will be backwards compatible. However the board you have is from a prebuilt machine and as such will have a custom BIOS from Acer in which it's highly possible that the GT730 will show you a black screen upon powering up due to a lack of a compatible UEFI BIOS environment.

If anything you will need to move to a more current platform. On another note, what is the make and model of your PSU and how old is it?
 
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My PSU is a (https://www.bestbuy.com/site/evga-80-plus-600w-atx-12v-eps-12v-power-supply-black/8511029.p?skuId=8511029)

BTW what do you mean i'd have to move to a more current platform
 
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