graphic cards for Asrock motherboard 939

david jp

January 10, 2011 6:49:26 PM

Im thinking of buying a graphic card a sapphire hd 5770 1gb pc-e 2.0 for one of my pc's,
but im not sure if it will run on my motherboard it has only got pci-e 16x interface , and its over 4 years old (Asrock 939 dual-sata 2) and do need to change my power unit , my is 700 watts but its a cheap one
any help be greatful.

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geekapproved

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Motherboard Authority

January 10, 2011 6:54:36 PM

It'll probably only run at half bandwidth.

But it really doesn't matter because your s939 cpu will never keep up with half a 5770.

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david jp

January 11, 2011 9:19:50 AM

geekapproved said:

It'll probably only run at half bandwidth.

But it really doesn't matter because your s939 cpu will never keep up with half a 5770.

thank for your help
David jp

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Wolfshadw

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January 11, 2011 11:54:06 AM

It really depends on what processor you have installed on that motherboard. With my old ASRock 939Dual-SATAII board paired with an X2-4800+ CPU, I could run an 8800 GTS-640 without issue. You probably wouldn't want to go much higher than that (and certainly no higher with a lesser CPU).

-Wolf sends

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david jp

January 11, 2011 12:30:28 PM

Wolfshadw said:

It really depends on what processor you have installed on that motherboard. With my old ASRock 939Dual-SATAII board paired with an X2-4800+ CPU, I could run an 8800 GTS-640 without issue. You probably wouldn't want to go much higher than that (and certainly no higher with a lesser CPU).

-Wolf sends

yes i do have a 4800 cpu with that motherboard .thanks for your help
David jp

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