Motherboard/PSU compatibility with graphics card

Sidrun · Oct 2, 2014

Hey !
I'm thinking of buying a new video card, but keeping my case, motherboard etc..
Right now i have Gigabyte GA-P31-ES3G and a 500W power supply. Would i be able to run [ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II Overclocked] video card with this motherboard and PSU?
Thanks in advance !
EDIT: http://www.hwcompare.com/8935/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-radeon-hd-4870-1gb/
Some specifications of the video card.
The one i was running before was hd 4870 1GB.

64K · Oct 2, 2014

Sidrun said:
Hey !
I'm thinking of buying a new video card, but keeping my case, motherboard etc..
Right now i have Gigabyte GA-P31-ES3G and a 500W power supply. Would i be able to run [ASUS GTX 560 TI DirectCU II Overclocked] video card with this motherboard and PSU?
Thanks in advance !
EDIT: http://www.hwcompare.com/8935/geforce-gtx-560-ti-vs-radeon-hd-4870-1gb/
Some specifications of the video card.
The one i was running before was hd 4870 1GB.

To give you the best answer tell us the make and model of that 500w PSU. The reason is that according to the ASUS website that GTX 560Ti DCU can draw up to 225 watts

http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/ENGTX560_Ti_DCII_TOP2DI1GD5/specifications/

so it depends on how many amps you have available on the +12V rail and the quality of your PSU.

Sidrun · Oct 2, 2014

Chieftec 500W APS-500S

Kursah · Oct 2, 2014

It states having two PCI-e 6-pin connectors. You should be ok. :toast:

What OS are you on? What's the rest of your system look like? An old P31 chipset might not be a hi performer, so don't expect to get what everyone else is if you have an old chipset, older dual core cpu and 2GB of ram and a PCI-e Gen 1 interface. But it should still perform pretty well with all that said.

Sidrun · Oct 2, 2014

Thanks for the help. I'm running 4GB of RAM, W7 64 bit and an E8400 core 2 duo 3.0 GHz, i should be OK then. Thanks a bunch again mates!

64K · Oct 2, 2014

Sidrun said:
Thanks for the help. I'm running 4GB of RAM, W7 64 bit and an E8400 core 2 duo 3.0 GHz, i should be OK then. Thanks a bunch again mates!

Yeah, you should be ok. You've got 36 amps between the two rails for about 430 watts. Enjoy that 560Ti. I had one (not as nice as the Asus DCU) and it was a great card.

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Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI Plus
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	Dell 27 inch 1440p 144 Hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
Keyboard	Logitech G105
Software	Windows 10

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Mouse	Logitech G502 \| Logitech M330
Keyboard	HyperX Alloy Core RGB \| Built in Keyboard (Lenovo laptop KB FTW)
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Motherboard	MSI Z270 SLI Plus
Cooling	CM Hyper 212 EVO
Memory	2 x 8 GB Corsair Vengeance
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2070 Super
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 250 GB and WD Black 4TB
Display(s)	Dell 27 inch 1440p 144 Hz
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D Airflow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNova 850 W Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502
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