graphics card help

by gasman18 • 11 Jan 2012, 19:16 • Journals
so i have this card nVidia GeForce 9300 GS. i want to get this card Asus GeForce GTX 550Ti 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express but im afraid it wouldnt fit in or something like that. could someone check if the asus one will fit in my motherboard. thnx

old card info: http://www.gpureview.com/GeForce-9300-GS-card-581.html
new card info: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-265-AS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=

oh and is it safe to buy from overclockers.co.uk ? did any1 buy anything from there?
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Nicolah 11 Jan 2012, 19:24
check if your motherboard accept pci express and then every new gfx card will fit
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gasman18 11 Jan 2012, 19:34
this is my motherboard. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/266/imag0479o.jpg/
so would the new card fit in there? i think its too small to fit in there
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Nicolah 11 Jan 2012, 19:43
well i cannot realy see, but u just need to have a pci express x16 slot, check on the manual of ur motherboard
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GoGetEmTiger 11 Jan 2012, 19:24
so i heard u troll cuz u can troll and try to roll but fail? D:
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Rippy 11 Jan 2012, 19:29
nVidia has a PCI x16 slot and Asus has PCI 2.0 but there is no problem in connecting one in the place of another
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pervert 11 Jan 2012, 19:32
take radeon hd 6870 1024mb gddr5 pci-e :))

i got Asus M5A87 and it got

2x PCI Express x1
3x PCI
PCI Express 2.0 x16
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gasman18 11 Jan 2012, 19:35
how would i connect it? i think its way too small to fit in the slot
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belto 11 Jan 2012, 19:33
what motherboard do you have ?
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gasman18 11 Jan 2012, 19:35
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/266/imag0479o.jpg/ here
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belto 11 Jan 2012, 19:42
the model...
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gasman18 11 Jan 2012, 19:45
where do i find the model?
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belto 11 Jan 2012, 19:48
http://www.cpuid.com/downloads/cpu-z/1.59-setup-en.exe

download / install
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gasman18 11 Jan 2012, 19:56
in the graphic interface: version: PCI-Express.. the ASUS one is pci-express as well but it looks like it would be way to small for the slot..
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jnz 11 Jan 2012, 19:53
you will need a psu with a reasonable wattage and quality and 2x6pin connectors, your mobo will support it as long as it supports PCI-Express which has been around for many years.
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gasman18 11 Jan 2012, 19:58
i think these connectors come with the card
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jnz 11 Jan 2012, 20:06
maybe but i have not heard of that before, they usually come with the PSU, and if your PSU isn't modular then the connectors are useless anyway. Older PSUs often only have 1 6pin connector but don't try and only use one its a very bad idea

this is what the connector looks like: http://techreport.com/r.x/psus-0907/pcie-connectors.jpg
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jnz 11 Jan 2012, 20:10
*edit: i mean 6 pin
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gasman18 11 Jan 2012, 20:38
i have the PCI-E 6 pin connectors inside the pc. does this mean my pc can take PCI-Express graphic cards?
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jnz 11 Jan 2012, 20:59
yeh will be fine then, your PSU should be 600W+ too
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gasman18 11 Jan 2012, 21:03
only have 420W :/
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jnz 11 Jan 2012, 21:47
hm that's very low :o i have 850, dont think i ever had less than 500 except my first pc 12yrs ago :p
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Nicolah 11 Jan 2012, 22:20
well i think for this one : Asus GeForce GTX 550 Ti DirectCu, 1 Go u'll need 450wat.

imo a 420w will do the job For a Asus GeForce GTX 550 Ti , 1 Go 420

not sure tho:p
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Deactivated7002 11 Jan 2012, 21:23
Yes it will fit it will work great
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