XFX Radeon HD 7970 Graphics Card $309 + $15 Delivered

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  hoondaboy on 08/11/2013 - 10:13

  Hi guys,
  Just a noob question (and hopefully something someone can answer without too much investigation).
  Would my motherboard "Z68XP-UD3R (Socket 1155)" be able to fully utilise this card?

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    bentan77 on 08/11/2013 - 10:15

    I don't see why it wouldn't

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    XeKToReX on 08/11/2013 - 10:20

    Should be fine with that mobo.

    Don't forget to confirm whether the rest of your machine is OK as well.

    1) GPU Size - Will it fit? Do you have a space in the next slot over to fit the card as it is dual slot?

    2) PSU Rating - Is your power supply powerful enough? Is it a decent brand that will actually live up to its rating?

    3) PSU Connectors - Do you have a spare 6 AND 8 pin PCIE connector on your PSU?

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      slowmo on 08/11/2013 - 11:08

      also take into consideration the other stuff you already have like HDDs.

      i've got 8 HDDs …. which affects my calculation in the capacity for example.

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  hoondaboy on 08/11/2013 - 10:39

  Hmmm I think my PSU is too small. I have an XFX PRO 550, and this page says minimum recommended is 650w.

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    _Bruce_ on 08/11/2013 - 11:02

    It has the 6 and 8 pin connectors, and is bronze certified, so it will probably work. If you are running lots of other equipment it is probably better to step up a level though.

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    PainToad on 08/11/2013 - 11:10

    So a generic 500w Thermltake PSU worldnt handle it?

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      rambao9 on 08/11/2013 - 11:19

      most TT generic (lightpower??) have 80%+ efficiency even without the cert, so it should be fine if your not overloading on fans and hdd's with a heavy overclock.

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    HomeAlone on 08/11/2013 - 11:15

    650w doesn't sound right. Should be 500-550w.

    Edit:

    XFX

    Minimum Power Supply Requirement : 500 watt
    XFX Recommended Power Supply : XFX 650W PSU

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    Gnostikos on 08/11/2013 - 13:30

    Hmmm I think my PSU is too small. I have an XFX PRO 550, and this page says minimum recommended is 650w.

    Nah you'll be fine. I'm running an OC'ed 7970 on a nearly 3-year old Antec TruePower 550W along with a i7 960 (TDP = 130W), a CM Hyper 212+ and 5 case fans.

    Always take every manufacturer's recommended PSU ratings with a grain of a salt and see the card's maximum power draw in benchmarks. A 7970 can pull about 315W at load; 550 - 315 = 235W to play with. Knock off 50W to account for most PSU's inefficiencies and that still leaves 185W to power the rest of your system; which with today's very power efficient CPUs is more than enough.

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  hixx101 on 08/11/2013 - 13:46

  just bought the last one from PLE wangara, comes with the 3 free games gold card.

  www.AMD.com/radeonrewards for the game list

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  derptheking on 19/12/2013 - 18:37

  would this be a good card to use for litecoin mining?