Solved How do I make sure a card fits into my motherboard?

Eneswar

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Hey all,

Im not very good when it comes to hardware stuff, and im looking to replace my current graphic card as Im sure its broken which is a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti, My motherboard is a MSI P67A-C45 and the graphic card im looking to get is either a GTX 760 or a GTX 770, links below. How can I see if the cards fits into the mother board? :)


560 Ti:
GeForce GTX 560 Ti | Specifications | GeForce

Mother Board:
MSI Global ? Motherboard - P67A-C45

MSI GeForce GTX 760 2GB HAWK:
MSI Global ? Graphics Card - N760 HAWK

or Gigabyte GeForce GTX 770 2GB Windforce:
GIGABYTE - Grafikkort - NVIDIA - PCI Express Solution - GeForce 700 Series - GV-N770OC-2GD
 

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    Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI P67A-C45
    Memory
    8,00 GB DDR3
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
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Hello Eneswar,

Your motherboard specs say that you have 1 PCI Express gen2 (2.0) x16 slot on it, so either graphics card will work with the motherboard since are PCI-E 3.0 x 16 that's backwards compatible with a PCI-E 2.0 slot.

The main thing you need to make sure of is if there's enough clearance in your case for the graphics card for where the PCI-E 2.0 clot is at on the motherboard.

Your 600W PSU meets the minimum power requirements, but you will need to make sure that the PSU has a 6-pin and 8-pin power connectors to connect to the graphics card.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Taurus
    CPU
    Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI P67A-C45
    Memory
    8,00 GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    Sound Card
    7.1 Realtek ALC888
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster T260
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 x 59 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1465GB Seagate ST31500341AS
    1465GB Seagate ST31500341AS
    977GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD103SJ
    PSU
    CORSAIR Builder Series CX600W
    Case
    Taurus R1 Miditower
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    Logitech Illuminated
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    Razer Deathadder ReSpawn Gaming Mouse
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You might try this PSU calculator to see what it recommends for the PSU wattage with both cards. If it's pushing or going over 600W with the 770, then you might consider the 760.

Thermaltake Power Supply Calculator
 

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    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
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    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
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    Thermaltake Core P3
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    Corsair Hydro H115i
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    Logitech wireless K800
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Thank you for the link.

According to that the usage would be 547W att 90% load while the 760 card would be around 494W.

Im not really sure if I even filled the list correctly tho, Im pretty sure a few of them was pure guesses :p I used Speccy but that program can be a bit confusing. At this point I think I might just stick with the 760 one tho, just to be on the safe side.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Taurus
    CPU
    Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI P67A-C45
    Memory
    8,00 GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    Sound Card
    7.1 Realtek ALC888
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster T260
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 x 59 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1465GB Seagate ST31500341AS
    1465GB Seagate ST31500341AS
    977GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD103SJ
    PSU
    CORSAIR Builder Series CX600W
    Case
    Taurus R1 Miditower
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder ReSpawn Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    25/25
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If you don't need the bit more performance of a 770, then 760 would be a safer choice.

If you're not going to be running your system under heavy load, then you should be fine with a 770 though.
 

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    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
That processor of yours could be a bit on a short side to get all the performance out of 770 (For some games" but it being a "K" model could be OCed a bit if need arises.
 

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Thank you for the reply CountMike, I will go for the 760 one, which is still a huge upgrade from my current 560 :)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Taurus
    CPU
    Sandy Bridge Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz
    Motherboard
    MSI P67A-C45
    Memory
    8,00 GB DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti
    Sound Card
    7.1 Realtek ALC888
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster T260
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1200 x 59 hertz
    Hard Drives
    1465GB Seagate ST31500341AS
    1465GB Seagate ST31500341AS
    977GB SAMSUNG SAMSUNG HD103SJ
    PSU
    CORSAIR Builder Series CX600W
    Case
    Taurus R1 Miditower
    Keyboard
    Logitech Illuminated
    Mouse
    Razer Deathadder ReSpawn Gaming Mouse
    Internet Speed
    25/25
    Browser
    Chrome
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
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