mobo and vcard compatibility inquiry

[tikboyoyoy]

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hello newbie question here, sorry coz dli jud ko techy when it comes to pc hardware stuffs, pls bear with me
this is my mobo: asus p5kpl-am epu ASUS - Motherboards- ASUS P5KPL-AM EPU
this is my current vcard: geforce 8500 gt - yes, a bit ancient
psu: (generic) tommade 600watts from interpace

im planning to upgrade my vcard, to maybe knang HD 5670 ATI Radeon , this is the only price range na ako ma afford, i saw one selling in the b/s section, still deciding if i will opt to buy a bnew or a 2nd hand. perhaps naa sad mo ma suggest na mas better at same price range ? and reason na mu upgrade ko is knang I want to play skyrim on my pc, ok ra man cguro akong cpu (core2duo) and 4gig ram.

my 1st question: naa ba issue sa compatibility ? coz reading through some of the specs, the vcard has a "PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface", while my mobo only have the following slots: 1 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI. mowork ba cya as backward compatibility ? does it have any drawbacks ?

my 2nd question: some pics i saw sa mga videocard karon kay naa lageh cya power cable/connection/wire from the psu, para sa unsa dae na cya ? coz on my 8500 gt, dretso ra man cya paslak sa pcie slot and no other wirings needed. again dli jud ko familiar kau sa mga hardware stuff, and if ever sa 5670 na vcard (posted above) needed ba na cya anang xtra cable ?

thx much

[eXpLoDe]

pm sent sir. no 6 pin power required.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4kIF8pg_SQ

Skyrim system requirements
The following are the official minimum requirements:

Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
2GB System RAM
6GB free HDD Space
Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
DirectX compatible sound card
Internet access for Steam activation

And the recommended requirements:

Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
4GB System RAM
6GB free HDD space
DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher).
DirectX compatible sound card
Internet access for Steam activation

[keropi]

Look for an HD 5670 DDR5 TS..There should be no problems with your current system..

[tikboyoyoy]

^^ thank you sa inu replies mga sir, hoping naa pa mkatubag further sa akong questions para ma enlighten ko ug maayu b4 mag upgrade ug video card

[boyq]

1st question: naa ba issue sa compatibility ? coz reading through some of the specs, the vcard has a "PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface", while my mobo only have the following slots: 1 x PCIe x16, 1 x PCIe x1, 2 x PCI.
mowork ba cya as backward compatibility ? does it have any drawbacks ?

answer: uu backwards compatible ra na. dili lang mu-run sa iyang maximum capability ang imo videocard.

my 2nd question: some pics i saw sa mga videocard karon kay naa lageh cya power cable/connection/wire from the psu, para sa unsa dae na cya ? coz on my 8500 gt, dretso ra man cya paslak sa pcie slot and no other wirings needed. again dli jud ko familiar kau sa mga hardware stuff, and if ever sa 5670 na vcard (posted above) needed ba na cya anang xtra cable ?

answer: ako bigasa ang specs sa vcard. wala man gi-indicate sa system requirements nga magneed ug pin connectors from the psu. mag-require ug additional power(from the psu) ang kasagarang hi-end vcard mao nang naai pin connector.

[tikboyoyoy]

answer: uu backwards compatible ra na. dili lang mu-run sa iyang maximum capability ang imo videocard.



answer: ako bigasa ang specs sa vcard. wala man gi-indicate sa system requirements nga magneed ug pin connectors from the psu. mag-require ug additional power(from the psu) ang kasagarang hi-end vcard mao nang naai pin connector.

thank you sir for your very informative reply

[philcarr]

nice post.. very informative..

[BrianBCBF]

Look for an HD 5670 DDR5 TS..There should be no problems with your current system..

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