Question 1

I have a 500W powersupply. Will i need to get a new one to be able to have enough power for this card?

Accepted Answer

Hi Anonymous! I asked myself the same question when I purchased this card. A lot of factors go into how much of a power supply you need. If it was just the video card alone your answer would be yes. But since your computer doesn't consist of just a video card you need to take everything into account.

Use this website to calculate ESTIMATED wattage.

coolermaster dot outervision dot com

Now remember if you are running stock settings that is accurate. If you overclock anything you need to adjust appropriately.

Hope this helps!

Question 2

What kind of CPU do I need? I am getting an AMD APU (CPU with integrated graphical drive) will this cause compatibility errors? the site I used to build my PC said there was none, but I have my doubts.

Accepted Answer

There should be no problem. The worst that could happen would be that your motherboard could for some reason be configured to only use the integrated graphics, in which case you would just need to plug your monitor in to your on-board video port, consult your motherbord's manual to change the setting in the UEFI or BIOS, then reboot and plug the monitor into this card's output. However, even this is unlikely, as most motherboards are configured to either detect it automatically or favor PCI express output.

Question 3

I have an older HP Pavillon HPE Series, about 4 years old now, it has an ATI/AMD Radeon HD6450 and it's just not cutting it any more. It also has an Intel i5-2390T CPU so far it seems that the GPU is the bottle neck and no so much the CPU(though this could be better), and was just wondering if this would be a good card to upgrade to so that I can play some of the newer games that are coming out(and even some older ones that my compy can't currently handle)?

Thank you very much, 
Paul

Accepted Answer

It will be compatible with your PSU it is your motherboard that could hold you back. The GTX960 is a PCIe 3.0 graphics card. PCIe 3.0 is backwards compatible with PCIe 2.0. It is not compatible with PCIe(1.0) my GTX960 plays GTA5 at 720p at 45-60fps because I upped my variety setting(didn't want to see the sAmerican car 5000 times). It is also mounted into a PCIe 2.0 anD runs fine. So you'll have to check your slots, the way to look is to look directly on the motherboard and it should be written next to your PCIe slots. It should explicitly say PCIe and version number. If not you'll need to look up your motherboard online.

Question 4

Will this card work on a CX600M PSU?  The specification of requiring two 6 pin power connectors is throwing me off.  Thanks.

Accepted Answer

600  watts is enough, but many graphic cards need aux power connectors because the slot itself has limitations. The 750Ti usually does not need an aux connector, but the OC versions may have one. Almost always you get adapters to get the power from one of the unused 4-pin Molex connectors so if your PS does not have specific 6 pin video card connectors you can use the adapters. There can sometimes still be issues if the power supply is "bronze" certified only as they are not as efficient and are not as stable so difficult to find random reboot or crashes can occur  that people sometimes blame on other components. You should, however, not have any problems.

Question 5

What PSU should I get if I get 2 GTX 960 I expect around 750watts to 900wat but, I am not sheer?

Accepted Answer

600 watt (got it with the combo) and no issues here

Question 6

is this card cross-fire compatible?
and if it is, would it mingle well with a 730 as its back up?

Accepted Answer

Crossfire is for AMD/ATI graphics cards. Therefore, No, being a Nvidia graphics card, this is SLI compatible, but not Crossfire.

Also, you never want to pair two cards, they need to be very close in capability. When there is an extreme mismatch in the capability, the higher capable card will end up lowering itself, and scaling to just barely higher than the lowest capable card in the set.

So, in both cases, the best answer would be no. You can however SLI both cards together, but don't expect to have the same performance as just the 960 alone, or as two 960s paired.

If you do decide to run these in tandem, use the 730 for a single monitor, with very limited use.

Any other questions, feel free to ask.

Question 7

Will this be able to play The Division?

Accepted Answer

Yes, though probably not at ultra settings. Make sure to check the game's system requirements before you buy hardware to play it. If you don't have the minimum required CPU it won't matter what GPU you buy:

Minimum: Intel Core i5-2400 | AMD FX-6100, or better

Question 8

PCI EXPRESS 3.O would not mind if the motherboard is PCI 2.0 
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ Rev 4.0?

Accepted Answer

It should work fine as I have the same board but rev. 1.1 no problems

Question 9

How many monitors can this card support?

Accepted Answer

Im absolutely positive it can support dual monitors, but the question is, what is your main purpose? Are you gaming hardcore or are you just into design and need the workspace? If its gaming then you should probably get the dual set up. If not, then this is a great pick.

Question 10

Did anyone who bought this card experience game crashing?
I already tried Borderlands 2 and Bioshock Infinity.
For Borderlands 2 the game crashes after a couple of minutes playing in maximum quality. If I reduce the quality to defaults, the game can be played ininterruptedly (at least 2 hours, the maximum I played).
For Bioshock Infinity, the game crashes quickly after I run it.
I always get the error saying that driver crashed, but I don't know if it might be really a driver error or GPU problem. 
Error: Display Driver NVIDIA Windows Kernel Mode Driver, version 347.88 stopped responding and has succesfully recovered.
Obs.: I already reinstalled the drivers...
I also checked GPU temperature, it is always below 50ºC (122F)
My build: 
MOBO ASROCK|Z97 KILLER LGA 1150
Intel core i5 4690K
PSU CORSAIR| CX600
MEM 8Gx2|GSKILL F3-2400 C10D

Accepted Answer

Hey, thank you for your answers.
Nathan, I formatted my desktop yesterday and installed the original drivers from my MOBO and GPU CDs. At first, the games wouldn't play until I updated the GPU driver (with Geforce experience).
But the problem still remained... I can play the games for a long time in low configs without crashing, but if I choose maximum specs, they crash within a couple of minutes.

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