Question 1

im switching from a Nividia GTX 650TI, the card slit is 3.0 x16 but its nividia, will this card fit as well even though its AMD? stupid question but i want to be sure

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To be honest with you I havent tried it myself. I bought the card for my gf who isnt with me right now and will only get a chance to install it in the next few weeks. The card on the pc previously was gtx 460 nvidia so there should be no problem in terms of compatability. My only worry was the number of pins required for the power supply. I am assuming the newer power supplies have all the pins connections required.

Hope this helps.

Question 2

About how long is this card in inches?

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The card is 11 inches long.

Question 3

Is this card compatible with this motherboard:  GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

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Accepted Answer

pcpartpicker is a website which allows you to determine compatibility between computer components.  I've used it for the last two computers I've built and never had any issues.

Question 4

Will this fit into a x16 pci 2.0 mobo?

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Honestly just search PCI 2.0 vs 3.0.  Lots of good info. 
Yes, to answer your question. Will just run at 2.0. Nice card for the money IMO.

Question 5

what's a good mobo for this? Also does a atx case fit this?

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I'm using an Asrock Z77 Extreme4 it works pretty well.  The only annoying thing is the number of monitors you can attach to it and how close the hdmi and DVI ports are, so it was a tight fit to put two on mine.  As for the case, I have a full tower and my SO has a mid, the mid was a bit of a tight fit, but it works fine.  I wouldn't suggest it if you're going smaller though.  It's a bit bulky, but radeons tend to run hot and need those fans to run in order to function, so it's understandable.

Question 6

Already purchased this card as it is amazing for the price in my budgeted mid/high range build. I know next to nothing on monitor's though and am looking for something that will give me good quality and no more than 5ms and clock in above 60mhz. Also don't know if there is a quality difference between connection types of HDMI, DVI, and mini port. Can anyone help me? Just answer whatever you can.

Accepted Answer

In order of preference based on performance and thru put ratings of the video cables attached to your monitor.

HDMI, DVI, Display port, VGA

your monitor and video card will need to be compatible with those types of connectors.

Question 7

Can this run 4k?

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Question 8

i have a gygabyte 7970 OC and would like to get this to , would the AMD and Nvidia drivers fight each other? will i get some sort of frame advantages? i heard Nvida is being quite classy by disabling their cards the moment it detects an AMD card, just want to be safe lol also i have a 750 watts PSU meaning i will have to upgrade that to, any suggestions?

my specks are

MOBO: asus M5A97 LE r.2

CPU: AMD FX 8350 4g.h

RAM; 16 gddr 3

GPU:GIGABYTE GV-R787OC-2GD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB

Accepted Answer

your PSU is enough the way it is, but not sure about mixing driver types.  My guess is it probably won't work very well.

Question 9

is the effective Memory clock really at 4800MHZ? thats truly amazing, the others i looked at for the same price was usually around 1200MHZ (4.8gbps) would this mean that this graphics card is more then double the performance speed? what does this all mean

Accepted Answer

ignroe it. this card is at 1250MHZ, and its as good as or if not better than the Sapphire Ghz edition of this card. Sapphire and ASUS are the only brands I trust. I build custom PCs for a hobby/part time income.

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