Question 1

does this come with an dvi-d cable?

Accepted Answer

That would be a no. It did not come with any cables for mine.

Question 2

I am fairly new to buying Graphics Cards, I already figured this is compatible with my motherboard, but was wondering what the power requirements are, particularly the Watts and Connectors?

Accepted Answer

This card has a 75watt TDP. Since PCI express 3.0. Motherboards are spec'ed to be able to provide at least 75 watts to each x16 slot.    This card does not require any additional power other than the power coming from the pcie slot in your motherboard.    Just dont expect to overclock much at all.

Question 3

Can I do display port spanning with this?  I want to drive two Dell U2515H at 2560 x 1440 from the single display port.

Accepted Answer

Yes, the display port is version 1.3. My research states that it supports Multi-Stream Transport. On top of this, it supports two 4k monitors due to higher data speeds due to the HBR3 interface. You do need a proper splitter for it. While I say this, I always leave room for doubt, as the interface may support it, I have not actually needed to test it. Hardware wise, both for speed of card, and speed of interface in question, you should have no issues with the reported resolution of your monitors.

Question 4

I'm thinking about getting a new Graphics Card , will this be a better choice or something else? I don't wanna buy a new card if my old CPU will bottle neck the new graphics card.
My  5 yr old system is
AMD FX 8150
AMD Radeon HD 6870 
DDR3 16GB RAM
600 watts ps

Accepted Answer

The CPU will not be a bottle neck unless it is a cpu intensive game. When it comes to graphics cards, this one is much like the others. (In the RX460 line) that don't need extra 6 pin connector. While I do own this card, I would suggest a upgrade to the 1050ti. But that is only if performance is a consideration. I am using the FX6300 and the RX460 with 16gig ram. I have no issues getting the performance this card is capable of. The RX 6870 is still a good card though. The only reason to upgrade would likely be because of no DX 12 support/vulkan, or power consumption. In fact, both cards are around 2 tflops of processing power. But the RX 460 is substantially better with power efficiency. The 1050ti isn't better in raw power, but more games are optimized for it.

Question 5

is this compatible with pci express 2.0 slot?

Accepted Answer

It is, but you're not going to get full speed out of it.

Question 6

PCI Express x8 and not x16?  This is highly unusual, but I just happen to have a motherboard that works with 3.0 x8 but not x16 & I need a new graphics card.

Accepted Answer

This isn't unusual as many cards still don't even use all 16x. I personally have a 16x 2.0 slot with this 8x in there. I can play fallout 4 on ultra settings 1080p resolution. No stutters, smooth game play. This is my recent test on the card. Found I did have some issues with memory though at 8gb. Had to disable Samsungs rapid mode ssd feature to fix it.

Question 7

What's the exact shipping weight?

Accepted Answer

I got a new monitor (acer cb280hk 4k) and this video card, i connect it using DP and i get 4k at 60hz in windows 10, thing is from time to time I get colored blank screens and i have to restart to make it work fine again... any clues what is going on?

Question 8

Is the onboard HDMI port HDMI 2.0?  Will it drive a 4K monitor?

Accepted Answer

Because I want it clear as possible. This WILL drive a 4k Monitor. However, you should not do gaming applications in that resolution. A upgrade to rx 470/480 or gtx 960/1060 may be options for you to start. At 4k, this card would still be great for video, picture, or even document related task s to name a few alternatives.

Question 9

does this go well on a pizza?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the Windforce cooling system helps prevent the pizza from burning your mouth.  Excellent ingredient for maximum enjoyment.

Question 10

any way to mod a single slot to fit the dual slot ?

Accepted Answer

Um.... sure, but actual single slot RX 460s are out there, you are better off spending the premium for one of those.

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