Question 1

Does this card light up? As in, is there LED lights on it?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It has a handful of animations for the LEDs, but as far as I can tell, the only available color is red. The provided app is useful for controlling this.

Question 2

can this graphics card run new PC games ?

Accepted Answer

This GPU should be able to run various new games, however, some games may need to be played on lower settings than others. Furthermore, other components such as CPU and RAM should also be taken into account when determining gaming performance.

Question 3

Where do you get the drivers for this card?

Accepted Answer

Simply go to MSI and find the graphics card you bought on their websites and find the drivers and install! Hope this helped.

Question 4

Dose this card use one or two PCI slots? I read in another Q&A that it requires two PCI slots, but I can't find anything about a single graphics card using two PCI slots. The only other thing I can think of is that it is large enough to go over another slot but it actually only used one slot.

(I am very inexperienced with PC's and I'm just looking for a bang for your buck/affordable graphics card. Any and all suggestions would will help significantly)

Accepted Answer

No this card only uses 1 slot, they may have been mistaken and meant to say there are only 2 optimal PCI slots to use for your graphics card to get the most out of it. Usually slot 1 and 3, this same idea also applies to SLI bridging 2 graphics cards however, this model graphics card cannot be SLI bridged. I hope this helps!

Question 5

i have a z87-ds3h gigabyte motherboard, 600w cx600m power source and i5 processor will this video card work with my system?

Accepted Answer

It depends on the following factors:
Is your power supply greater than 300W?
Does your power supply have a 6-pin slot available?
Does your motherboard have a PCI Express 3.0 or 2.0 slot available?
Do you have the following space 8.5"Lx6"Wx2"T available in your computer tower? (Please note that you should measure the available space from inside the computer tower. Measure the length from the back wall of the tower towards the front, the width from the motherboard out and the thickness (height) from the PCI express slot upward. All of these measurements should be taken at the plane of the PCI Express slot)
If your answer to all four of the above questions is yes then the card will work on your PC.

Question 6

Will this card work in my current motherboard?
ASUS P8Z68-V LE
Thanks for your help!

Accepted Answer

of course it will this card run nice even on pci-E 2.0  you only need 6-pin connector  and you are fine :)

Question 7

does it do 4k?

Accepted Answer

I have since upgraded to a GTX 1070ti but had this card for a while and can answer this.

Yes, it does 4k just fine. Can’t really run any newer games with it on that resolution, bit older games with things turned down will play at 4K with this card (I did it)

For gender things like videos, movies, and general use this card worlrks great at 4K. 4gb of memory helps.

To get 4K at 60hz you will need to use either a certified hdmi 2.0 cable or use the DisplayPort with a 1.2 cable. Anything less will only do 4K at 30hz

Question 8

Would this card be sufficient to play Arkham Knight on reasonable settings without lag, assuming I meet all the other system requirements just fine?

Accepted Answer

Should run it just fine...it ran flawlessly on games like GTA 5, The Witcher, and did amazing on the new Destiny 2 beta. Just remember Arkham Knight was a pc port and has a lot of stuttering issues even with higher end cards. The devs did try to put out patches though. Hope that helps.

Question 9

My current set up has all of the requirements to run this card more than fine, but when i plug it into my motherboard and try to boot it up the fans spin for a split second and it fails to boot. Ive taken my pc to a local pc repair provider and they told me the card has to be defective because there is nothing wrong with the psu or motherboard. Is that a possibility?

Accepted Answer

The fact that you pc was working fine before hand, I wouldn't have even taken it to the repair shop to have it checked out. sadly pc parts do come DOA at times, get a RMA number and send it back.

One thing to check is to make sure the wattage of your power supply is strong enough for the card. You want a PSU at least 200watts past what is recommended for the card. but that is just my personal opinion. Also ( I have to ask) You did hook the 6 pin cord from the power supply to the card correct?

Question 10

how do I know if this will fit into my pc?

Accepted Answer

Do you have a pci e 2.0 port on your motherboard? Does your power supply have an extra six pin connector not doing anything? Look at the measurements of the card. Will it physically fit into your case? If the answer is yes to of these questions, yeah it'll more than likely work. If your not satisfied with that answer, google "PC hardware compatibility" and read up. It's worth knowing about the ins and outs of hardware if you want to game on a PC.

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