Question 1

is this compatible with a 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7-4770 Haswell CPU?

Accepted Answer

Travis - As long as you have a PCI-e 2.0 or 3.0 slot on your motherboard, it will work.  Your processor is one of the latest from Intel and will handle any games that this graphics card will.  I briefly looked at the specs on your Dell, and it appears as if it is set up for expansion.  This, coupled with the fact it came stock with the i7-4770, leads me to believe you likely have a PCI-e 3.0 slot.  If it is a 2.0, it will still work, but it will bottleneck as the 2.0 slot speed is lower.  However, I'd look at the measurements on this card first and make sure there's room in your case for it.  Find the PCI-e slot and make sure this card won't cover up your SATA connectors or bump into your CPU fan or memory sticks.  After that, I'd see if your power source unit is large enough to handle the additional power consumption that this card will require.  It also looks like the stock Intel CPU fan is attached.  Adding a card of this size could cause increased heat in your case, which could affect your CPU temps.  The newer Intel CPUs run a bit hotter, and the stock fans aren't all that great.  You may consider thinking about an aftermarket CPU cooler, as well, if it will fit, and make sure there is good airflow through your case.

Question 2

Does this card support three monitors?

Accepted Answer

According to MSI site it supports two, I am using two. Depending on monitors resolution I have heard it will support three but at a much slower display rate.

Question 3

I cant seem to find the minimal power supply requirement?

Accepted Answer

The 660/670 and 680 all use the same GK104 GPU chip and all have about the same TDP, total system power should be around 400watts, but its always a good idea to get a bit more then needed. I would recommend a 500 to 550watt PSU.

Question 4

Will this Video card work with my Cyberpower  2140 ?

Accepted Answer

It will fit into the slot, most likely. You just want to make sure that it has the clearance (it's kind of fat), and that you have a good enough power supply. These pre-made computers that come with low end video cards like a GT 610 will frequently have a low end power supply, since they know that they don't need a stronger one. Check it out, see if it says the wattage anywhere, you'll want 400W+ most likely for this kind of card. But besides those two things, it should be fine.

Question 5

i am running a msi 760GM-p34 mobo and a amd fx 6300 cpu i want to make sure this card is compatible with the two of those?

Accepted Answer

the cpu & vid card are good to go. the mobo
you need to check manafacture web site,
or web retailers site. to see if it all play nice.

Question 6

Will this bottleneck my AMD FX-8120?

Accepted Answer

I am using this card mostly for video eding in linux and it works great for 
that. I have an AMD FX 8350 and I dont think the card is a bottleneck at all.
It runs cool and fairly quiet, but it is hard to tell how noisy it is because I have 
so many fans in my system. The card runs great on windows and linux (good job Nvidia on you linux drivers!!) I mostly just play Neverwinter as far as games
go and it works great. Price for performance I would say this is a good deal.

Question 7

Hey Everyone,

I was sifting through the reviews and I apologize if I missed it anywhere but, has anyone here tried running 4k or if this videocard will?

I know the specifications show a max res of 2660 or something around there.  I was curious if anyone has tried or been able to after any driver updates.

Thanks

Accepted Answer

I do not think this card is capable of pushing 4k. Especially not if you are looking to gameing in 4k. Some additional research may prove me wrong, but I'm going to have to go with a "no".

Question 8

Does this card work with an Alienware x51 R2?

Accepted Answer

This is a huge card.  i had trouble fitting it in my large desktop case.  i actually had to cut the plastic on the fan casing to fit.  but otherwise, its a great card.

Question 9

Just bought a second one of these to put in SLI mode since I'm upgrading to a QHD monitor; I know they are SLI ready, but do they come with a SLI cable?  I have a cable from a prior, now defunct system, but it is a solid connector, no flexibility; I don't know if the PCIe slots are always the same distance apart, since most of the ones I see for sale look like they have a flexible connector.

Accepted Answer

Most of the time the links will come with your motherboard. Also what slot you put them in is motherboard dependent. Look up your motherboard and download the user manual that goes with it and it should tell you what slots to put this in. If you don't have the bridge cable, I'm sure you can find one on newegg.

Question 10

Is this SLI capable?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is SLI capable!

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