Question 1

What size power supply do I need for this card?

Accepted Answer

I have a 450W and it's fine.  It's my only card in the system and my processor is a Sandy Bridge i3.  I would follow the specifications if you have a beefier rig though.

Question 2

Does the fan perform really well? Its only one and the other 265 have two so not really sure, also
Is it quiet? How quiet?

Accepted Answer

The fan is really quiet, as least quieter then other components of the desktop. The fan performs ok but I still added a couple more case fans to help with air flow. Well, this is one of the cheapest 265 I could find here.

Question 3

will this run under windows 10 ?

Accepted Answer

Hello,

I've upgraded from widow 7 to Windows 10 and have not had issues with this card. Since Windows 10 launched a couple of updates have come through the pipe to make sure this card runs properly as well.

Question 4

Is the Crossfire Bridge Cable included?

Accepted Answer

I ordered mine about a year ago and it has been a really good card so far. Excellent for the price. As for the cable, I do not believe so. I don't run crossfire myself so I may have just tossed it aside but I don't recall seeing one. If it is critical for your setup I would order one seperately to be on the safe side.

Question 5

Is this card backwards compatible to work in a PCI Express 2.0 x16 Motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is. A PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot can run a GTX 980 if you wanted. Any card that you put in that slot will run just fine. If you have any other questions, just ask.

Question 6

Will this card support three monitors at the same time.  Two monitors doing CAD drawings and office stuff and the third monitor is video/tv?

Accepted Answer

It should be fine with 3 monitors ! As long as youre not going into very very intense stuff basically this is a gtx 660

Question 7

Will this card work well on an Intel DB85FL motherboard?  Is there another card that would be cheaper and still effective?  Thanks.

Accepted Answer

I've seen no issues and have read about no issue running this card with an Intel motherboard.  To be honest ATI and Nvidia make their cards compatible with as many chipsets and motherboards as possible. It really is just a smarter business model in this day and age.  Plus your board has a dedicated PCIe 3.0x16 slot, so you should have no issues.

There are always cheaper options, but from my general usage of high end gaming and photo/video editing, you really can not get a better bang for your buck.

Question 8

can this card display UHD if connected via displayport to a UHD-capable monitor?

Accepted Answer

MSI product page information: 
 DVI Connectors
DL-DVI-Ix1, DL-DVI-Dx1
Max Resolution: 2560 x 1600 @60 Hz
HDMI Connectors
1 (version 1.4a)
Max Resolution: 3840x2160 @30 Hz
4096x2160 @24 Hz
DisplayPort
1 (version 1.2)
Max Resolution: 4096x2160 @ 50 Hz

Question 9

runs great, everything on ultra and it is ultra smooth. my main concern is witcher 3, so im thinking of buying another one to run in crossfire. In terms of power supply should i have greater then 600 (the one i have) to run efficiently?

Accepted Answer

As long as your PSU has 48 amps(this GPU has a 24amp requirement) on the 12v rail you should be good, along with another 6pin pci power available.  Some PSU's have a single 12v rail, others have several 12v rails.  If your psu has multiple rails then add them up and thats the amps available.

Question 10

Would this card work with the Game DVR in AMD Gaming Evolved?

Accepted Answer

It should.  I have used that app to stream to Twitch with this card and it worked fine.  If there are any issues recording, it would be with the game itself.

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