Question 1

How well will this work with an AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz processor, and is there a better choice for a graphics card in this price range for that processor?

Accepted Answer

It should work fine, they're both GCN based CPUs, but most of the performance is going to come from the vidcard as it's quite a bit more powerfull than the graphics unit on your A10 - better match would probably be a 7750 or the R5/R7 closest equivalent if you're planning to crossfire - otherwise, anything should work.

Question 2

Will this work in the Dell XPS 8300?

Accepted Answer

It's questionable.  The dell has pcie 2.0 X16 slots so the card will fit into your computer.  However, the dell has a 460watt power supply, and this card calls for 500watt minimum.  The system really shouldn't use that much power but if something does goes wrong, then you may have trouble returning it.  The worst you would probably just get random crashes when you are really at full stress.  If so you could use the ati control panel to undervolt the card and limit the power consumption.  Also the card uses a 6 pin power connector, I don't know if the dell has any 6 pin connectors, my guess is no.  So you would have to purchase a 4 pin to 6 pin adapter as the card doesn't come with any.  They are only a few bucks.  You should open up the dell and check before you order.

Question 3

If you bought for hashing litecoins, what hash rate are you getting ? Is it over 300Kh/s ?

Accepted Answer

I'm getting 405Kh/s through cgminer and Windows 7.

Question 4

I'm looking to get a better video card for my computer and I am wondering if this is compatible? My computer is a HP Pavilion P6000 Series (product NO. WW640AA#ABA Model NO. p650f) I know a very limited amount about computers and this would be my first time trying to upgrade.

Accepted Answer

The card seems good. It performs well and runs cooler than I expected. But: From Tom's hardware: Since you only have a 250W PSU, you need a card that receives all its power from the PCIe slot itself (75W). I wouldn't go any greater than these HD 6570s. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=E...

Question 5

Will it come with a vga-dvi adaptor?  I just ordered one today.

Accepted Answer

Hello,

Thank you for your interest in this item. We can only guarantee what is listed in the items specs page as well as on the photo. I didn't see the adaptor listed so In this case it will not come with this item.

Thank you,
Newegg Support.

Question 6

Is this video card UEFI compatible?

Accepted Answer

This model is not.  You would need to purchase one of these model numbers.

AX7850 2GBD5-DHE

AX7850 2GBD5-2DHPPE

AX7850 2GBD5-DHV3E

Those are the three HD 7850 models from PowerColor that are UEFI Ready.

More info on these can be found at this PowerColer web site.

Also, NEWEGG caries the PowerColor AX7750 1GBD5-HLEV2 and that one is UEFI ready.  You can see that card at

Question 7

I'm using this card for lite coin mining and for some reason it is only giving me 350 kh/s.... anyone have optimized settings for litecoin mining?

Accepted Answer

350 is pretty typical.  The 380+ ratings on the litecoin wiki list some serious overclock speeds.  I'm not willing to push my 910mhz core up to 1100+, yet.

Question 8

Overdrive can set a fan speed %, and GPU-z reports that %, but on my unit the actual fan speed does not change. Is this normal for this model, or do I have a defective one?

Accepted Answer

My observation is based on noise and GPU-z indicated RPM. If I use my finger to slow the fan down, a lower speed does show in GPU-z, so I believe that is reporting actual speed.
I did not know there was a PowerColor utility, I will give that a try. Have you gotten thePowerUp to work with this card or are you going from experiances with other cards?

Question 9

does it work with every motherboard?

Accepted Answer

Any motherboard that supports PCI-Express 2.0 and up should be compatible. Wait for sales. Prices will go down to $130 after rebates.

Question 10

piggy back is it a drawback that it is pci 2.1 and not 3.0?  What is this card missing for $200 range vs what does it have?

Could I crossfire down road with r9 270x?  how does it compare to r9 270x?  will it be amd mantle compatible?

Accepted Answer

I dont think the fact that it is not 3.0 is a drawback.  3.0 compatible boards raised the price of my build substantially when I put it together a few months ago.  As for the crossfire, this card can only crossfire with another 7850 or a 7870 as far as I know. If you google amd crossfire chart you will be able to check it out.

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