Question 1

Does this graphics card support Windows 7?  I notice it has Windows 8/8.1 support.

Accepted Answer

of course it does! no issues at all. the support is actually in AMD's drivers (catalyst control center), not the hardware itself

Question 2

I'm running an ASRock 990FX Extreme3 mother board with PCI Express2.0 slots, will there be any ill effect on the graphics card using it in this mother board??  Thanks!

Accepted Answer

That's not the motherboard I have mine in but should not be any problem motherboard wise. It uses a PCI Express x 16 slot like any other video card unless you are going to crossfire with another their will be no motherboard problems.  It's your case that will be the main issue. This is the longest card I've owned and it fits my big mid-ATX Corsair T 600 case. Most of the average ATX cases will have problems fitting this card.

Question 3

Does this come with an LED temperature indicator like the vapor-x edition?

Accepted Answer

I have never seen a physical temperature indicator on the card. It does have the software temperature and fan control.

Question 4

Is this a yellow or orange in person? Looking for something to match the orange/black NZXT H440

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Hi there!   The card is a little bit more yellow than it is orange.  I also have the NZXT H440 (Hands down the best case I have ever had.)   The card is still a great match or the case but not exact.

Question 5

Hey,
So im looking at upgrading to this card however i only have a high end 650W PSU. Would my gold rated Corsair HX650 run this card? Or do i need to upgrade my entire PSU in order to use this card.

Accepted Answer

I'm not an expert on the amount of juice you need to run such a device so you'd probably want to do some research on the internet about it, however, I'm using a modular Corsair HX850 and I haven't had any problems.

If money's not that big of an issue, get the card and if you find a problem with not having enough power, just buy a stronger PSU, they're not that expensive.  Otherwise, you're gonna have to do some research.

Sorry I couldn't help more, good luck.

Question 6

Should I go with this or MSI's R9 290x LIGHTNING?

Accepted Answer

I have never had problems with sapphires products. This card works perfect and stays over 85 fps on anything I throw at it. I am running a 144hz at moderate settings. I can push it more and with the 3 fans it's never over 50c

Question 7

I have a 660 Watt sea sonic fully modular psu can i use this card?

Accepted Answer

I would very much not recommend it.  I would check everything in your rig and count watts, and if you're under 600 then your P/S may handle it but it may adversely impact its lifespan.  The card will only draw what it needs, though, so you won't be at its full draw all the time - around 300W.  If your other components are high draw, you might get away with low intensity work, but if this card draws more wattage you will at best crash the system or at worst burn your P/S.  Literally.  And depending on what's around, your whole rig and everything around it.  Power supplies are relatively inexpensive, especially compared to having a fire.

Question 8

So i have been having a lot of problems with the drivers for my nvidia gtx 760 does this card have problems with its drivers?

Accepted Answer

I had issues with my pair in crossfire, but not because of a problem with the cards - for me it was a mild case of the dumb, which I corrected and I've had no troubles with these cards since.  If you get this one, make sure you remove any graphics drivers already installed, and just to be safe uninstall the chipset drivers and update them before you install the Catalyst Control Center drivers for this card.  If you have an AMD chipset, they just released new chipset and CCC software on 09 December and they work quite well.  If you're using Intel equipment, you could have some connectivity issues, but I only say that because you'd be using drivers from two different sources that don't get together to make sure their products play nicely.  It's not a risk I would take personally, but that's because I know the companies both test their own products for compatibility and actively work to make sure there aren't issues, so if there is a problem it would be supported, whereas if you mix and match rival companies products it might not be.  Getting back on topic, with the new drivers installed properly, I for one have had zero trouble with my pair of Sapphires in crossfire.

Question 9

Would this card be compatible with a ASUS Maximus VII Hero motherboard?

Accepted Answer

I'm using a EVGA Z97 Classified LGA 1150 mobo and comparing the specs with the ASUS mobo, it should work fine.  Just make sure your case is big enough to house the GFX card because it's very large.  The EVGA mobo is also slightly bigger than the ASUS one, but I don't think that should be an issue.

Question 10

This card makes me drool a little!  My question twofold--have any of you gotten an overclock with this card? Also, if I ever got two of these for crossfire, how much power would I need?

Accepted Answer

I haven't done any overclocking with it as it doesn't appear to need it. I'm only running only 1 and have no issues running graphic intensive game. I did find with my Motherboard CPU combo with this graphic card i needed over 1000 watt power supply. I ended up with a 1300 watt to be on the safe side in case i decided to run 2 of them.

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