Question 1

Is this card Window 7 16 Bit compatible?

Accepted Answer

if u mean 64bit then yes it is, if u do mean 16bit, im not sure how u can even have that...

Question 2

Does it support a 4K display? I have an extra 4K tv i would like to use as a monitor.

Accepted Answer

Yes, I think so. I haven't tried it myself, but the specs indicate that 4K is supported.

Question 3

I see that this card is cooled by a single fan. Does the card throttle down from excessive heat?

Accepted Answer

I recently purchased this card and am pleased with it.  I was concerned that the fan didn't work until it finally kicked on during a gaming sesh. It does great at keeping the card cool, just produces some excess noise as the sole fan. Expect mid 40 C idle temps with no noise. I believe it stays around 70 - 80 C when I play Skyrim or Starcraft 2 on high graphics.

I bought this with a 500 Watt PSU and am surprised it didn't bottleneck my AMD A10-5700 PSU. I ought to upgrade that.

Question 4

Would a 400W 80+ gold rated power supply be enough for this card?

Accepted Answer

If you have a CPU from the past few years, it should be, under normal circumstances, i.e. no overclocking on CPU/GPU, no crossfire.

For some peace of mind before you purchase, you should check some power-usage calculators.  I would use multiple ones and see what they say, then make the judgement call.

Question 5

what is a good motherboard for this card?

Accepted Answer

Do you plan to overclock? If not, go with an H170 or lower grade motherboard. If overclocking (CPU) is something you plan to do, go with a Z170 motherboard. The GPU doesn't necessarily effect what mobo you get, but the CPU does. Choose a CPU and then a motherboard ^^

Question 6

XFX recommends a 500-550W PS for this card however I have a very low powered mini-itx PC with a 65W AMD processor and only 1 SSD so according to sites like PCPartPicker, this puts my system with this card under 300W.  My PS is a Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze so will it support this RX 470 even though it is well below the required & recommended wattage for this GPU?

Accepted Answer

usually the recomende wattage is made using pretty power hungry parts atleast compared to yours. you can use a psu calculator to get a more exact number for load wattage. i would make sure before i buy

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