How to check motherboard for compatibility

[TheRaggingSword]

I have an A10 6700 from a prebuilt but it is bottleneck my Gtx 1050ti. Like I can't even run spotify with minecraft without making my cpu go to 100% and I get stuttering. However, I have an i3 4150 in another prebuilt but I'm not sure if it will fit in any Micro or Regular ATX case or even supply power for my GPU. I checked Dell's website and I find nothing about the motherboard. How do I check if my motherboard is compatible with my GPU and Case?

[Daveeede]

Tough question. Many motherboards from prebuilts are custom size and the case is made to fit around the motherboard. Verification by visual inspection would be my best answer.

[mxk]

The motherboard should be compatible with the 1050Ti you own. Open up the case and look how big the motherboard is and then try and eyeball the size of it and take a guess if it'll fit in the newer case

[Fasauceome]

If you have them both on your person you can just try it yourself

[TheRaggingSword]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

If you have them both on your person you can just try it yourself

I don;t have any case that is ATX. So I want to find a way to make sure it fits before buying and moving my system to a new case.

[TheRaggingSword]

4 minutes ago, mxk. said:

The motherboard should be compatible with the 1050Ti you own. Open up the case and look how big the motherboard is and then try and eyeball the size of it and take a guess if it'll fit in the newer case

But I heard that some motherboards like cut of the power through the PCI E lane and only give like 30 w or something like that. i have tried to google it but found nothing so far.

[mxk]

1 minute ago, TheRaggingSword said:

But I heard that some motherboards like cut of the power through the PCI E lane and only give like 30 w or something like that. i have tried to google it but found nothing so far.

I don't think thats true. Maybe it does that when the GPU is idle and doesn't need as much power? I would think it would do that through the cables so I doubt its true, especially since you haven't found anything

[mxk]

I'll be honest I don't know how you're getting stuttering on your CPU with minecraft. My CPU is almost the exact same as yours and performs exactly the same and I don't get stuttering on minecraft.

[bradcool22]

is the 1050ti a stander card if so it should fit and power will probably not be a issue with a 1050ti. 

[bradcool22]

@mxk. the mobo handles low power need under 30 watts the main reason i under stand is hybrid graphics.

[TheRaggingSword]

Just now, mxk. said:

My CPU is almost the exact same as yours and performs exactly the same and I don't get stuttering on minecraft.

Lol how is your a8 6600k not bottlenecking your gtx 1070 ti like really badly. My gpu is only at 60% for games like overwatch and fortnite and my cpu just make my system stutter. I can only runs games with stutter or bump the setting to max and get like 40 fps

[mxk]

Just now, TheRaggingSword said:

Lol how is your a8 6600k not bottlenecking your gtx 1070 ti like really badly. My gpu is only at 60% for games like overwatch and fortnite and my cpu just make my system stutter. I can only runs games with stutter or bump the setting to max and get like 40 fps

Oh it is, but I play just csgo and the 1070ti isn't going to stay with this pc. I play 1024x768 with mostly ultra low settings so that reduces bottlenecking a lot. Maybe the 1050Ti is the reason you're getting stutters? My old 960 is on par with the 1050Ti and it still didn't stutter. Are you using the stock cooler?

[TheRaggingSword]

1 minute ago, mxk. said:

Maybe the 1050Ti is the reason you're getting stutters? My old 960 is on par with the 1050Ti and it still didn't stutter. Are you using the stock cooler?

Stutters are usually due to cpu bottlenecks. Once I turn the setting up in more intensive game than minecraft, my fps is smooth and no stuttering. I have a prebuilt so yea I am using the really bad cooler. My cpu doesn't even turbo to 4.3ghz. It just stays at 4.18 and drops from there.

[mxk]

5 minutes ago, TheRaggingSword said:

Stutters are usually due to cpu bottlenecks. Once I turn the setting up in more intensive game than minecraft, my fps is smooth and no stuttering. I have a prebuilt so yea I am using the really bad cooler. My cpu doesn't even turbo to 4.3ghz. It just stays at 4.18 and drops from there.

hmmm. This might sound MEGA stupid but if you can underclock or get it to run lower, try that. Our CPU's perform the same at the same clock speeds and I stay at 3.9ghz and no issues, weirdly enough. it's probably using the stock cooler, just like me.