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Is my motherboard too old for this graphics card??

TimmyTwoShoes
By TimmyTwoShoes
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Hey all,

 

I’ve been trying to upgrade the hardware on my girlfriends kid’s computer for Xmas. Running into some problems though. I bought a MSI Radeon R9 380 gaming 4g GPU off eBay. When I try to install it, I get no display on screen. I’ve messed around with safe mode a bit and tried to disable onboard graphics, but that doesn’t work either. Basically every time I give power to the gpu the system gives me a black screen. Sort of like it’s not detecting anything, but it doesn’t tell me it isn’t detecting anything. 
 

The computer is a 2011 Dell XPS 8300. It’s older, but I feel like it should be able to handle this graphics card. It’s only a 460w PSU. Could this be the problem?

 

any help is appreciated thanks

 

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Is the power cable connected to the GPU?
Is the monitor connected to the GPU?

When i ask for more specs, don't expect me to know the answer!
I'm just helping YOU to help YOURSELF!
(The more info you give the easier it is for others to help you out!)

Not willing to capitulate to the ignorance of the masses!

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