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GPU compatibility question

Josurr
By Josurr
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Hello, so my friend has a Acer Aspire M3985 and he wants to upgrade his GPU. I'm recommending   the XFX 280x to him because it's perfect for his budget and it's on sale right now, but I'm wondering if it will work with his mobo. The thing that concerns me is this: http://www.acer.ae/ac/en/AE/content/model-datasheet/DT.SJQEM.018 under "Display and Graphics" it says Graphics memory capacity up to 2gb and the 280x is a 3gb card, and there's other things such as if it can support the memory interface. Also, his PSU is sufficient for the card. Thanks for all your help!

 

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that's the problem

 

it got a 300Watts PSU

 

a 500 watts should do the trick

 

and the 2GB you see is the older HD7xxx series GPU max VRAM size

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

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