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I need help testing a graphics card

Playden
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I have an old amd x1300 and I want to test it in a system to see if it works. how do I go about doing this? I have a AMD 6850 in there do i just unplug that and plug this one in and boot? or do I need to install the drivers first? please help.

Ps. this is not going to replace my 6850 i only want to see if it works

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Yup, just take out the old card and plug this one in. Windows should automatically get the drivers.

What version X1300 do you have? Some X1300 have a PCI interface which will not work with the PCI E slot your 6850 is plugged into.

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Yes pulling the GPU and putting the one in should work. When you are in your OS, download the latest drivers for your GPU via internet and install it.

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