Can i do this? Noob help

[Rebelboybowman]

Hello,

(PS as you will tell i am a complete noob)

 

I need so help of decided if i can do this. My plan is to get a new graphics card (Probably a gtx 960) and just plug and play. But i don't know if my computer would be compatible right now. 

 

Here is what i have:

Intel-Core-i5-560M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_66-GHz

CoolerMaster 600w Power supply

8Gb of DDR 3 Ram

And i have no clue what the Mobo is. 

 

 

 

Any help would be great!

Thanks

 

[Guest]

if it has a PCI-E 16x slot Gen 2 or Gen 3 it should work

[TheRandomness]

Post #2 for answer, get an R9 380 instead as it's better than the 960.

[Rebelboybowman]

what would be the best way to tel if its a PCI slot?

[LabRat]

if it has an i5 it has to be pci-e.

 

no plug and play. you'll need to install drivers or go to windows updates and let that find one for you.

[ethaDAboss11]

Hello,

(PS as you will tell i am a complete noob)

 

I need so help of decided if i can do this. My plan is to get a new graphics card (Probably a gtx 960) and just plug and play. But i don't know if my computer would be compatible right now. 

 

Here is what i have:

Intel-Core-i5-560M-Processor-3M-Cache-2_66-GHz

CoolerMaster 600w Power supply

8Gb of DDR 3 Ram

And i have no clue what the Mobo is. 

 

 

 

Any help would be great!

Thanks

This is a two step process to see if your computer is capable:

 

1) What kind of GTX 960 were you going to get? In other words, what brand? Once you find this out, then look up THIS IS EXACT ONE on Google Images and check to see what kind of power it needs (i.e. the EVGA GTX 960 requires a single 8-pin power connector).

 

2) Now that you know what kind of power it needs, check your power supply to see if you have that type of connector (i.e. again referring to the EVGA - a single 8-pin).

 

If you've done these two steps, and they match up, then you should be good to go!

 

Have fun with your new 960! It's a great GPU!

 

Ethan

[Guest]

what would be the best way to tel if its a PCI slot?

If you can find out what kind of motherboard it is I will be able to tell you.

[Epicpwn343]

Check along your graphics card slots for "PCI-EX_(1, 2, or three 3)" then you can.

[Rebelboybowman]

So here is my board

 

I hope this helps, and thanks guys.

[LabRat]

nobody reads.

[ethaDAboss11]

So here is my board

 

I hope this helps, and thanks guys.

Yeah so it looks like your board is PCIe Gen 2.0 only. However, a PCIe 3.0 card (such as the GTX 960) would work fine on it. You're in luck bro!

[Guest]

So here is my board

 

I hope this helps, and thanks guys.

Yes you can run a 960, again a 380 would be preferable

[Rebelboybowman]

Thanks guys for the help