Is Re-flashing Necessary?

[cave_johnson10]

Hi! I'm building a new PC for my brother (my first official build) and was wondering if I would need to "re-flash" a mac GPU to make it work with a PC. I'm wondering because I already have an Apple ATI Radeon 5770 from a Mac Pro, and would like to keep the budget on this build relatively low. Also, if it turns out that "re-flashing" is not necessary, would there be any drawbacks or detrimental effects on the performance of the PC? Any other info or knowledge on the topic is much appreciated. Thank You!

[stconquest]

As far as I know, a 5770 is compatible with the Windows environment.  You don't need a new bios for the GPU.

 

Quick questions: 

 

What is the budget for this build?

 

Where are you located (USA?)

 

What is needed in terms of the PC's use?  Gaming?  Video editing?  etc...

 

...and peripherals he might need?

[cave_johnson10]

Thanks, as for your questions: 

• I'd like to keep the budget at or around 300$
• I'm in Arizona
• He's probably going to be playing Minecraft most of the time, however I expect him to start playing more complex games as he gets older
• I doubt he will need anything special in the way of peripherals, he should just be fine with a wireless mouse, and USB keyboard we have laying around, and maybe a pair of headphones. 

 

Just let me know if you have any more questions... Thanks again!

[stconquest]

4 minutes ago, cave_johnson10 said:

Thanks, as for your questions: 

I'd like to keep the budget at or around 300$

I'm in Arizona

He's probably going to be playing Minecraft most of the time, however I expect him to start playing more complex games as he gets older

I doubt he will need anything special in the way of peripherals, he should just be fine with a wireless mouse, and USB keyboard we have laying around, and maybe a pair of headphones. 

 

Just let me know if you have any more questions... Thanks again!

Are you re-using any core components?  Things like hard drives, or even a CPU/mobo/RAM.  $300 is a super low budget.  Can be done though...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($114.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M Anniversary Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($66.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 250GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($19.90 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($27.00 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $294.64
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