Rx 480 Motherboard compatibility

[Hammah]

I have an ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard and was looking to upgrade from a gtx 960 to the new rx480 but i am unsure if my board can support it... Please lmk if i have to get a new board as well... TY!!!!

[roughavoc]

youre fine

[Hammah]

2 minutes ago, roughavoc said:

youre fine

But why? :3 sorry for being a pest

[byalexandr]

7 minutes ago, Hammah said:

But why? :3 sorry for being a pest

Because that power thing people are bitching about isn't that big of an issue. And you have a good motherboard anyway, question answered.

[Hammah]

2 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

Because that power thing people are bitching about isn't that big of an issue. And you have a good motherboard anyway, question answered.

Oh, I thought it wouldn't be compatible bcz my board might be out dated. Thank you for the explanation!

[xDanielxOossiex]

10 minutes ago, Hammah said:

But why? :3 sorry for being a pest

The connector connecting the videocard to your motherboard is called PCI-e x16 3.0, on the mobo itself it's called PCI-e x16 3.0 lane/slot. Those connectors haven't changed in a while and won't change anytime soon.

[burnttoastnice]

16 minutes ago, byalexandr said:

Because that power thing people are bitching about isn't that big of an issue. And you have a good motherboard anyway, question answered.

If the card is overclocked, that's when it becomes an issue. I can't find any Youtuber that has tested the issue with the card overclocked, almost all of them are testing without OC. Thankfully the PCIE spec limits are way underneath what the connector can actually handle, but when we start talking about up to 200-300 watts of power (or in excess of 15A) being pulled through the connector, that's when issues most certainly arise. 12V 15A is more than enough current to power a car space heater, or to drive a mobility scooter motor - and by that time we're talking about pretty warm (and maybe toasty) power wires. Before it has a chance to roast your motherboard though, safety circuitry should do a hard shutdown.

 

While that isn't an entirely realistic example, (the card only pulls around 7/8A from the motherboard connector) this isn't an issue that should be left to rot. I've personally witnessed PCBs as well as wires melting due to overcurrent - and if this happened to a motherboard it may not necessarily be cheap to replace. High end motherboards marketed as 'durable' or 'extra protection' etc incorporate much more versatile safety mechanisms to help protect the system - but I wouldn't rely on this to save the motherboard. As long as the card pulls any excess power needed through the 6-pin, everything's pretty good to go. AMD has a fix in the works so I'm looking forward to that.

 

Check out PCPerspective's video (30min) where they break down the issue into easier to understand terms for the everyday Bob.

 

OP should be fine as their high end board should have no problems supplying power to the card.