Compatibility Fears and Questions

[Cav3Johnson]

Hey, Im kinda new to the whole pc upgrade thing. I bought a prebuilt pc a few years ago and finally decided to get a new graphics card. My current one is a GT520 and i found out it was the reason Ive had so many troubles as of late. Im planning on getting a AMD RX-480, as i found one on newegg for $180 with a $20 rebate, and want to be absolutely sure that my pc is compatible. I also have no experience with replacing cards or anything in a pc for that matter (I'm more of the software kind of guy). Since I know you need specs and stuff to check compatibility, here is the list. If you need anything else, I'll be happy to help.

 

Current Card (GT520, planning to switch to a RX-480)

CPU: AMD FX-4100 (3.6 GHz)

MoBoard: AMD 760G

Power Supply: 500W 120/230V

8 Gb Ram

1 TB Hard drive

Expansion Slots: 1(0) x pci express x16

2(2) x pci express x 1

2(1) x pci

2(0) x dimm 240 pin

windows 10 | 64 bit

 

Thank you for your help. 

[bgibbz]

Yes your PC is compatible. In the future, consider using pcpartpicker.com. It will automatically compatibility check your system.

[it_dont_work]

44 minutes ago, Cav3Johnson said:

Since I know you need specs and stuff to check compatibility, here is the list. If you need anything else, I'll be happy to help.

Yes it should all be compatible, the chipset on the otherhand doesn't really support the cpu (there was a bios update years ago so it should work out of the box no problems) what I mean is there isn't chipset support for all the features of the FX chip, or 1600 or 1866 memory speeds. Depending on the mobo some get over this with oc settings.

 

A 970fx or 990fx board should be able to be found in the same price range as the older ones.