A bit confused. How do I tell if a certain graphics card will be compatible with my motherboard? I have an Asrock PCI Express2.0 H61M-HVS. I would like to upgrade my Nvidia GTX660 to a 950 series Nvidia. But how do I know if it will fit into my motherboard? Sorry if it's a dumb question, but I'm just trying to get into how this stuff works.
GTX 950 is compatible with PCI Express 2.0
You should probably just hold on to your money and get RX 470 whenever they come out. They're supposed to be around a GTX 970 level of performance of $150ish
>>55175403
Open the case, measure it and the check the 950's length; or simply go to the motherboard's specifications and look at the sizes.
Unless you have some weird motherboard, I cannot think of a single non-PCI GPU currently in the market, so that's not a problem. You need to make sure you have a powerful enough power supply and enough connectors.
Also, don't get a card right now, let alone a low-end 9XX series one, the new generation of cards is right around the corner. You'll get more performance cheaper and consuming less power.
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>>55175496
Oh ok. It's just that my comp is a bit over 2 years and the gtx 660 is what it came with, and now I see the 950 for $130 on Newegg, i figured it might be worth it to upgrade. Some games I cant really buy with my 660
>>55175549
Just wait longer, you'll regret it otherwise once you see the new cards in less than a month reking the 950 for much less money.
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>>55175496
This, if anything, wait for the inevitable price drop, or the slew of people selling their used 9XX or RX XXX's on ebay in order to pay for the new graphics cards.
PCI-Express motherboard slots are backwards compatible with all old PCI-express graphics cards.
also read your god damn manual you retarded fuck, shit like this is what it's for.
