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Can my Motherboard Support the GPU

  • 17-03-2015 1:05pm
    #1
    IRE505
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭


    I have a Dell Dimension C521 0HY175 HY175 Socket AM2 Motherboard, 3GBS of RAM (Though if I can upgrade the card, I will get more RAM)
    Will the EVGA GeForce GTX 650 1024MB GDDR5 DVI mHDMI Graphics Card 01G-P4-2650-KR work with it?


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  • #2
    Awkward Customer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68 ✭✭Awkward Customer


    From what I can gather the Dimension C521 tends to come with a 280w power supply while you'll most likely need a 400w psu to use a GTX 650. The motherboard also only supports a maximum of 4GB RAM so upgrading that wouldn't really be worthwhile. If this is for gaming what games do you play?


  • #3
    IRE505
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭IRE505


    Thanks,
    Well, at the moment I have 2x 500mb sticks of RAM and 1x 2GB RAM, So I'd like to have one stick of 4GB RAM, maybe that would help? Yeah it is for gaming, I tend to play simulators, but mainly I want to upgrade for Cities: Skylines which I hope to get.


  • #4
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    The C521 is very old and it's most likely the processor is not up to scratch either. You should be looking at a new PC really (rather, updated, 2nd hand is an option). A GTX650 would be worth three times what that entire machine is!


  • #5
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    TerrorFirmer wrote: »
    The C521 is very old and it's most likely the processor is not up to scratch either. You should be looking at a new PC really (rather, updated, 2nd hand is an option). A GTX650 would be worth three times what that entire machine is!
    This.

    =-=

    The PC came out over 8 years ago, with a dual core CPU.

    The card is PCI-E 3.0, and the motherboard in that machine is PCI-E 1.0, so it may run, but you won't get much of a boost.

    Aside from all of that, unless you have upgraded the CPU, I doubt it'll be enough for the min spec of Skylines.

    =-=

    Maybe let us know what sort of budget you have, as you'll probably be better off getting a new machine.


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