Hi,
I am new here, and had a look for this question but couldn't see it so i apologise if you've seen it before..
I have just bought a new motherboard and processor and need a new graphics card to replace the rather slow onboard one.
my specs so far are:
motherboard: GeForce7050M-M
processor : AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core ~2.1GHz
memory: 2gig ddr2
OS: Windows Xp Home
i have been looking at the ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB card but am unsure about compatibility issues?
- The spec says it takes '2 slots', does this mean 2 pci-express slots or just the space that 2 would use? Also it needs 2 pcie power connections.. Which ones are these and how do i know when my power supply is 'full' (preferably before things start melting in there..)
- It says it uses directx 10.. does that mean you need vista to run it?
- it uses PCIexpress 2.0. all my motherboard manual says is that it has a 'PCI Express x16 graphics card slot'
thanks for listening, sorry if any of those questions are really stupid
I am new here, and had a look for this question but couldn't see it so i apologise if you've seen it before..
I have just bought a new motherboard and processor and need a new graphics card to replace the rather slow onboard one.
my specs so far are:
motherboard: GeForce7050M-M
processor : AMD Phenom 8450 Triple-Core ~2.1GHz
memory: 2gig ddr2
OS: Windows Xp Home
i have been looking at the ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB card but am unsure about compatibility issues?
- The spec says it takes '2 slots', does this mean 2 pci-express slots or just the space that 2 would use? Also it needs 2 pcie power connections.. Which ones are these and how do i know when my power supply is 'full' (preferably before things start melting in there..)
- It says it uses directx 10.. does that mean you need vista to run it?
- it uses PCIexpress 2.0. all my motherboard manual says is that it has a 'PCI Express x16 graphics card slot'
thanks for listening, sorry if any of those questions are really stupid