Windows 10: Graphics card compatibility

Hi,

I have ATI Radeon HD 4830 graphic card. I'd like to upgrade it to AMD R9 270 2GB DDR5 graphic card. Is the same slot that goes to Radeon HD 4830 is enough for R9 270? Do I need to upgrade Motherboard as well?

Thanks

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compatibility of graphics card

HI,

It should be since it runs both Windows 7 and 8 though the latest drivers are for 8.

Check with VisionTek Support to be sure.

VisionTek Support

https://www.visiontek.com/tek-support.html

Hope this helps.

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compatibility of graphics card

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I will surely assist you with this.

I would suggest you to contact the manufacturer and see if the drivers are available for Windows 10.If the drivers are not available you can run the drivers for the graphics card in compatibility mode and see if it helps.

Now, to install in Compatibility Mode, follow these steps:

a. Locate the executable file (.exe file) for the driver installation program.

b. Right-click the file, and then click Properties.

c. In the Package Name Properties dialog box, click the Compatibility tab.

d. Click to select the Run this program in compatibility mode for check box, click Windows 8 with which it is compatible with in the Run this program in compatibility mode for list, and then click OK.

e. Double-click the executable file to start the installation program.

Hope this helps.

 

The card will fit in the same PCI-E X16 slot.

The 4830 is a PCI-E 2 card, while the R9 270 is PCI-E 3, but the PCI-E 3 is backwards compatible with older PCI-E standards. PCI-E 3 supports a higher data bandwidth than PCI-E 2, but the performance difference ought to be negligible on a midrange card.

The R9 270 uses a single 6 pin PCI-E auxiliary power connector, just like the 4830.

You don't list your current motherboard and CPU. You might get some gains by upgrading them, but it's not necessary just to upgrade the graphics card.

 

My CPU is Xeon w3520 and motherboard is WX58BP. Can you show some more light?



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I don't have much to add. Your board has a PCI-E X16 gen 2 graphics card slot, which is perfectly OK. The Xeon w3520 is a 2.66 GHz CPU.

That was a fairly high-end system a few years ago. I expect that the R9 270 would not be limited by the board or CPU.

 

Thanks for the good info. One more doubt. I have 450W PSU. Does R9 270 need more? 450 WPSU will suffice?

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I would get a beefier psu just to be on the safe side. A good quality modular one with at least 800W.

 

When I shop for PSU's I generally look for 80+ Gold or platinum rated PSU's. The reason is that the gold and even the platinum's are more efficient and last longer as it doesn't have to work as hard to produce the power. Just because you buy a 850watt power supply doesn't mean it outputs all that power efficiently. Look at the ratings and decide for yourself.

 

If the PSU was adequate for the 4830, it should be adequate for the R9 270. The power requirements for the two cards are roughly the same). (Both use a single 6 pin PCI-E auxiliary power connector. <150W by definition: 75 max from the PCI-E slot, 75 from the cable.) Your Xeon CPU is rated at 130W.

If I was building a system from scratch, I'd use a larger PSU. It's hard to recommend one just based on its nominal power rating. A cheap 600W PSU may not make much more useful power than a good 450W one.

 

Bit overkill as card needs 500W or greater, +12 volt rail 28Amps or greater, so maybe 600W or 650W Plus Bronze or Gold http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages...-review,8.html

 

Where did you get the 28A requirement? I'm not questioning the number, but I rarely see such specific recommendations for a PSU. (EVGA typically gives such a number, but they only do nVidia based cards.)

Incidentally, looking at Computer Parts, Laptops, Electronics, and More - Newegg.com, expensive 450W PSUs are rated at 36 or 37A on the +12V rail.

I'm not trying to be argumentative here, but I'd resist the trend of spending other people's money for them. (I'm willing to waste my own.)

Of course, if Joyous's PSU dies in a shower of sparks, I'd accept no responsibility for that. (I'd expect that a PSU in a Xeon/X58 workstation system to not be a low-end one.)

 

Found information online about needing 28amps on +12 volt rail. Yes, nvidia cards always give you the amount of amps and wattage needed, rarely AMD shows you the amount of amps needed just wattage.

Fine 450W have that much amperage, as all PSU's list Amperage. But as seen on Guru3D and other places at least 500W or greater needed, even more if Crossfire 2 cards.

Spending other peoples money ?? They come here for advice and this is what we give,we do not make there decisions for them this is up to them.They as we do sometimes can also look online, even when buying at place like Newegg give you the requirements of a specific hardware.

 

P/E = I for current load. Where P= Watts Max, E = Operating Voltage, I = Your load Current in Amps. Very simplistic calculation here but gives you a rough idea to plan your power supply needs.

 

Yes, I noticed the 500W requirement. That sort of spec annoys me. It might make someone with a good 450W PSU nervous, even though his PSU is more than adequate to drive the system at maximum load forever. Another person with a low-end 500W PSU might be misled. Example:

Diablotek DA Series PSDA500 500W ATX Power Supply - Newegg.com

This "500W" PSU is rated at 17A on its single +12V rail. If that is the true limit of what it can supply, that's inadequate for Joyous' system if the CPU and GPU were run at maximum load.

I have no idea what sort of PSU "Joyous" has, but I'd be surprised if it was inferior to this "500 Watt" model. If it has a single rail that's good for more than the 28A you suggested, it ought to be OK. If it has multiple rails, that makes the estimate more difficult. (Simply summing the currents in the rails will be misleading.)

Can you suggest a good reference for system requirements for AMD graphics cards? I generally look at eVGA for nVidia cards, as they are obliging enough to list +12V PSU requirements.