Feeliting Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Just joined the forum since i found out the you guys here really give out good advises and etc.. im not really very good when it comes to hardware and etc. since im a more of a software kinda guy anyways. my rig is a bit old; amd athlon x2 260 - processor emaxx mcp61d3 - mobo 2gb ddr3 - ram nvidia geforce 7025 / nvidia nforce 630a and a friend just gave me a brand new video card (radeon hd 5450 1gb ddr3 ; dvi/grt hdmi) and i am really and eagerly wondering wether installing my new video card on my present mobo will be a good idea? .. can my mobo/processor/ram etc. support this new video card ( (radeon hd 5450 1gb ddr3 ; dvi/grt hdmi))? or should i forget about installing this v-card on this mobo cuz it may just probably end up damaging the new v-card... sincerely waiting for your generous opinions.. thank you.. and regards from philippines Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSoprano Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) As long as you have a psu that will support the video card and a pcie slot it should work fine. edit- just googled the card and any psu should run it fine. it only requires a 250 watt. Edited April 12, 2012 by SpikeSoprano Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feeliting Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 As long as you have a psu that will support the video card and a pcie slot it should work fine. edit- just googled the card and any psu should run it fine. it only requires a 250 watt. thanks.. i really appreciate this; im going to install the card nw.. if anyone else disagress with this guys post kindly enlighten me, it will be highly appreciated.. (i think im gonna like this forum) ^^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rofltroll Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) I don't even think you need an amazing PSU. A 5450 is a discreet card and should be able to be handled by just about any PSU. So my advice is just pop that sucker in (but don't forget to uninstall the nVidia drivers before you install catalyst to avoid any problems) Edit: I accidentally a word. Edited April 12, 2012 by Rofltroll Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fogel Posted April 12, 2012 Posted April 12, 2012 Biggest thing I would worry about is if your motherboard supports PCI-E. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rofltroll Posted April 13, 2012 Posted April 13, 2012 Biggest thing I would worry about is if your motherboard supports PCI-E. It does, i checked. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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