can my motherboard support newer graphic card

Deadman4219

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i want to buy a new graphic card :GIGABYTE GTX 1060 Windforce 6GB GDDR5 DVI/HDMI/3XDP Video Card. but i dont know if this is compatible with my motherboard and i dont really know how to check that.


Nom de la carte mère EVGA P55 SLI (E655) (2 PCI, 1 PCI-E x1, 3 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR3 DIMM, Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, IEEE-1394)

Chipset de la carte mère Intel Ibex Peak P55, Intel Lynnfield

Type de processeur QuadCore Intel Core i5-760, 2800 MHz (21 x 133)

12 gig de ram

thanks you.

 
Hello!

Yes your motherboard will support a new GPU no doubt, most motherboards have a PCI/E slot and this motherboard has one so providing it fits in your case and you have a cable to power the card then yes this card will work with your setup.

Although your CPU will be a bottleneck so I would suggest upgrading your processor at some stage.
 
the GTX 1060 will be severely bottlenecked by your CPU. the GTX 1060 will run at less than half its performance.

upgrade to a i7 860 to get better performance and add a SSD.

what if i change my cpu too for something like : AMD FD6300WMHKBOX FX-6300 6-Core Processor Black Edition

Processor / Type:FX-Series
Processor / Clock Speed:3.5 GHz
Features:Retail Turbo CORE Technology "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc"
Processor / Socket Type:Socket AM3+
Processor / Number:FX-6300
Processor / Multi-Core Technology:6-Core
Cache Memory Type:L3 cache

will it be better, less bottleneck ? i don't have another 500$ to pay for an i7 860 if i buy the graphic card

 
right now you should buy a new CPU, motherboard and RAM rather than buying a graphics card. build a new PC, preferably a skylake one.[/quotemsg]
thing is, i received the graphic card as a gift, i already have it, so i dont have a choice i need to do something with it. so i need a new motherboard and a new cpu that go with it and with the graphic card, any suggestion on the motherboard?
next time, i'll ask for money XD
i have about 500$ to spare with my next payday