So, lets start with this. The very first upgrade I ever made to this system was a Sapphire HD 7770 GHZ edition, it worked flawlessly. But now I'm ready to upgrade to a newer card. I do realize that I will be limited as to what I can pick until I can get a custom built pc put together. Here's the back story -
I did about a weeks worth a research on my system and determined that I wanted the GTX 750ti SC. Every post I read and every benchmark I saw showed that this card suggested it would work on my machine. So I went for it, because it's a cheap little card and it's a nice upgrade from my current one. I get it in today, pop it in (cleaning out my old AMD drivers ofc) and went to install the drivers. What happened from there was a wave of confusion and failed driver installations. What's weird though is if I booted into my Linux system and ran the open source drivers for this card.... it worked just fine. The Linux proprietary drivers and the Windows drivers do not work and result in a failed installation/black screen. I called EVGA and nvidia and they came to the conclusion that the card was defective and that I should send it back. Dell, on the other hand, said that the card would NOT work.... they also said the Sapphire HD 7770 wasn't compatible either, which it clearly is because I used it for many years. So I'm reluctant to take their advice at this point.
What I would like to know is can I use a GTX 750ti SC in my pc? I have a 460w PSU.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2xCR0DXKbgQU2xzUWtBY0tWVXM
If not, then what could I use as a substitute?
I did about a weeks worth a research on my system and determined that I wanted the GTX 750ti SC. Every post I read and every benchmark I saw showed that this card suggested it would work on my machine. So I went for it, because it's a cheap little card and it's a nice upgrade from my current one. I get it in today, pop it in (cleaning out my old AMD drivers ofc) and went to install the drivers. What happened from there was a wave of confusion and failed driver installations. What's weird though is if I booted into my Linux system and ran the open source drivers for this card.... it worked just fine. The Linux proprietary drivers and the Windows drivers do not work and result in a failed installation/black screen. I called EVGA and nvidia and they came to the conclusion that the card was defective and that I should send it back. Dell, on the other hand, said that the card would NOT work.... they also said the Sapphire HD 7770 wasn't compatible either, which it clearly is because I used it for many years. So I'm reluctant to take their advice at this point.
What I would like to know is can I use a GTX 750ti SC in my pc? I have a 460w PSU.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2xCR0DXKbgQU2xzUWtBY0tWVXM
If not, then what could I use as a substitute?