GPU Upgrading help

[XAgentX]

I have Nvidia Geforce gtx 275 1gb and planning to upgrade to Nvidia Gtx 970 4gb.

how to know how much GPU memory your motherboard can handle? and is it ok if for example the mobo has the capacity of 2gb, is it possible to still use a 4gb gpu?

by the way I am planning to use the new gpu for future build. I currently Have i7 860 CPU and ASRock p55de3 MotherBoard with PCI 2.0.

gtx 980 has 3.0 PCI.

 

[shazzy182]

GPU Memory does not have anything to do with the motherboard,


Can you tell me the rest of ur Specs


Cheers,

 

[XAgentX]

Thanks for the fast reply.

I am planning for this :

Case : NZXT Phantom 530 (WHITE) ATX
CPU : Intel® Core™ i7-6700k
COOLER : No Selection Yet.
Board : Asus Maximus viii Extreme Z170 , LGA1151
STORAGE : Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB. ( and planning to add one more just in case)
RAM : No Selection Yet.
GPU : Nvidia GTX 980
PSU : No Selection Yet.

 

[XAgentX]

GPU Memory does not have anything to do with the motherboard,


Can you tell me the rest of ur Specs


Cheers,

Thanks for the fast reply.

I am planning for this :

Case : NZXT Phantom 530 (WHITE) ATX
CPU : Intel® Core™ i7-6700k
COOLER : No Selection Yet.
Board : Asus Maximus viii Extreme Z170 , LGA1151
STORAGE : Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250GB. ( and planning to add one more just in case)
RAM : No Selection Yet.
GPU : Nvidia GTX 980
PSU : No Selection Yet.

 

[shazzy182]

The above specs can kill every game at ultra-high at 60fps, so go ahead


Also get a gold/bronze certified 500W+ PSU and an identical set of RAM

EDIT1: Yup, GTX 970 would tear down every game you throw at it, enjoy your games mate


Cheers,

Merry Christmas mate, glad to help

 

[XAgentX]

The above specs can kill every game at ultra-high at 60fps, so go ahead


Also get a gold/bronze certified 500W+ PSU and an identical set of RAM

EDIT1: Yup, GTX 970 would tear down every game you throw at it, enjoy your games mate


Cheers,

Merry Christmas mate, glad to help

and by the way i am using ASrock p55de3 mobo for this upgrade. Is it Possible?

 

[shazzy182]

YUP go ahead!

 

[XAgentX]

YUP go ahead!

I will try and give an update. thanks

 

[XAgentX]

YUP go ahead!

btw i am currently using i7 870 CPU and Asrock p55de3 M-board with PCI 2.0 with this upgrade. gtx 980 has PCI 3.0.