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Ashish-in-need-help

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I have a Core2Duo E7500 processor, (motherboard: G43T- DM1V: A00) 6GB DDR3 RAM, 450psu. Can i install a GT 640 DDR3 Graphics card. I will be doing animation related to gaming and will be working on softwares like Autodesk 3ds, Autodesk Mudbox, Unity (Game Engine). plz advise if there is any other good graphics card which is compatible with my system. And one more thing 'i dont like AMD/ATI' very much!
 
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i am using GTX 650ti in my PCE-I 2.0x16......with 500W PSU.......i have no problem wit it......

So, u can use GTX 600 Series :) in ur MOBO....my final answer and sorry for Confusing u
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Most graphics card these days use PCIE 3.0 but they are normally also backwards compatible with PCIE 2.0, If you just do a quick google of the card you want to buy it should tell you if it also supports 2.0 as well at 3.0
 
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The main restrictions are your power supply and how much space you have in your case.
If the case has only modest room for a graphics card, you can probably go up to a GTX 650 Ti from Nvidia.
Check that your power supply has at least 300W 12V output.
The GTX 650 Ti boost is a big step up from there, but is too long for many small cases.
 
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That is a low end card for what you are doing, and also I STRONGLY suggest you upgrade the CPU and maybe even the whole platform for any type of 3D work unless it's very simple stuff. A Q9550 will work in your motherboard and is over double the CPU benchmark of the E7400. A GTX 650 Ti Boost should run fine on your power supply and is WAY more powerfull than a GT 640 card for helping with the video processing. You will probably cut your render time in half if not more with a Q9550 and a 650 Ti Boost.

 
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Memory type on the video card does not have anything to do with the motherboard, you can run DDR3 or GDDR5, does not matter to the motherboard. The GDDR5 parts are faster.

What you can use depends on the case size and power supply as much as anything else. If you have a good 450 watt power supply and a tower or good size mid-tower case, you can run a 650 Ti Boost.
 
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It's listed as compatible LGA775 Intel Core 2 Quad processor Q9550 (C0) (95W) N/A 2.83 GHz 6MB N/A 09/01/07
 
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You're right. This CPU should be fine. Where do you plan to get an old CPU like this?

 
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There is no info on the A00 board at all that I could find. It MAY have different CPU compatability, but with no info hard to know for sure.

That system board looks to be from a Dell Inspiron 560 which were available with a quad core CPU. If you're worried about 100% compatibility, you can hold off on the CPU upgrade and just get the video card. Later you can either buy a new motherboard and CPU or a full new system.
 
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appreciate ur help but Mr.Gokul36...why dont u read ur earlier comment
Plz man stick to a single statement man!...earlier u said it can handle q9550 nd a gtx...nd now when i made my mind, u r refusing.
Thats not done dude!
 
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