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HD7730 compatibility questions

popober

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Sep 4, 2014
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Hi there, my hd5570 broke down and I was planning on getting a new card.

After some searching and research, I finally landed on the hd77773030 power color since it's not too bad on the hierarchy, within the budget, and is available where I'm from.

I've already searched about it's compatibility with my PC's other components like the pcie slot on the motherboard and was happy to find out that a 3.0 pcie is backwards compatible.

Now I'd like to really just make sure if the 7730 really will have no problems.

My mobo is an emx-mcp61d3 I cafe with a 400w power supply. My processor is an athlon ii x2 something, I'm not sure since I can't open my PC.

Anyway, please just tell me if I can install and run the 7730 fine. Would be very appreciated.
 
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Yep it should be fine, if you can't open your PC how are you planning to install the new graphics card?
 
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Thanks for that! By can't open, I meant I couldn't use it because the monitor won't light up because of the busted card. I can use it to a limited extent, like with safe mode or something.

Anyway, thank you for your response. I'm not really very tech savvy myself so I needed some reassurance.