Intel DP67DE and Radeon 6790?

[thedoublej]

Picked up a cheapo tower the other day with this Intel DP67DE motherboard, an i7-2600, and some tiny turd video card in it. Recently pulled an XFX DD HD 6790 from my gaming rig with plans to sell it, only to discover it's worth about 30-40 bones. Figured I'd cram it in this new tower, but of course it's a weird tower and my Corsair blah blah something something power supply doesn't fit. So now I figure I'll get a cheapo case with some better cooling that will fit my power supply, MB, and some more fans. Before I go spend more money though, is that GPU even compatible with that MB? Found a post on some forum that said no, but the question was barely English, and the answer wasn't much better.

 

[Nuwan Fernando]

Your motherboard has a PCIe 16X connector. So your GPU is compatible with your motherboard. But that GPU is only slightly better than a R7 250. So you'll would not see that much performance. Also it'll require a PSU with 2X PCIe 6 pin connectors. Don't see whether it's worth it.

 

[Martell1977]

As mentioned, you have an PCI-e x16 slot, so it will work. However, the 6970 performs about the same as a 7870, aka. R9 270X. Should be good a while, wont max things out, but should be decent.

 

[Nuwan Fernando]

As mentioned, you have an PCI-e x16 slot, so it will work. However, the 6970 performs about the same as a 7870, aka. R9 270X. Should be good a while, wont max things out, but should be decent.

It's not a 6970. It's a 6790 which is equal to more or less a R7 250

 

[Martell1977]

It's not a 6970. It's a 6790 which is equal to more or less a R7 250

LOL, totally read that part wrong.

 

[thedoublej]

But this

Is a lot better than this

So I might as well use it if I have it, eh? I'll start case shopping, thanks all

 

[Nuwan Fernando]

But this

Is a lot better than this

So I might as well use it if I have it, eh? I'll start case shopping, thanks all

Yes, it's better. But he doesn't have it.

 

[thedoublej]

Who doesn't have what?