IS IT COMPATIBLE? Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 4GB

[badea_alexandru01]

Hello!

I'm looking forward to buy a new graphic card since the one i have at the moment is not working anymore. I watched a lot of youtube videos i read a lot of topics and i've came with the conclusion that this is the best graphic card I can get in my budget: https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-RX560GAMING-OC-4GD-rev-10#sp

I'm talking about Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 Gaming OC 4GB GDDR5 128 bit

I'm not really sure how compatibility beetween my pc's configuration and the graphic card work so im here to ask you if it is compatible with my actual configuration:

I have a Corsair TX650 (so 650w) with x6 pin connector included
Processor AMD Phenom II x6 2,80ghz
8 GB RAM 1333 freq.
500gb hard
MOTHERBOARD: I think it is MSI 770-G45: https://www.cnet.com/products/msi-770-g45-motherboard-atx-socket-am3-amd-770/specs/
It looks 95% exactly like my motherboard but i couldnt find the exact model, anyways im pretty sure it is PCI Express 16x 2.0

So can you tell me what should i look for when we are talking about compatibility?
All I know is that even if the card i want to buy is on x16 3.0 will work on a x16 2.0 motherboard.

If the motherboard is MSI i shouldnt buy a MSI graphic card only, right?Because this one is Gigabyte, i think and hope it will work anyways.

 

[badea_alexandru01]

I ordered this motherboard: http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Pro3%20R2.0/ I hope it is a good choice for my specs, what do you guys think?

 

[Tolis_GR]

It will be just fine. How did you conclude your old mobo is broken? Just out of curiosity

 

[badea_alexandru01]

Well, i went to a PC Store in my city, and i left my PC there to see what's broken and they told me after a few days that's the motherboard, they told me something about the PCI slot..

 

[badea_alexandru01]

I'm here with another small issue, on GTA V i have more FPS on very high settings than I have on low settings and resolutin 800x600, that's because my CPU is always at 80% or more and the GPU is used less any advice on how to fix this?I mean i have 30 fps on low and like 50 fps on veryhigh, that's weird

 

[badea_alexandru01]

Temps are all fine, 34 on the CPU, 41 on the GPU

 

[badea_alexandru01]

It will work with x16 2.0 yes. The problem is that you won't get the full potential or the RX 560 with this processor. It will bottleneck the gpu is some cpu bound games. To your last question, it doens;t matter what brand the mobo is, to pair with a gpu.

Haha, you were right, after a few months of having the rx 560, it's true the cpu bottlenecks the gpu, and it sucks.

 

[Tolis_GR]

It will work with x16 2.0 yes. The problem is that you won't get the full potential or the RX 560 with this processor. It will bottleneck the gpu is some cpu bound games. To your last question, it doens;t matter what brand the mobo is, to pair with a gpu.

Haha, you were right, after a few months of having the rx 560, it's true the cpu bottlenecks the gpu, and it sucks.

Yeah i know the feeling. I had some bottleneck with my i5, so i went to i7. It will be like that for cpu heavy games, but others will play nice. Save some money and change platform since prices will begin to calm down. Ryzen 1XXX will be cheaper after the introduction of 2XXX series and they are perfect for gaming