Is the MSI Radeon R7 250 2GB compatible with my PC?

[wegmanjunior]

Hi there,

I recently bought a graphics card from MSI and i tried to boot up my pc with the GPU in it, but it didn't work (yes i already searched for every thread on the problems i had and it didn't work). I have 6 PC's lying in my room with all the same components and i tested the GPU in all of them, and it worked in none of them. That means it's either a compatibility issue or the GPU is broken. The pc i have is not really the most recent, it contains:


Motherboard: Intel DQ35JOE (i don't know if the E at the end makes a difference but when i google the board it shows results for DQ35JO, though i'm really sure on the motherboard itself it says JOE at the end)
RAM: 4x2GB ddr2 (i think it was 800mhz)
CPU: Intel core 2 Quad Q6600
PSU: 300W
Storage: Sata 1TB

Does anyone of you know if it is a compatibility issue or the GPU is just broken?

Thank you!

 

[wegmanjunior]

Thanks for the response, i double checked how much every part of the build needs and it shouldn't take more than 250 watts at its peak (with the GPU in it)

 

[ArijitChatterjee]

Please check which PCIe Slot are you applying the graphics card. Your motherboard has a PCIe x16 Gen 2.x slot, you can try to insert the graphics card into that slot. A 300W PSU should be enough, if it is providing output as advertised (Some cheap PSUs dont). Also, your estimated wattage should be about 250+ and with either a PSU with cheap parts or providing low wattage due to part degradation due to age could also be potentially not providing the required power to the Motherboard (The R7 250 is powered by the MoBo's PCIE slot itself and doesn't need additional power supply).
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With your current configuration, I can see some chance of CPU bottlenecking. But the point is R7 250 should work fine (Albeit not upto its full potential), if the wattage to Mobo is enough and you are connecting to the right PCIE Socket.