Is this GPU compatible with my motherboard?

[davezy]

Hey guys, is this GPU - Ati Radeon HD 5770 compatible with my motherboard? I have an Asus P5B-VM.

Thanks a lot!

 

[huilun02]

Yes its compatible

 

[davezy]

Yes its compatible

Oh okay, is it because my motherboard is PCI 2.0? I mean it should work fine at full power right?

 

[huilun02]

Yes you get full power through PCI-E 2.0

 

[davezy]

Yes you get full power through PCI-E 2.0

Okay, thanks a lot huilun! Last question, the card name is Sapphire HD 5770 which is powered by ATI Radeon, its the same thing right?

 

[huilun02]

ATI (which is also AMD) makes the graphics processor chip used in the card. The specific model of the chip is HD 5770. Sapphire is the company that combines the HD 5770 chip with its own design of circuit board, to produce the graphics card as one finished product.

So the card is actually made of two parts. It might sound confusing but don't worry about it.