Memphis2-s Motherboard: will it be compatible with a gtx 970 ITX graphics card

[TheONLYHamster]

before i go buying my new card http://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-1076MHz-Dl-Dvi-I-Dl-Dvi-D-Graphics/dp/B00P7337YG

i need to make sure its compatible with my motherboard, this is my first time upgrading as my PC is an HP pavilion 500-550na https://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c04556684

i've already decided on probably getting a new case as my current case is cramped to say the least, but my fears of upgrading the motherboard is the fact i don't want anything too expensive and i still want my OS to work with it (windows 10)

any help would be VERY apprieciated as i am eager to replace the crappy GT 705

i will also be getting a corsair PSU http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/rm-series-rm650-80-plus-gold-certified-power-supply

and also this case: http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/graphite-series-230t-windowed-compact-mid-tower-case-rebel-orange)

 

[JimF_35]

You should be ok but the VRMs on that board are cheap. I would not over clock the card with this board. Also, that CPU may bottleneck your performance so do not be surprised if you don't get the same frame rates as others with this card. I am assuming this is just an upgrade path and you will be replacing the Mobo and CPU later.

 

[TheONLYHamster]

I didn't think the cpu was a bottleneck :/ can you tell me how?

Plus I was only going to replace the mb if the card wasn't compatible and I cannot afford a new cpu as a new one would be too expensive and over my budget

 

[JimF_35]

That is an age old question. There is no formula to know how much a CPU will or will not affect your graphics card other than taking a bunch of CPUs and changing them out for your graphics card.

Basically your CPU interfaces your Graphics card with the Software which is running in your RAM so the bottle neck can all depend on the Game its self, the RAM, the Bus and Chipsets, and the CPU. As rule the older the CPU the older the Chipsets and RAM it will be compatible with hence the saying, "Your CPU may be a bottleneck in your performance."

There is nothing to worry about. It is just a warning that when you are comparing your FPS to those listed to benchmarks done for your Graphics Card, to keep this in mind.

 

[TheONLYHamster]

thats a relief lol just as long as i get decent fps im happy right now i can barely get above 15-20 so anything thats 55+ is most welcome 😀

 

[JimF_35]

Well you are never going to get those with that Card. You might be able to get 30 FPS at 720p though. Also, I don't think you can flash the BIOS on that Graphics Card which is going to hamper you. The problem is again cheap VRMs and super small heat sink so even if you could flash the bios so that you could raise the voltages to what you need, you would burn the card out.

I would just get a more powerful one. What is your budget?

 

[TheONLYHamster]

im already getting an nvidia GTX 970 ITX to replace my nvidia gt 705 and from bench marks at 1920x1080 that my friend ran and on GTAV, battlefield 4, and star wars battlefront it can EASILY reach over 60FPS at FULL settings, and on several other games, so i think you got the cards confused buddy, and my friend FYI has an ITX build with that card and even shown me the FPS on those games, mines going to be an mATX

so unless im missing something the cards not going to be a problem for me

my budget is roughly £250-300 on a graphics card and the 970 is the best card out there for me, plus how is it not going to reach over 30 FPS might i ask? the cards not going to throttle its speed just to stay cool for one especially in the case i've got ready for it which has more than sufficient cooling, plus the VRMs in that card are not cheap buddy.

one thing to other note is the fact that the 970 card is the 3rd best in line card out there i would get a 980 but it wouldn't fit in my case as my case can fit cards up to 20 cm's in length.

also i'm not getting an AMD graphics card, had two different models before and both kept crashing their drivers, nvidia to me is more stable and worth their value

 

[JimF_35]

Yes, I would go with the 970 over the 980. I know there is that memory gate thing with the 970s but there are so few games that will every push your GPU memory past 3.5 GB that it would be better to save your money and get the 970. I can only think of one game that might push over 3.5 GB and that is City Skylines or maybe some Oculist Rift stuff but other wise (Unless you are looking to break some synthetic bench tests) the 970 should work great for you. (I am sure there are other games out there so I am sure others will chime in on what games the 970 will not support but IMHO they are so few and far between.)

"also i'm not getting an AMD graphics card, had two different models before and both kept crashing their drivers, nvidia to me is more stable and worth their value"

I am with you on this one. I am sure there are some team Reds that would disagree.

That all being said, if you are doing some extreme things like pushing two 4K monitors or Folding at Home, you may want to go with the 980.

 

[TheONLYHamster]

I won't be doing anything so extreme lol, all i want is my GTX 970 ITX card 😛 ordered it off of amazon already lol