Hello I've decided to upgrade my gpu from Gtx 660 to Gtx 970 (both of them MSI)
I'm pretty confident that it will work well with the rest of my rig:
AMD FX-8350 (CPU)
ASRock 970 Extreme4 (MB)
16GB Ram 1600MHz (RAM)
OCZ ModXStream PRO 500W (PSU)
But I want to make sure im set to proceed with this purchase by asking a few questions.
Will my PSU suffice? The graphic card says 500watt recommended, will I be experiencing any issues with my 500Watt PSU?
And also, the graphic card requires you to have 1 8pin and 1 6pin cord. My gtx 660 requires a 8pin only and as far as I can see there is one 6 pin left available on my psu aswell. I know it must be stupid question but, are the pin slots divided in certain groups making it impossible to use that 6pin slot?
And last, is this card future proof considering its 2016?
opinions appreciated
I'm pretty confident that it will work well with the rest of my rig:
AMD FX-8350 (CPU)
ASRock 970 Extreme4 (MB)
16GB Ram 1600MHz (RAM)
OCZ ModXStream PRO 500W (PSU)
But I want to make sure im set to proceed with this purchase by asking a few questions.
Will my PSU suffice? The graphic card says 500watt recommended, will I be experiencing any issues with my 500Watt PSU?
And also, the graphic card requires you to have 1 8pin and 1 6pin cord. My gtx 660 requires a 8pin only and as far as I can see there is one 6 pin left available on my psu aswell. I know it must be stupid question but, are the pin slots divided in certain groups making it impossible to use that 6pin slot?
And last, is this card future proof considering its 2016?
opinions appreciated