Radeon RX 480 Compatibility

[Algus44]

Hi all.

Building my first PC and thinking about getting the

MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card

I play a lot of older games currently like Final Fantasy XI, but also want to be able to play newer games at decent quality.

I want a card that will be able to be compatible with anything I want to use it for. I remember reading that Nvidia likes to discontinue compatibilty with the older stuff, so that's what drew me to the AMD cards, but I don't actually have any first-hand knowledge.

If anyone has any feedback, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

[EDIT]
Build I'm planning on:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($257.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($23.97 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($110.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($151.43 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.49 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($268.47 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1402.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-20 02:25 EDT-0400

 

[maxalge]

Hi all.

Building my first PC and thinking about getting the

MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card

I play a lot of older games currently like Final Fantasy XI, but also want to be able to play newer games at decent quality.

I want a card that will be able to be compatible with anything I want to use it for. I remember reading that Nvidia likes to discontinue compatibilty with the older stuff, so that's what drew me to the AMD cards, but I don't actually have any first-hand knowledge.

If anyone has any feedback, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

[EDIT]
Build I'm planning on:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($257.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($23.97 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($110.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($151.43 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.49 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($268.47 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1402.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-20 02:25 EDT-0400

you made some bad choices on where to spend your money


PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xtmzjc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xtmzjc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($123.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($134.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.49 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($499.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($67.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1338.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-20 04:22 EDT-0400



Buy windows from here:

https://www.kinguin.net/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTqz3Fd28M

 

[CRO5513Y]

Hi all.

Building my first PC and thinking about getting the

MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card

I play a lot of older games currently like Final Fantasy XI, but also want to be able to play newer games at decent quality.

I want a card that will be able to be compatible with anything I want to use it for. I remember reading that Nvidia likes to discontinue compatibilty with the older stuff, so that's what drew me to the AMD cards, but I don't actually have any first-hand knowledge.

If anyone has any feedback, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

[EDIT]
Build I'm planning on:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($257.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 35.1 CFM CPU Cooler ($23.97 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus PRIME B250M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($110.98 @ DirectCanada)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($151.43 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($119.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.49 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: MSI Radeon RX 480 4GB GAMING X Video Card ($268.47 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Fractal Design Define R5 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($134.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($98.98 @ DirectCanada)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($60.98 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($116.98 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1402.23
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-20 02:25 EDT-0400

you made some bad choices on where to spend your money


PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xtmzjc
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/xtmzjc/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-7600K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($309.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212X 82.9 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock Z270 Pro4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($123.75 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($134.00 @ Amazon Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($57.49 @ DirectCanada)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Windforce OC Video Card ($499.98 @ DirectCanada)
Case: Deepcool TESSERACT WH ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($67.98 @ NCIX)
Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($59.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Total: $1338.15
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-03-20 04:22 EDT-0400



Buy windows from here:

https://www.kinguin.net/



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTqz3Fd28M

I would add at least a 120GB SSD to that, this is 2017 and he is spending over $1200. Anything over $1000 should at least have a small one for a boot drive i don't know if you have ever used an SSD but they are well worth buying at least for the speedy boot and windows loading times. Other than that, your list does is indeed money well spent and i would opt for this over the original.