Will an r7 250x GPU work out with my rig?

[Candis123]

I have a p31-ds3l mobo that only has one pci-ex16 slot(1.0) and a 430w PSU.I have 2 gigs of ram and a quad 6600 2.4 ghz CPU.First of all is it doable.And secondly is it worth it(I mean whether or not i can get everything out of the card without it bottlenecking and stuff).My goal here is to play the latest games on a decent framerate just by purchasing an affordable GPU.

 

[clutchc]

I don't see any problem with it working. Even with its PCIe x16 ver 1.0 slot, it will have enough bandwidth for the R7-250X. I'd update to the board's latest BIOS though, just to be safe.

As to it being worth it, that's only something you can decide. The 250X is a great 720p card, but it will struggle at 1080p unless in-game settings are reduced quite a bit. The R7-250X is basically a re-branded HD 7770: http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1126?vs=1079