Will this mobo support this gpu?

[SirRadget1995]

Hello, I have a friend I am trying to help.

He is getting a Gigabyte AM3+ GA-78LMT-USB3 motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-6Gbps-Socket-Motherboards-GA-970A-DS3P/dp/B009FC3YJ8/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1517006209&sr=1-1&keywords=am3%2B&th=1

He has this card
gpu -MSI Geforce GTX 1050ti low profile
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814137081

Will the motherboard have enough power alone?




He has this board currently - mind you the gpu turns on and runs games, but fans wont spin.
Even tried using msi afterburner and manually setting them. Nothing. We did check to see if the fans were plugged into the card itself.
mobo- N68-GS4 FX R2.0

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N8OR7D8/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


doesnt seem to work, any workarounds or do we need another board?

 

[SchizTech]

The fans constitute a small fraction of the power draw of a card like that. If the card runs then it has plenty of power. I'd contact MSI support about that card and seek a replacement.

 

[SirRadget1995]

The graphics card worked in my pc just fine.
Though I have a gigabyte x399 aorus gaming 7 board.

 

[SchizTech]

It doesn't seem to be a power issue though, since the chip itself is by far the bigger power draw and there would be no display if the card were truly underpowered.

 

[SirRadget1995]

I'm all ears for solutions

 

[SchizTech]

Is everything OK in that motherboard's BIOS? Perhaps a BIOS reset is in order. Have you tried re-seating the card in the PCIe slot?

 

[SirRadget1995]

We just did, nothing. At like 75c on the gpu, there are no fans spinning.
Though 1 fan does spin at startup when power is turned on. But shuts off quickly after.

 

[SchizTech]

Strange. It could be an oddball problem with the motherboard, though I'd guess at some irregularity in the PCIe controller than a power condition. If the card doesn't require additional power from a power cable than a standard PCIe port is designed to be enough; the specification dictates the total power limit for a slot (75W). At any rate, the suggested board appears to be compatible.

 

[SirRadget1995]

Alright, well Ill post an update here if it works. Thanks.

 

[SchizTech]

I do observe that the new board has a different chipset than the original, so you will likely need to reinstall Windows to get it to boot. Depending on your version of Windows and type of key it may give you a hard time with activation: a retail key (slightly more expensive when first purchased) has transfer rights and new updates to Windows 10 make transferring activation easier if you sign in with a cloud account.

 

[SirRadget1995]

Yeah I had to do that with mine when I upgraded, so already aware of it, but thanks for the heads up.