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GTX 580 - can i get one?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
Hey,

How can i find out if my pc will support this?

I keep looking at the info and my brain just refuses to play lol

Thanks,

Rick
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Does you motherboard support a PCI-E 2.0 x 16 bus? If so, yep you can get one.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    erm, i think so...im not that technically minded lol

    how do i find out?

    Cheers

    Rick
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Do you know you motherboard model?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Also, follow this link and look at the picture on the right. Does your MB have the second one from the top?

    If your Motherboard is newer than 2007, then you can probably get the card. If it is older, then you might, but it won't perform as good as it should.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. M4N68T Rev X.0x
    Serial Number: MT7001K33102104
    Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
    BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0403 12/25/2009

    got that from belarc advisor, is that what i am looking for?

    do you need any more info? i wanna be 100% sure before i spend £350+ :)

    sorry i'm not to much help, I am ok with most things but i draw the line at lots of numbers hehe
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Be sure to check your case dimensions. That looks like a huge card. Hope you have a monster PC case. the HD 5830 barely squeezed into mine. When it first came to market back in 2000 the Thermal Take: Tsunami Dream I use was one of the largest all aluminum cases you could get. When I installed the HD5830 a few months ago I had to remove a drive bay for the install and now the back of my video card is almost resting against the reinstalled bay. The GTX 580 looks to be at least as big as the HD 58xx series.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    yh the case is pretty huge, lots of free space hehe
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Your motherboard should be fine. 2 things to check though- make sure the card is going to fit in your pc 34.2 x 26 x 7.5 cm and make sure you have a big enough power supply at least a 600 watt for a gtx 580

    anyways here the system requirements from Nvidia

    •PCI Express 2.0-compliant motherboard with one dual-width x16 graphics slot one 6-pin and one 8-pin PCI Express supplementary power connector
    •A minimum 600W or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating of 42A)4
    •Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon XP class processor or higher
    •200MB of available hard disk space
    •2GB system memory (4GB recommended)
    •Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 Operating System (32 or 64-bit)
    •DVD-ROM drive for installation
    •DVI or HDMI or VGA compatible monitor
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Ah thanks for the help guys/gals :)

    I have this PSU, so that should be ok right?

    Just had the ruler out and measured to be sure and is a-ok hehe
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    yea that power supply will be fine. I have a 580 gtx so I might suggest getting this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127567&cm_re=msi_580_gtx-_-14-127-567-_-Product it may be a little more money but it is super quiet and runs real cool. However for the money the Zotac isnt a bad card either. Good Luck
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2011
    Rick87 wrote:
    Ah thanks for the help guys/gals :)

    I have this PSU, so that should be ok right?

    Just had the ruler out and measured to be sure and is a-ok hehe

    you'll be fine ye just make sure you got room in the case and your good to go.
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