Can my MOBO/PSU support a GTX480 ?

[hellotyler]

GA-EP45-UD3P Gigabyte Motherboard
650 Watt Corsair PSU

Looks like the PSU is sufficient but it says it is dual slot video card does that mean I need 2 side by side open slots ? Or just enough room to take up to PCI slots (and still 1 connection?)

Will it blend ? 😱😀

 

[cusideabelincoln]

It will work. Only need one slot to plug the card in but the card's size will cover up the slot right below the graphics slot.

 

[RussianSensation]

Will work without problems. Since you are running a P45 chipset, you probably have an older CPU as well. Fermi architecture is far more sensitive to CPU speed. Even a Core i5 750 processor may bottleneck the GTX480.

For this reason, I'd probably recommend the GTX470 with a P45 CPU, or alternatively wait for HD6970 before dropping $400+ on a GTX480. Just my 2 cents.

 

[hellotyler]

I won it in a contest, it would still be a significant upgrade from my 9800GTX+ though I assume ? Even with a bottleneck ? I don't have a monitor capable of displaying those ultra-high resolutions anyways...

 

[cusideabelincoln]

Yes, still a huge upgrade. Don't worry about a bottleneck.

Although if you want to think about it, just think happy thoughts: You'll have a nice card to transition over to a Sandy Bridge upgrade.

 

[Destiny]

I won it in a contest, it would still be a significant upgrade from my 9800GTX+ though I assume ? Even with a bottleneck ? I don't have a monitor capable of displaying those ultra-high resolutions anyways...

You won a GTX480 in a contest?!😱 You lucky... 😱