Compatibility Issue

[Godlik3]

I have a stock Acer and its says I have a H67 chipset. I ordered a new Sapphire 7970 dual-x for about 370$ and i just want to make sure everything will work right. I have enough room
In my case and I also got a new PSU in the way with the GPU. Thanks!

 

[Jaydip]

Does it have a PCIE slot? then you are all set

 

[Godlik3]

Yes! I will just be taking out my current card and putting my new one in its place! Thanks

 

[3DVagabond]

Where are you, and exactly which card are you getting. You can get 7970s with the dual-X cooler for less than that.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...D=3938566&SID=
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?...T-H7970CB&c=CJ $10.00 off w/ promo code: IRENA4410, ends 2013-09-09

 

[Godlik3]

I'm in Canada, it was around 330$ without tax and stuff. I can post a link later as I am on my phone right now.

 

[Godlik3]

Oh! The one you linked there is the one I got. I ordered it yesterday with express, should be here sometime this week I am assuming.

 

[3DVagabond]

~$330 seems a good price in Canada. :thumbsup:

You don't want to know what they cost here in NZ.

That would be ~$400USD before tax

 

[Ketchup]

Compatibility-wise, you will be fine. But Sapphire does recommend a 500-watt power supply with the card. If your Acer is completely stock, I doubt the power supply is putting out that much power.

 

[skipsneeky2]

I would worry about a 500w psu unless its a very good quality unit,my cx500 should have been able to power up a system that peaks at 300w with my new gtx770 which pulls comparable wattage to the 7970 but what happened is my system locking up and the funky smell of a stressed out psu.

Had to order a tx650,hook up my spare 17'' 1280x1024,drop tons of settings and enable vsync as a temporary patch so i don't pop my psu with high gpu loads and usage......hopefully my gtx650 arrives by wednesday.