new video card in old mobo question

[Crag_Hack]

I recently bought a new evga gtx 970 video card. Is there any risk to putting this brand new awesome half grand video card in my aging system? (it's about 3-4 years old with a z68 mobo and antec tp-550 psu - these are the oldest components along with the old gtx 560 video card) I just worry the aging components might feed dirty power to the video card and age it faster or something along the lines of that. Since I'm spending so much on the video card I guess I could get a new system but would rather not as I'm quite happy with what I have now. The power supply could obviously wig out too. What's the overall risk of using new components with aging components? Is it negligible and relatively low? Is the PSU the only source of significant risk with such risk diminished by using a quality PSU?
Thanks

 

[Ken g6]

Is there any risk to putting this brand new awesome half grand video card in my aging system?

Half grand for a 970?! Either you paid way too much, or you're Canadian or something.

Is the PSU the only source of significant risk with such risk diminished by using a quality PSU?

That's the main issue. The power requirements of your new card are very similar to your old card, so that helps somewhat.

I'd also make sure to blow the dust out of the case, and make sure all the fans are spinning well.

 

[Crag_Hack]

I meant about a half grand i.e. 350$ with tax

 

[Crag_Hack]

I meant about a half grand i.e. 350$ with tax. Thanks for the response. So the mobo being old is not gonna have any likelihood of harming the new video card right?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

$350 for a 970 is still screwsville. Should be under $300.

No, the motherboard being older isn't going to be a problem.

 

[Crag_Hack]

Thanks again. I'm good to go gonna pop it in on Tuesday and let her rip. For 970 see here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ING ACX 2.0&qid=1450990296&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...s strix 970&qid=1450990302&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6&cm_re=04G-P4-2974-KR-_-14-487-076-_-Product
http://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/2206-best-video-cards-of-2015-black-friday-sales
Even on super sale on the last one the price is barely under 300

 

[Arachnotronic]

I recently bought a new evga gtx 970 video card. Is there any risk to putting this brand new awesome half grand video card in my aging system? (it's about 3-4 years old with a z68 mobo and antec tp-550 psu - these are the oldest components along with the old gtx 560 video card) I just worry the aging components might feed dirty power to the video card and age it faster or something along the lines of that. Since I'm spending so much on the video card I guess I could get a new system but would rather not as I'm quite happy with what I have now. The power supply could obviously wig out too. What's the overall risk of using new components with aging components? Is it negligible and relatively low? Is the PSU the only source of significant risk with such risk diminished by using a quality PSU?
Thanks

Nah, you're good. Put that sucker in and enjoy massively better frame-rates. Let us know how it goes!

 

[Crag_Hack]

I forgot to mention one thing - I have the biggest POS case ever in the history of cases - it's an MSI Nighthawk IIRC. One of the problems it had was the video card wouldn't fit in the case without removing the 120mm fan on the left side. The current gtx 560 maxes out at about 65-70 Celsius under fair stress without the fan installed (this is hotter than it used to - I think the thermal paste is wearing out). Also the gtx 560 as listed on asus' website pulls up to 225 W while the new evga 970 says 170 W max on evga's website. Could this cause the new video card to overheat at all without that side fan installed? I have speedfan installed so I can monitor the thermals easily. Anything to worry about in this situation? Thanks again.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I forgot to mention one thing - I have the biggest POS case ever in the history of cases - it's an MSI Nighthawk IIRC. One of the problems it had was the video card wouldn't fit in the case without removing the 120mm fan on the left side. The current gtx 560 maxes out at about 65-70 Celsius under fair stress without the fan installed. Also the gtx 560 as listed on asus' website pulls up to 225 W while the new evga 970 says 170 W max on evga's website. Could this cause the new video card to overheat at all without that side fan installed? I have speedfan installed so I can monitor the thermals easily. Anything to worry about in this situation? Thanks again.

probably fine.

 

[Crag_Hack]

Thanks. Is there a temp to make sure it stays below?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Thanks. Is there a temp to make sure it stays below?

It will throttle itself to stay within the proper temp range. You can watch it in GPU-Z.

 

[Crag_Hack]

Turns out that side fan was a 200mm not a 120mm...
For the card though isn't it unhealthy to let it get above a certain temperature? I use speedfan and like to set up thresholds for warnings/beeps to be on the safe side.