Will this work? [GPU upgrade]

[dayav07]

Hi. Here are my current PC specs:

Intel DQ35JO motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
4Gb DDRII 667 RAM
500GB HDD
750w Antec PSU
Gigabyte Nvidia Geforce 8600GT 512MB

I am currently looking at buying this gpu. Not sure if it will work though.

Main concern is the PCI slot compatibility. Please advise..

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

[Isengard]

There's no issue on the PCI-e slot, it will fit. The main concern is that card is hardly an upgrade. You're better off saving a bit more and getting something like this.

[Cranky]

To be quite honest save up for about R1500 and get a 6870. You wont see much of a perfomance boost without a high end card like the 6870. isengard has a very good suggestion. But stick with your rig and see how much you can save up

[dayav07]

I did buy a Point of view nvidia 550 GTX ti in december. Never got it to work. So I am trying to sell it and get something slightly cheaper that will work.

To be honest all I want is HDMI, to connect to my TV. Its something that my 8600gt doesn't have, hence I'm looking for something that will just give me that port.

[dayav07]

BTW its main purpose is for watching movies and series. Not so much gaming. Will save up so I can get a complete system at a later stage. But for now I just need something to get by

[dayav07]

There's no issue on the PCI-e slot, it will fit. The main concern is that card is hardly an upgrade. You're better off saving a bit more and getting something like this.

But will that work with my motherboard? Because the 550gtx I had didnt let me get past the press f2 for bios screen when I had it installed

[Glordit]

But will that work with my motherboard? Because the 550gtx I had didnt let me get past the press f2 for bios screen when I had it installed

Seems like it's a error on the software and the hardware, specifically with that board.
http://forums.legitreviews.com/about41079.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/31...jo-motherboard

[Alien]

DVI->HDMI converter?like R20 and did the job for me with my 8500gt.that or a DVI -> HDMI cable like the one that came with my screen

[Uberutang]

For just movies/video get a 5450. Cheap card that does media really well.

[Death in a Can]

That card is not worth it, for just R300 bucks more and with gddr5 graphics i reccomend this http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/pro...ducts_id=59593