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[Solved] Will HD 5770 work on my PC?

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bucaro15   11-04-2009 at 08:30:35 AM

Hi everyone,

Thanks for the help on my earlier post. I just had a very quick and simple question:

I've decided to buy an HD 5770 but Idk if my PC can "handle" it.


Here are the specs:

Field Value
Computer
Computer Type ACPI Multiprocessor PC
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 3
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)

Motherboard
CPU Type DualCore Intel Core 2 Duo E6400, 2133 MHz (8 x 267)
Motherboard Name Biostar 945P-A7A (3 PCI, 2 PCI-E x1, 1 PCI-E x16, 4 DDR2 DIMM, Audio, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset Intel Lakeport i945P
System Memory 3072 MB (DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM)
DIMM1: Centon Electronics JIYS38UXA 1GB 1 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz) (3-3-3-9 @ 200 MHz)
DIMM2: G Skill F2-5300CL5-2GBMQ 2 GB DDR2-667 DDR2 SDRAM (5-5-5-15 @ 333 MHz) (4-4-4-12 @ 266 MHz)
BIOS Type Award (08/23/06)
Communication
Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter Radeon X1300/X1550 Series Secondary (512 MB)
Video Adapter Radeon X1300/X1550 Series (512 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon X1300 LE (RV515)

Monitor Acer H213H (HD 1080p)

Power Supply:

550 W max.
Model: JPC-550-12v

Input:

115 VAC
12A max.
60 Hz
230 VAC
6A Max.
50Hz

Output:

+12v 24A Max.
+5 v 40A Max.
+3.3v 32A Max.
-5VAC .5A Max.
-12v 1.0A



Thanks in advance for the help!

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Best answer from xrodney
i945P is quite old chipset, i think it have only PCI-e v1 when 5770 is 2.0 so it maybe little slower, but yes it should work as PCI-e 2.0 is backward compatible with 1.0 and your power supply specs seems to be adequate.
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xrodney   11-04-2009 at 09:05:23 AM
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i945P is quite old chipset, i think it have only PCI-e v1 when 5770 is 2.0 so it maybe little slower, but yes it should work as PCI-e 2.0 is backward compatible with 1.0 and your power supply specs seems to be adequate.

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jaguarskx   11-04-2009 at 10:05:29 AM

No problem, the HD 5770 will not saturate all 16 PCI-e 1.0 lanes.

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bucaro15   11-04-2009 at 04:39:52 PM

Thanks a lot guys, I plan on building a new PC sometimes next year and when i do so, I will prob. xfire another HD 5770. I was mainly concerned about the processor, motherboard, and OS compatibility. Thanks guys!

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