will this card work in 8 x slot on a gigabite x79-up4 in crossfire and whats the power plug for dosn't the slot have power or is it recomended ?
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In theory, this doesn't care about the slot so long as it is a physical 16x. Electrical 8x should be fine (I even used a dremmel to make one of these fit a physical 8x slot so I could run a firepro card on a server motherboard). The power plug is on there to keep a card that was designed for an electrical 16x slot from overloading an electrical 4x slot or something like that. I've read reports of the bitcoin nuts frying 1x slots when they used unpowered 1x to 16x risers. My assumption is that if the slot on your motherboard handles an 8x signal in a physical 16x slot, using a powered riser is optional. It was probably designed with the assumption that a 16x video card would end up in it. In theory, this doesn't care about the slot so long as it is a physical 16x. Electrical 8x should be fine (I even used a dremmel to make one of these fit a physical 8x slot so I could run a firepro card on a server motherboard). The power plug is on there to keep a card that was designed for an electrical 16x slot from overloading an electrical 4x slot or something like that. I've read reports of the bitcoin nuts frying 1x slots when they used unpowered 1x to 16x risers. My assumption is that if the slot on your motherboard handles an 8x signal in a physical 16x slot, using a powered riser... » Read More In theory, this doesn't care about the slot so long as it is a physical 16x. Electrical 8x should be fine (I even used a dremmel to make one of these fit a physical 8x slot so I could run a firepro card on a server motherboard). The power plug is on there to keep a card that was designed for an electrical 16x slot from overloading an electrical 4x slot or something like that. I've read reports of the bitcoin nuts frying 1x slots when they used unpowered 1x to 16x risers. My assumption is that if the slot on your motherboard handles an 8x signal in a physical 16x slot, using a powered riser is optional. It was probably designed with the assumption that a 16x video card would end up in it. « Show Less
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If you use multiple GPUs (like a mining rig) you want to use the power to prevent drawing too much power through the motherboard. In crossfire it should not be needed. Mainly for those who put 3/4/5 GPUs on a single motherboard.I have never seen these used in an 8x slot but if they are pin-compatible (same exact layout/size) then it should work. But I think they are different sizes. You probably want the 8x to 16x risers that they also sell around here.
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Yes it will work in a pcie 8x or 16x slotThe power plug is there because electric signals degrade over distance, and the plug is used to compensate for the distance. It's not required but I would recommend using it
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Yes it will work in a pcie 8x or 16x slot The power plug is there because electric signals degrade over distance, and the plug is used to compensate for the distance. It's not required but I would recommend using it
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If I remember (motnths ago) it was a 20 pin with a 4 pin optional. I believe if you use the spare, you are limiting yourself to onboard GFX (it's a 300 watt so its pretty understandable)
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It depends on what you're really planning to run for your video card. I use this card with two Radeon HD 7790 1GB cards in CrossfireX and it runs fine. But if you were to go any higher than that with video cards, you're going to want a bigger PSU.
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It should work just fine. This card is not too demanding on power needs and your PC has the correct slot connection, etc. it's easy to install. This card doesn't get hot either as long as its not crowded and all of your system fans are flowing air.
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PCIe x1 - Yes, that was why I picked it. Almost all 1GB cards seem to be x16, but I needed something that would drive dual monitors and fit a x1 slot in a compact case. Plus previous Zotac graphic cards worked well for me.M$ WinXP, not sure, but I would expect it.I don't remember any PSU connection to the card. If there was one it was a generic plugin for the fan
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You have two PCI Slots and it says it is Amd Crossfire support so yes it will.
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Yes, as long as you use the 1st PCI-Ex16 slot (this is the only slot that operates at x16 when the x8 slot is not in use). Make sure your PSU is 600 watt or greater with a minimum of 42 amps on the +12 volt rail.
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The motherboard that I used had already a PCI Express 3.0. I do not recall the video board needing any special connection to either the motherboard or power. I do not know how to crossfire with AMD A10-6700/ w 8670D I/G. I used a motherboard that is using an Intel I5 processor.
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The card performs at PCIe 2.0 speeds only, but it will work in slots that support PCIe 2.0 and 3.0 (x8 or x16)
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I don't know exactly what it is, but it's low. It has no additional power connector, so it gets all it needs from the PCIE slot. The theoretical maximum for a graphics card in an x16 PCIE slot is 75W.If you're asking what kind of power supply you'll need for it, I have it on a 450W power supply (with an AMD Phenom 2 quad core processor, an optical drive, and an SSD) and I haven't had a problem with it.
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I tried crossfire with 2 7870's gigabyte cards with a 850 watt thermaltake power supply and it wouldn't work. I recommend no less than good name brand 1000 watt power supply. However a 1200 watt would optimal.
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Yes, all PCI x slots are compatible with one another. The slot ultimately controls the speed though, so it won't perform as quickly as it could. But honestly, you won't be able to tell the difference. Also, the other commenter may have just had a bad experience. This card is fantastic and I've never had a single issue.
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Card should work in any PCIe slot. Great if you have a PCIe X1 slot. The card I received had the JMicron chipset.
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I would check Gigabyte's website or ask it on Tom's Hardware forum. They know everything!
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It has a PCI-E 16x slot. I think it's like revision 1.0 so it won't run very fast, but it should work. It has 4 RAM slots? I don't know about channels on this board, but I think i got it to run with two unmatched pairs of 2GB RAM, totaling 8GB. Here is the manual:
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Yes, all PCI x slots are compatible with one another. The slot ultimately controls the speed though, so it won't perform as quickly as it could. But honestly, you won't be able to tell the difference.Also, the other commenter may have just had a bad experience. This card is fantastic and I've never had a single issue.
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Refer to information on manufacturer's web site. http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4709#ov