Will Radeon HD 7970 work on my motherboard?

hello, will this graphics card:

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4102#ov

work on this motherboard:

http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3239#ov

thanks, just don't want to buy and find out it is not compatible :)

Yeah it will work. Only thing is that the card is PCIe 3.0 and your motherboard has PCIe 2.0. I don't think that affects performance but I could be wrong. My buddy has a 7970 in a PCIe 2.0 slot and it works just fine. You may want to check on that though just for reference.

Why would you cheap out on your mobo?

Its best to get a good one if cost is a issue then just dumb down the 7970 to a 7950 and use the cost on the mobo.

Get an asrock extreme 4

Why would you cheap out on your mobo?

Its best to get a good one if cost is a issue then just dumb down the 7970 to a 7950 and use the cost on the mobo.

Get an asrock extreme 4

MaskedPlayer

Why would you cheap out on your mobo?

Its best to get a good one if cost is a issue then just dumb down the 7970 to a 7950 and use the cost on the mobo.

Get an asrock extreme 4

MaskedPlayer

The people who care about expensive mobo's are those that want to oc their cpu to the limit, i mean trying to hit 4.8ghz+ on a sandy bridge/ivybridge, or those that care about crossfire/sli. For everybody else a cheaper mobo is fine. My mobo only cost me $100...

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Why would you cheap out on your mobo?

Its best to get a good one if cost is a issue then just dumb down the 7970 to a 7950 and use the cost on the mobo.

Get an asrock extreme 4

blaznwiipspman1

The people who care about expensive mobo's are those that want to oc their cpu to the limit, i mean trying to hit 4.8ghz+ on a sandy bridge/ivybridge, or those that care about crossfire/sli. For everybody else a cheaper mobo is fine. My mobo only cost me $100...

fill in some questions, I chose the parts 2-3 years ago and am only upgrading now. I am not very knowledgable with tech, let alone when i was in year 9 choosing these parts :P

No i don't overclock (could never find a guide on how to do it, all assume you know about all the BIOS stuff) and yes i only have one GPU

Yea.

it be fine the difference between a 3.0 and 2.0 is not noticeable

Yeah it will work. Only thing is that the card is PCIe 3.0 and your motherboard has PCIe 2.0. I don't think that affects performance but I could be wrong. My buddy has a 7970 in a PCIe 2.0 slot and it works just fine. You may want to check on that though just for reference.

BPoole96