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Post Date: 2012-11-08
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    Posted: 08 Nov 2012 at 9:53pm
Hello,
I have an over 4 year old pc running two 9800gtx cards in sli and i want to upgrade the video cards. i want to get something good and was thinking of one of the newest cards even the gtx 680.
 
I'm wondering what problems if any i might run into with one of these cards on older pc and if i can even take advantage of what they have to offer with an older pc?
 
My PC
QX9650 extreme 3.00ghz
motherboard-nvidia 780i core 2 quad (nforce 780i sli)
1000 w psu
4 gb ram
windows vista 32 bit
 
Thanks for the help
Chris
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The only problem I can see, is your 32-bit OS. You are limited to 4gb max and the GTX 680 is 2 gb so you will only have 2 gb to run your software. Your PS is fine, just make sure you have 2-6pin connectors. The FTW cards need 1-6,1-8 pin and the extreme cards look like they need 2-8 pin.


Have you thought about upgrading your OS to 64-bit and maxing your motherboard to 8 gb memory ?

Edited by JerryW - 08 Nov 2012 at 11:31pm
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