Radeon 5970 question

If I have A 875 watt power supply can it handle a Radeon 5970? I'm thinking about switching out the graphics card on my pc

Yes. The real question should be "will the 5970 fit in my case?".

Yes. The real question should be "will the 5970 fit in my case?".

Tezcatlipoca666

Also depends what brand the PSU is, you don't want to ruin your new card, just because its a no-name brand.

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Yes. The real question should be "will the 5970 fit in my case?".

Amith12

Also depends what brand the PSU is, you don't want to ruin your new card, just because its a no-name brand.

Of course connecting such an expensive card to a shoddy PSU wouldn't be a very good idea :lol:

What brand and model is it OP?

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[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

Yes. The real question should be "will the 5970 fit in my case?".

Tezcatlipoca666

Also depends what brand the PSU is, you don't want to ruin your new card, just because its a no-name brand.

Of course connecting such an expensive card to a shoddy PSU wouldn't be a very good idea :lol:

What brand and model is it OP?

I don't know when I bought this Alienware I didn't have a lot of money so I just got the upgraded power supply and now that I have the money I want to buy a graphic card to last about 4-5 years

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[QUOTE="Amith12"]

Also depends what brand the PSU is, you don't want to ruin your new card, just because its a no-name brand.

vIGAMEIv

Of course connecting such an expensive card to a shoddy PSU wouldn't be a very good idea :lol:

What brand and model is it OP?

I don't know when I bought this Alienware I didn't have a lot of money so I just got the upgraded power supply and now that I have the money I want to buy a graphic card to last about 4-5 years

If you open up your case and read off what the white piece stuck on says about your power then we can give you a real answer. My bet is that it's good enough.

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[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

Of course connecting such an expensive card to a shoddy PSU wouldn't be a very good idea :lol:

What brand and model is it OP?

Sparticus247

I don't know when I bought this Alienware I didn't have a lot of money so I just got the upgraded power supply and now that I have the money I want to buy a graphic card to last about 4-5 years

If you open up your case and read off what the white piece stuck on says about your power then we can give you a real answer. My bet is that it's good enough.

I will be checking right now here is a video of the inside,I hope it fits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQjoehs49Xg

It's an Alienware? I have serious doubt that this card will fit into most of the Alienware cases. I can't remember exactly how long it is, but you may want to make sure that there is roughly 11 inches of space between the inside of the rear of your case to the HDD casings.GhoX

i just did says 12.5 inches

I can't find a power supply label this is odd

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[QUOTE="vIGAMEIv"]

I don't know when I bought this Alienware I didn't have a lot of money so I just got the upgraded power supply and now that I have the money I want to buy a graphic card to last about 4-5 years

vIGAMEIv

If you open up your case and read off what the white piece stuck on says about your power then we can give you a real answer. My bet is that it's good enough.

I will be checking right now here is a video of the inside,I hope it fits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQjoehs49Xg

It looks like you should have the space for the card as you've got a few inches of extra clearance with that 260 in there as is.

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[QUOTE="Sparticus247"]

If you open up your case and read off what the white piece stuck on says about your power then we can give you a real answer. My bet is that it's good enough.

Sparticus247

I will be checking right now here is a video of the inside,I hope it fits

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQjoehs49Xg

It looks like you should have the space for the card as you've got a few inches of extra clearance with that 260 in there as is.

You forgot the width, what if the the OP has a sound card or something (its a pretty fat card)