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Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H with a Gigabyte Geforce 8600GT?

10 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/gigabyte-ga-890gpa-ud3h-with-a-gigabyte-geforce-8600gt.139559/

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kadonga Original post #1
Apr 20, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Hello,
I bought a motherboard Gigabyte GA-890GPA-UD3H - Socket AM3 - Chipset 890GX - ATX and will use it to construct a new computer.
Right now i already ordered a AMD Phenome II X6 1090 - Socket AM3 (processor), and now my problem is with the graphic card.
I really don't want spend much more money, and like i have one Gigabyte Geforce 8600GT, I would like to know, in case someone can help, if I can sue this graphic card in the motherboard that I made reference.

Thanks
vamsi_krishna
vamsi_krishna #2
Apr 21, 2011 at 1:45 AM
Yes you can *use the 8600gt in the quoted motherboard.
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #3
Apr 21, 2011 at 9:07 AM
what PSU do you have? If you have a good,branded one get a Sapphire Raedeon 5770hd @4.5 k

The proccy wont even be utilised to full potential with the 8600gt.
asingh
asingh #4
Apr 21, 2011 at 10:05 AM
^^
What you mean..processor not used to full potential.
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #5
Apr 21, 2011 at 10:24 AM
I mean wont the proccy be bottlenecked by the 8600? He can get lot better performance in games with better gpu.
asingh
asingh #6
Apr 21, 2011 at 10:39 AM
It is the other way round. Processor supplies to the GPU. Plus the goal is always to have the CPU idling (or low) and the GPU doing most of the work.
MegaMind
MegaMind #7
Apr 21, 2011 at 11:32 AM
thetechfreak said:
I mean wont the proccy be bottlenecked by the 8600? He can get lot better performance in games with better gpu.
Click to expand...

Low-end CPU + high-end GPU = Bottleneck...
asingh
asingh #9
Apr 21, 2011 at 1:30 PM
^^
No, then you have a slow GPU.
K
kadonga #10
Apr 21, 2011 at 3:56 PM
Thanks to all, for the quick reply :)
Seems this part is solved...