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    A question about video cards and motherboards

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    #1  Edited By Time_Lord

    Hello all I recently bought a Radeon HD 7950 for my current mother board only supports AMD CPUs. Now my question is if I switch to an intel motherboard will my new video card still work on it or am I stuck with AMD for my processor.

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    #2  Edited By SirOptimusPrime

    You can run an AMD card with an Intel processor, and nVidia with an AMD processor, no problem.

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    #3  Edited By colourful_hippie

    You're fine.

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    #4  Edited By Time_Lord

    sweet now to look for a good motherboard

    edit can any one recommend me a good Intel board for 300 usd or so.

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    #6  Edited By Justin258

    It is processors (CPU's) that are motherboard specific, not graphics cards. If it's a PCI-e graphics card - which it is - and the motherboard has a PCI-e slot - which it does - you will be fine.

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    #7  Edited By Slaegar
    @Devildoll said:

    @Time_Lord:

    lol, 300 bucks for a motherboard?

    thats pretty much last time i checked, atleast for the mainstream platforms.

    heres and example. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131819

    you could go cheaper if you wanted as well.

    I use the P8Z77-V (not the PRO, the model down) and its a fantastic motherboard. Asus motherboards come with little connectors that you can plug the front headers of your case into which make life a lot easier.

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