220-802 · Question #478
Mike, a technician, is getting ready to upgrade the graphics card in a customer's computer with a performance PCIe graphics card. The customer has verified that she has a 16x PCIe slot on her…
The correct answer is C. Power supply. High-performance PCIe graphics cards consume significantly more power than a standard PSU may provide, often requiring dedicated PCIe power connectors and higher wattage capacity.
Question
Mike, a technician, is getting ready to upgrade the graphics card in a customer's computer with a performance PCIe graphics card. The customer has verified that she has a 16x PCIe slot on her motherboard. Which of the following may also need to be upgraded?
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- ARAM
- BMotherboard
- CPower supply
- DProcessor
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A6% (3)
- B8% (4)
- C69% (36)
- D17% (9)
Why each option
High-performance PCIe graphics cards consume significantly more power than a standard PSU may provide, often requiring dedicated PCIe power connectors and higher wattage capacity.
RAM capacity is independent of GPU installation and does not need to change when upgrading a graphics card.
The motherboard already has a 16x PCIe slot as confirmed by the customer, so a motherboard upgrade is not required.
Performance-class graphics cards frequently require 150-300W or more, delivered through 6-pin or 8-pin PCIe power connectors directly from the PSU, in addition to the 75W available from the slot itself. An older or lower-wattage PSU may lack sufficient total wattage or the necessary PCIe power connectors, requiring an upgrade before the new GPU can operate stably.
The processor does not directly constrain GPU power delivery or physical installation requirements.
Concept tested: PSU power requirements for high-performance GPUs
Source: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005724/graphics.html
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