New graphics card for computer help

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Pkduck, Jan 8, 2008.

  1. Pkduck

    Pkduck Private E-2

    I want to buy a ASUS 8800GT 512MB GDDR3 for my computer.. will my motherboard p4p800-e be able to support it?
     
  2. blanket3

    blanket3 Private E-2

    No, the cards PCI-E 2.0 and u got PCI
    well it is backwards compatible but thats going to suck and end up being a waste of money.

    Proof

    MOBO


    Technical Features
    Integrated Input/Output Ports USB 2.0 x 8 • Serial Port x 2 • FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 2 • RJ45 Lan Port x 1 • PS/2 Mouse x 1 • PS/2 Keyboard x 1 • Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 • Game/MIDI Connector x 1

    Expansion Slots AGP x8 x 1 • PCI x 5

    RAID Support RAID 0 • RAID 1 • RAID 0+1 • SATA RAID 0 • SATA RAID 1

    Storage Controller Type(s) DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 1, DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 2, Serial ATA x 4

    South Bridge Chip Intel ICH5R

    VIDEO CARD

    PCI-Express 2.0
    HDTV-out
    DVI * 2
    D-Sub
    HDCP compliant
     
  3. Pkduck

    Pkduck Private E-2

    What would be the best graphics card to put in it? currently i have a asus radeon 9800 128mb..
     
  4. dlb

    dlb MajorGeek

    Get yourself an AGP card, any of the NVidia 7800's or 7900's are great. If you like ATI, the x1900 and x1950 are really good. What you want to look for is a 256bit bus if possible. There are some really good cards available with a 128bit bus, and they're cheaper, and easier to find for AGP. The NVidia Geforce 6800GT is one mean card for an older model. You can usually find them at Ebay for $80-$100.... The Geforce 7600's are good 128bit cards. When buying NVidia, look for GT or GTS after the model number. With ATI, look for XT or Pro.... if you're going to be gaming, be sure your RAM and CPU are up to snuff. Adding a Geforce 7900GT to a 2.4ghz Celeron with 256mb of RAM would be kind of ridiculous.
    :confused Whaaaa? :confused You can put a PCIe card in a PCI slot? You can put a PCI card in a PCIe slot? Since when? Maybe with a dremel and a hammer ;)
     
  5. blanket3

    blanket3 Private E-2

    sorry, feel like a idiot, i didn't mean that what i was suppost to put was ...


    PCI Express 2.0 backwards compatible with PCI Express 1.0


    again forgive my stupidity! and again its still going to suck and be a waste.
     

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