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Solve : Help choosing a power supply, and is this graphics card compatible with my mobo?? |
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Answer» Hi, Are you sure 450 will handle it? positive. if it is a no-name cheap PSU though, you might want to purchase a new one, i recommend a corsair PSU. wattage wise, i would not go any higher then 500W, unless you have alot of FANS and over four harddrives. Quote Also, I read that the the 8800GTS is a "dual slot" card? a dual slot card means that it takes up 2 slots. slots are the... well... slots in the back of the computer that align with the varying ports on the motherboard (PCI, PCI-E, AGP, etc.) and can be seen in the attached picture in the red rectangle. in your case, the graphics card will take up the PCI-E X16 port (the black port) and the PCI port directly beneath it (the white port directly beneath the black port). the graphics card will plug into the PCI-E X16, it will not plug into the PCI port, it will simply block it so it will be unusable. Quote is it compatible with my motherboard? unless you are using both PCI ports, the card is compatible. you will need the PCI port below the PCI-E X16 port empty. Quote Thanks SO much for your help, homer and patio. you are very welcome! just an added note, the 8800GTS 512mb is a high-end graphics card. i would think about upgrading your entire system eventually, we would not want to bottleneck this card. i would purchase DDR2 RAM, a dual core processor, and a motherboard that supports them both. [recovering space - attachment deleted by admin]ok... all good, but.... If you are ever wanting to upgrade graphics... you have no slots left. and you will have to sell your 8800GTS. which you wont get much for when its time to upgrade. If you go the 8800GT and then upgrade and buy another 1. (The 8800GT takes 1 slot. GTS = 2 slots?) Is his mobo SLI enabled? havent had a chance to look into it. if so you might be better going for the 8800GT and then buying another 1 and connecting them... as i have done. what brand is your PSU? Hmm... I see what you're saying about upgrading. I think the mobo I have right now only has one PCI-e slot, but if I eventually upgrade the mobo and get one with two slots I might want to be able to add a second graphics card. I don't think the motherboard I have right now is SLI enabled because I think it only has one PCI-e slot (if that's the black one). I'm at my girlfriend's place on her computer right now so I can't tell ya what brand my PSU is, but I'll check as soon as I get back to my room in the morning and let you know. Thanks for your input, NOT ADMIN . You're all so helpful. with all due respect NOT ADMIN, your advice is misleading at best. if you are unsure of the details i recommend not giving advice until you are completely informed. Quote If you are ever wanting to upgrade graphics... you have no slots left. and you will have to sell your 8800GTS. that is the case with every graphics card, except on an SLI ready motherboard, which he does not have. even on an SLI ready motherboard, you will not see much performance gain from having two graphics cards in SLI. Quote which you wont get much for when its time to upgrade. again, that is the same for every graphics card. Quote If you go the 8800GT and then upgrade and buy another 1. 2 8800GT's in SLI will not outperform a single 8800GTS 512mb. lets also do some math... 8800GT 512mb = $190 8800GTS 512mb = $260 8800GT x2 = $380 thats $120 extra for lower performance. Quote I think the mobo I have right now only has one PCI-e slot, but if I eventually upgrade the mobo and get one with two slots I might want to be able to add a second graphics card. when you are ready for a new motherboard please start a thread here. reason being, many motherboards come with 2 or even 3 PCI-E X16 ports but are not SLI ready. Sorry, I never made it back to my room today to see what brand my power supply is. But I remember buying it for around $120 two years ago... so it's probably not top-of-the-line but it isn't like a $15 piece of junk either. If you guys are confident that 450w should be enough for the GTS, then that's what I'm getting! Thanks again for your advice, everyone. Just one more question, I promise: would it be a good idea to upgrade my DDR RAM to 3 or 4GB? Or should I just wait until I get a new motherboard and get DDR2 RAM? Thanks!!just wait to get DDR2 RAM. its not worth spending money on old RAM, especially since it COSTS about the same as DDR2. |
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