geforce 9800 gtx help

gillburg · 05-05-2008, 06:16 AM

hi there, ive kinda stuck upon something that disturbs me little

"One vacant add-in card slot below the PCI Express® x16 slot. This graphics card physically occupies two slots"

does this mean to use a 9800 gtx you need 2 pci x16 slots? or does it mean that its so big you couldnt fit 2 9800's in 2 slots?

please help!

**emosun** · 05-05-2008, 09:27 AM

It means it takes up two bays on the back of the machine, it only uses one pci-e slot. The cooler on the card is so big it needs two slots. The majority of high end video cards have these now a days.

gillburg · 05-09-2008, 07:33 PM

so if my mobo only has 1 pci-e slot that means i can run this, please answer i want full reassurance that it will work on my machine before i folk out £200

Underclocker · 05-09-2008, 08:02 PM

You need to have a single PCI-E X16 slot and a beefy power supply capable of 26A output on the +12V rail.

gillburg · 05-09-2008, 08:08 PM

thank you! atm i have a 500watt psu,

i dont even know if it has 2 pci 6's to connect the card, so i probably buy another psu anyway

how much would a 26A output on the +12V rail cost me? can you give me some examples of some good quality psu's that fit this critera?

**emosun** · 05-10-2008, 05:25 AM

These are good , you'll definitely need 600w. All are good quality and have two 6 pin connectors.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153042
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005

05-05-2008, 06:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
gillburg Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	geforce 9800 gtx help hi there, ive kinda stuck upon something that disturbs me little "One vacant add-in card slot below the PCI Express® x16 slot. This graphics card physically occupies two slots" does this mean to use a 9800 gtx you need 2 pci x16 slots? or does it mean that its so big you couldnt fit 2 9800's in 2 slots? please help! Last edited by gillburg : 05-05-2008 at 06:19 AM.

05-05-2008, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 2,558 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: geforce 9800 gtx help It means it takes up two bays on the back of the machine, it only uses one pci-e slot. The cooler on the card is so big it needs two slots. The majority of high end video cards have these now a days. __________________ Speedfan-->http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Everest -->http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home Demon3 Case / asrock dual series / Pentium D 2.8ghz / 2048mb ram / Radeon 2600xt 830mhz core 1.86ghz mem / 420gb hdd / Antec trio 430w

05-09-2008, 07:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
gillburg Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: geforce 9800 gtx help so if my mobo only has 1 pci-e slot that means i can run this, please answer i want full reassurance that it will work on my machine before i folk out £200

05-09-2008, 08:02 PM	#4 (permalink)
Underclocker Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A land girt by sea. Posts: 551 OS: Windows XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: geforce 9800 gtx help You need to have a single PCI-E X16 slot and a beefy power supply capable of 26A output on the +12V rail. __________________ Everest CPU-Z Memtest86 SpeedFan ORTHOS

05-09-2008, 08:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
gillburg Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 4 OS: xp	Re: geforce 9800 gtx help thank you! atm i have a 500watt psu, i dont even know if it has 2 pci 6's to connect the card, so i probably buy another psu anyway how much would a 26A output on the +12V rail cost me? can you give me some examples of some good quality psu's that fit this critera? Last edited by gillburg : 05-09-2008 at 08:20 PM.

05-10-2008, 05:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 2,558 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: geforce 9800 gtx help These are good , you'll definitely need 600w. All are good quality and have two 6 pin connectors. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153042 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371001 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139005 __________________ Speedfan-->http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Everest -->http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home Demon3 Case / asrock dual series / Pentium D 2.8ghz / 2048mb ram / Radeon 2600xt 830mhz core 1.86ghz mem / 420gb hdd / Antec trio 430w