Buying A New Graphics card

**Jtsou** · 07-20-2008, 06:22 PM

Right now i have an 8400GS(Yuck!). Im planning to upgrade it now.

I want an 8800GT from EVGA.

Ive been looking at these:

Single Slot:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318

Dual Slot cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130359

I have plenty of room for the dual slot cooler so that is not a problem.
Specs on both of them are exactly the same. Price is exactly the same.
Which one should i get?

Thank you for your help.

SPECS:

E8400 W/ AC 7
2GB Ballistix
160GB HD
8400GS 512MB
OCZ GameXstream 700W Power supply
Antec 900 Case

**emosun** · 07-20-2008, 07:50 PM

The dual slot , Make sure your mobo support pci-e 2.0.

magnethead · 07-20-2008, 08:00 PM

or at least that the mobo doesnt use a via chipset.

**Jtsou** · 07-21-2008, 04:44 AM

Uhh, I have an ASUS P5K-E Motherboard. Listed here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131225

**Jtsou** · 07-21-2008, 04:49 AM

I think the Single Slot cooler is Pci-E x16 only. And the Dualslot one is PCI-E x16 2.0. I heard that a 2.0 graphics card is backwards compatable though.

So will that dual slot graphics card work with my P5K-E? Also why is that one so cheap? There isnt anything different about it is it?(that would make it cheap)

**emosun** · 07-21-2008, 08:00 AM

Not really , graphics cards are priced funny lately. It should be fine in a p5k-e so long as you have an nvidia chipset.

**Jtsou** · 07-21-2008, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Chipsets
North Bridge Intel P35
South Bridge Intel ICH9R

Will this be a problem?

**emosun** · 07-21-2008, 08:10 AM

Hmm, Check to see if theres a specific bios update for your board that allows it to support 2.0 cards. I actually think it will be fine , but check just to be sure.

**Deleted090308** · 07-21-2008, 08:19 AM

The motherboard has a P35 chipset - shouldn't be any problems.

**Fox** · 07-21-2008, 09:38 AM

I'm pretty sure all P5K variants use Intel chipsets. The p35 set should work fine with an nvidia card. I can't think of any reason, other than the possibility of SLI, to buy a motherboard with nforce...

07-20-2008, 06:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jtsou TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 675 OS: Vista..rolls eyes My System	Buying A New Graphics card Right now i have an 8400GS(Yuck!). Im planning to upgrade it now. I want an 8800GT from EVGA. Ive been looking at these: Single Slot: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130318 Dual Slot cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130359 I have plenty of room for the dual slot cooler so that is not a problem. Specs on both of them are exactly the same. Price is exactly the same. Which one should i get? Thank you for your help. SPECS: E8400 W/ AC 7 2GB Ballistix 160GB HD 8400GS 512MB OCZ GameXstream 700W Power supply Antec 900 Case

07-20-2008, 07:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
emosun Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 3,145 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Buying A New Graphics card The dual slot , Make sure your mobo support pci-e 2.0. __________________ Speedfan-->http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Everest -->http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home Benchmarks-->http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...Score,794.html

07-20-2008, 08:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,129 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Buying A New Graphics card or at least that the mobo doesnt use a via chipset. __________________ For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

07-21-2008, 04:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jtsou TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 675 OS: Vista..rolls eyes My System	Re: Buying A New Graphics card Uhh, I have an ASUS P5K-E Motherboard. Listed here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131225

07-21-2008, 04:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
Jtsou TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Louisburg, NC Posts: 675 OS: Vista..rolls eyes My System	Re: Buying A New Graphics card I think the Single Slot cooler is Pci-E x16 only. And the Dualslot one is PCI-E x16 2.0. I heard that a 2.0 graphics card is backwards compatable though. So will that dual slot graphics card work with my P5K-E? Also why is that one so cheap? There isnt anything different about it is it?(that would make it cheap)

07-21-2008, 08:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
emosun Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 3,145 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Buying A New Graphics card Not really , graphics cards are priced funny lately. It should be fine in a p5k-e so long as you have an nvidia chipset. __________________ Speedfan-->http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Everest -->http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home Benchmarks-->http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...Score,794.html

07-21-2008, 08:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
emosun Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: usa Posts: 3,145 OS: xp pro sp2 My System	Re: Buying A New Graphics card Hmm, Check to see if theres a specific bios update for your board that allows it to support 2.0 cards. I actually think it will be fine , but check just to be sure. __________________ Speedfan-->http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php Everest -->http://filehippo.com/download_everest_home Benchmarks-->http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/g...Score,794.html

07-21-2008, 08:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
Deleted090308 Not... Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 22,281 OS: Xp	Re: Buying A New Graphics card The motherboard has a P35 chipset - shouldn't be any problems.

07-21-2008, 09:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Re: Buying A New Graphics card I'm pretty sure all P5K variants use Intel chipsets. The p35 set should work fine with an nvidia card. I can't think of any reason, other than the possibility of SLI, to buy a motherboard with nforce... __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!