d101 compatible vga cards

oldicbian · 10-02-2008, 12:14 PM

i own a d101ggc motheboard with 2.66 P4 + 512 sd ram. i wanna buy 9600 gt nvidia card but ppl tell me that my pc configuration is slow and the card will not give its full performance on this pc. i wanna play Assasin's Creed and the upcoming TombRaider-Underworld.

Q1. is t true that the card will not give its full performance on this pc?
Q2. what is the bottle neck? p4, sd ram or d101?
Q3. what other vgacard options do i have?

ebackhus · 10-02-2008, 12:54 PM

It won't work at all because it's requires a PCI-Express slot.

oldicbian · 10-02-2008, 01:11 PM

dear ebackhus,
d101gc has pci express x1 and x16 slots. so it will fit. my question is:
comparing the bus speed of d101 and its ddr2/ddr3 handling capacity, will it be able to run 9600gt at its full potential or will d101 become a bottle neck? if yes, why so? (im an engineer my self so wanna know y?). thx

ebackhus · 10-02-2008, 07:48 PM

You sure it has those? A motherboard that uses SD-RAM will simply not have PCI-Express slots. Unless you mean DDR SD-RAM, then it might but even then it can be unlikely.

oldicbian · 10-03-2008, 06:47 AM

dear ebackhus,
this is the link to specs of my moterboard
http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Intel-Matx-Ati-Chipset
can u kindly take a look at its bus speed and its ddr2/ddr3 handling capacity, will it be able to run 9600gt at its full potential or will d101 become a bottle neck? if yes, why so?
i appreciate ur help

ebackhus · 10-03-2008, 08:39 AM

Hmm it does have PCI-Express.

The CPU will be the bottleneck in this case, not by much, but it'll still be there. Honestly, a new board that can support the Core series of CPUs would be the best path unless you're really attached to this PC or have limited funds.

oldicbian · 10-14-2008, 10:18 PM

as a matter of fact im extremely limited on funds. yesterday the bought it. now, there is small thing i cant figure out. it has power cables which i'll connect to powers supply. but it has two more small cables (similar to the ones which are connected with motherboard and internal motherboard speaker). they are marked as "GROUND" and "SPDIF". what shud i do with them?

10-02-2008, 12:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
oldicbian Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	d101 compatible vga cards i own a d101ggc motheboard with 2.66 P4 + 512 sd ram. i wanna buy 9600 gt nvidia card but ppl tell me that my pc configuration is slow and the card will not give its full performance on this pc. i wanna play Assasin's Creed and the upcoming TombRaider-Underworld. Q1. is t true that the card will not give its full performance on this pc? Q2. what is the bottle neck? p4, sd ram or d101? Q3. what other vgacard options do i have?

10-02-2008, 12:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: d101 compatible vga cards It won't work at all because it's requires a PCI-Express slot. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-02-2008, 01:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
oldicbian Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: d101 compatible vga cards dear ebackhus, d101gc has pci express x1 and x16 slots. so it will fit. my question is: comparing the bus speed of d101 and its ddr2/ddr3 handling capacity, will it be able to run 9600gt at its full potential or will d101 become a bottle neck? if yes, why so? (im an engineer my self so wanna know y?). thx

10-02-2008, 07:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: d101 compatible vga cards You sure it has those? A motherboard that uses SD-RAM will simply not have PCI-Express slots. Unless you mean DDR SD-RAM, then it might but even then it can be unlikely. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-03-2008, 06:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
oldicbian Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: d101 compatible vga cards dear ebackhus, this is the link to specs of my moterboard http://www.dealtime.com/xPF-Intel-Matx-Ati-Chipset can u kindly take a look at its bus speed and its ddr2/ddr3 handling capacity, will it be able to run 9600gt at its full potential or will d101 become a bottle neck? if yes, why so? i appreciate ur help

10-03-2008, 08:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: d101 compatible vga cards Hmm it does have PCI-Express. The CPU will be the bottleneck in this case, not by much, but it'll still be there. Honestly, a new board that can support the Core series of CPUs would be the best path unless you're really attached to this PC or have limited funds. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-14-2008, 10:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
oldicbian Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 4 OS: xp sp2	Re: d101 compatible vga cards as a matter of fact im extremely limited on funds. yesterday the bought it. now, there is small thing i cant figure out. it has power cables which i'll connect to powers supply. but it has two more small cables (similar to the ones which are connected with motherboard and internal motherboard speaker). they are marked as "GROUND" and "SPDIF". what shud i do with them? __________________ WHY SO SERIOUS... ??