Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility

shadow1515 · 12-11-2008, 12:06 PM

How do I find out if my motherboard's PCIe slots are 1.0 or 2.0? I want to get a GeForce 9800, but I'm afraid that my mobo won't be able to use it.

**magnethead** · 12-11-2008, 12:18 PM

what motherboard do you have?

shadow1515 · 12-11-2008, 01:25 PM

I don't know how to find that out, but this is my computer:

http://www.dell.com/content/products...=22&l=en&s=dfh

EDIT: Bah, I guess my control key is getting a little old. Sorry about that.

**magnethead** · 12-11-2008, 01:30 PM

Please check your link.

can also use PC wizard, published by cpuid.com

shadow1515 · 12-11-2008, 01:56 PM

Ok, here is the info from CPU-Z:

Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Model: OUW457 A03
Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Rev. A2
Southbridge: NVIDIA nForce 410/430 MCP

Under graphic interface it just says PCI-Express x16, with no mention of whether it's 1.0 or 2.0.

Also, if it turns out my mobo does not support PCIe 2.0, is there a a decent alternative to the GeForce 9800? (one that would be an upgrade over a Radeon x1650)

**wrench97** · 12-11-2008, 05:00 PM

It's going to be a 1.0/1.1 slot but a Nforce board will be compatible with the 9800.
Pcie 2.0 is backwards compatible to 1.0 / 1.1 except on Via and Sis chip sets, you have a Nvidia chipset.
What power supply are going to use?

shadow1515 · 12-20-2008, 12:30 PM

Awesome, thank you for the answer.

I am definitely replacing the power supply with a more powerful one, as the stock 300W PSU is already struggling to adequately power my Radeon x1650. I'm not entirely sure which I am going up upgrade to. I actually made a topic on the appropriate board to ask for help with that, but if you have a suggestion I would be glad to hear it here as well.

**wrench97** · 12-20-2008, 03:39 PM

For The 9800GT one of these 650w units for a 9800GTX+ I would look more to 700-750w>
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703005

12-11-2008, 12:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
shadow1515 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 65 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility How do I find out if my motherboard's PCIe slots are 1.0 or 2.0? I want to get a GeForce 9800, but I'm afraid that my mobo won't be able to use it.

12-11-2008, 12:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility what motherboard do you have? __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage 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 . Bench Testing Your System

12-11-2008, 01:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
shadow1515 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 65 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility I don't know how to find that out, but this is my computer: http://www.dell.com/content/products...=22&l=en&s=dfh EDIT: Bah, I guess my control key is getting a little old. Sorry about that. Last edited by shadow1515; 12-11-2008 at 01:51 PM.

12-11-2008, 01:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
magnethead Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas, USA Posts: 3,570 OS: Vista ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility Please check your link. can also use PC wizard, published by cpuid.com __________________ For proper support: what are you running? graphics, cpu, m/board, ram, PSU brand wattage 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 . Bench Testing Your System

12-11-2008, 01:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
shadow1515 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 65 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility Ok, here is the info from CPU-Z: Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Model: OUW457 A03 Chipset: NVIDIA GeForce 6150 Rev. A2 Southbridge: NVIDIA nForce 410/430 MCP Under graphic interface it just says PCI-Express x16, with no mention of whether it's 1.0 or 2.0. Also, if it turns out my mobo does not support PCIe 2.0, is there a a decent alternative to the GeForce 9800? (one that would be an upgrade over a Radeon x1650)

12-11-2008, 05:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,622 OS: Win7	Re: Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility It's going to be a 1.0/1.1 slot but a Nforce board will be compatible with the 9800. Pcie 2.0 is backwards compatible to 1.0 / 1.1 except on Via and Sis chip sets, you have a Nvidia chipset. What power supply are going to use? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

12-20-2008, 12:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
shadow1515 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 65 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility Awesome, thank you for the answer. I am definitely replacing the power supply with a more powerful one, as the stock 300W PSU is already struggling to adequately power my Radeon x1650. I'm not entirely sure which I am going up upgrade to. I actually made a topic on the appropriate board to ask for help with that, but if you have a suggestion I would be glad to hear it here as well.

12-20-2008, 03:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,622 OS: Win7	Re: Quick question about video card/mobo compatibility For The 9800GT one of these 650w units for a 9800GTX+ I would look more to 700-750w> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703005 __________________ Power Supply and Selection