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05-19-2003, 12:00 PM
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Question about ATI Radeon 9800
i'm planning to get an ATI Radeon 9800 and i would like to know would it be compatible with the asus p4pe that im getting?
ASUS P4PE/R/L/SATA Motherboard for Intel P4 478 Retail w/ Intel Hyper-Threading Technology, SATA, Onboard LAN, Firewire IEEE1394, Serial ATA SoundMAX Digital Audio System ***1st Intel chips that TRUELY support DDR333 PC2700*** Specifications: Supported CPU: Socket 478 for Intel® Pentium® 4/ Celeron up to 3GHz Chipset: Intel 845PE FSB: 533 / 400 MHz RAM: 3 x184-pin DDR333 PC2700/PC2100/PC1600Max 2GB IDE: 2 x UltraDMA 100/66/33 Serial ATA Slots: 1 x AGP 4X 6 x PCI Ports: 1x LPT, 2x COM, 2x PS/2, 1x RJ45, 1x 1394,4x USB2.0 and Audio Ports Onboard Audio: ADI1980 6-channel CODEC Onboard LAN: BroadCom® 10/100 Mbps Onboard RAID: Promis RAID 0,1 1 channel Onboard Firewire: IEEE1394 interface |
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05-19-2003, 01:22 PM
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Nope you need a MB that has 8x AGP.
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05-19-2003, 01:41 PM
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Sorry thats not correct.
The card will be compatible downwards, your board as far as I know supports AGP 1.5v, OK you will only be able to run the card @ 4x, but there is no reason and no evidence that 8x is any better at the moment, in the future we will see the benefits of 8x, but by then you will probably have a better board anyhow. As I see it, as long as you get a decent card now you are buying for the future, as best you can. IMHO
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05-19-2003, 02:15 PM
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so, getting that video card means, it will still be compatible with the mo/bo, but it will run at 4x, correct?
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05-19-2003, 02:30 PM
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As far as I know YES
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05-19-2003, 02:31 PM
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allright thx
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05-19-2003, 03:23 PM
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It is better if you get a MB with a 8X AGP slot, If you haven't bought the MB yet then it's best to look for one with a 8x slot. Anyways If I were to buy that pricey card than I would get a MB with that spec.
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05-19-2003, 03:28 PM
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8x agp is not that important considiring most demanding games run at 2x
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05-19-2003, 03:29 PM
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I think ill just wait a month for the geforce fx 5900 ultra which will top ati radeon 9800
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05-19-2003, 03:49 PM
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I wouldn't hold your breath... the FX when released was supposed to be the "Radeon Killer" and fell far short.... will have to wait and see what the results are.
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05-19-2003, 05:50 PM
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HAL, the results are in. The 5900 ULTRA bested the 9800 Pro. PC world ran a few tests already.
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05-19-2003, 05:51 PM
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oh yea, but that is before the discovery of nVidia "fixing" its benchmarks. tsk tsk.
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