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bmxer4lyf
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18. August 2005 @ 17:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hey, im helping a friend build his computer for gaming, and he has chosen this card http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.a...

The ATI 9800 Pro. I know its an older card but from what I hear it isnt half bad, and for the price (hes on budget) its good. Now he has a motherboard that says it will support 1x, 2x, 3x, and 4x AGP, but this card says 8x. Is this card 8x/4x? Or strickly 8x. If his motherboard will not support this card, is there something like an adaptor-like clip that can go in his 4x AGP and on the top its 8x? If so, that would be nice. Lol, I hope you understood that :P

Please get back to me ASAP. Thanks in advance!

CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
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ddp
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18. August 2005 @ 17:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what is his motherboard make & model# so can get info to reply about the card
bmxer4lyf
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18. August 2005 @ 17:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thanks for the instant reply. It is: Biostar M7VIQ (approx. 4 year old board) he cannot upgrade for awhile.

[edit]I think I might have solved this problem from here: http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/radeon/sapphire-2.html
[quote Sapphire Atlantis RADEON 9800 PRO 128MBAGP x8/x4/x2 interface, 128 MB DDR SDRAM memory in 8 chips on both PCB sides.
I think thats the card?

CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE

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18. August 2005 @ 17:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
according to the ati site for the 9800
RADEON 9800 1.5V, 0.8V 4X, 8X
bmxer4lyf
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18. August 2005 @ 18:00 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok thanks alot. You beat me to editing my post a few seconds before me :P

Thanks!

CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
ddp
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18. August 2005 @ 18:02 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no problem, teach & learn
bmxer4lyf
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18. August 2005 @ 18:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
sry, I geuss I will ask, since I am getting this card for him, will it be good for playing games like Half-Life 2 and Battlefield 2?

CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
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19. August 2005 @ 05:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
half life 2 no problem battlefield 2 requires a high end computer with tons of memory it might run, but probably wont look good, or run fast.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.a...

for a few more bucks you should have gotten this 6600gt.


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bmxer4lyf
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19. August 2005 @ 06:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hmm, I did look into that card and I was actually going to get it but I noticed it said 8x, but this might be like the 9800 Pro, where it will support 4x as well... so the 6600 GT is better than the 9800 Pro? I might be in luck and cancel my order seeing as the trasaction hasn't even went through yet. So this would be a better bet than the 9800 Pro?

CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
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19. August 2005 @ 06:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yes it would be better imho, also more future proof to say the least, and all 8x agp cards will work fine at 4x. I will find some comparisons and post back.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2277&p=3

here you go!


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bmxer4lyf
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19. August 2005 @ 07:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thx alot, I will try to cancel his purchase and hopefully he will recieve his card in a few days or so!

CPU - AMD Athlon64 3200+
GPU - XFX GeForce 6600GT
RAM - 768mb
MB -ASRock 939 Dual-SATA2
HDD - Maxtor 80gb 7200rpm
LCD - 19" LCD SCEPTRE
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