Lolzilla Posted December 15, 2009 Posted December 15, 2009 Hello, I was thinking of buying the Nvidia Geforce 9800 GTX+ GeForce 9800 GTX+: a graphics card for full-throttle gameplay with SLI compatibility and PhysX technology. I was told only the motherboard was relevant and i currently have this board Board: Packard Bell BV MCP73PVT-PM 1.0 Running on vista home premium, 4Gb's of Ram, With only 3Gb registered thanks to vista. Anyway will this card be compatible? If so, would two be compatible and worth it? Thanks. Quote
maynardvdm Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Hi As long as the motherboard has got 1 PCI Express 16X, 1 card should work. If the motherboard has 2 PCI Express 16X slots it will work if the motherboard supports SLI. What is the model no of your Packard Bell or Name of the computer. Quote We are all members helping other members. Please return here where you may be able to help someone else. After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs. RaidMax Smilodon Gaming Case | Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H M/B | Intel Core i5 3570K @ 3.4GHz | 8GB Corsair RAM | Nvidia GTX550 Ti 1GB GDDR5 | Corsair 800w PSU Register for FREE >>here<< | If we have helped you, please consider a donation >>here<< SAS | MBAM | WinPatrol | Avira | ERUNT | Nvidia Drivers http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll57/mjsmileys/userbarnew4sec.gif
Tootech Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 Yes, as long as there is enough for the card. Here's the board full spec Core - Denver 11 Motherboard - spec_denver11 - Information and Instructions - IMEDIA X2416 - PB80146101 - iMedia - platform_amadeus_imedia - Desktop Quote
Dalo Harkin Posted December 16, 2009 Posted December 16, 2009 The 9800GTX is not as good price vs performance as the likes of a 260GTX, but as previously mentioned these cards are huge and you need to check they will fit in your case and that the PSU can handle it (both from a connections point of view 1 6pin PCI-E and another 6/8pin PCI-E and a Wattage point) Quote Intel Q6600 @ 4Ghz (Watercooled)Asus P5K premium black pearl4GB OCZ Reaper 8500260GTX Join Free PC Help - Register here Donations are welcome - here PC Build We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else.After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
Lolzilla Posted December 16, 2009 Author Posted December 16, 2009 The 9800GTX is not as good price vs performance as the likes of a 260GTX, but as previously mentioned these cards are huge and you need to check they will fit in your case and that the PSU can handle it (both from a connections point of view 1 6pin PCI-E and another 6/8pin PCI-E and a Wattage point) How big exactly is the card? I was also told to by Newegg.com - Antec BP550 Plus 550W Continuous Power ATX12V V2.2 Modular Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies For the PSU, But i dont know how many volts my current PSU is giving and if its enough. Also my model number is PTU030X001838058649000 Atleast i think thats it. Quote
Dalo Harkin Posted December 17, 2009 Posted December 17, 2009 The card is not much shorter than a foot long. If you open the side of your PC - it will say on the side of the PSU what Wattage it is, you may not need a new one, depending on what you have in the PC Quote Intel Q6600 @ 4Ghz (Watercooled)Asus P5K premium black pearl4GB OCZ Reaper 8500260GTX Join Free PC Help - Register here Donations are welcome - here PC Build We are all members helping other members.Please return here where you may be able to help someone else.After all, no one knows everything and you may have the answer that someone needs.
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