Nvidia 9600GT 512Mb compaitbility

[zoiksy]

Just a quick question for the oracles of the forum.

I am looking to upgrade my current graphics card as it is starting to grind along with the newer games and dammit i wanna play COD4 properly!!

Current spec:

P4 3Ghz (Single Core)
MSI 915P Combo FR mobo
2Gb DDR2 533mhz RAM
Leadtek 7800GT 256Mb Graphics
Two DVD roms (One writer)
Two SATA HDD
Win XP Pro SP2
Tagan 520Watt PSU


My question is this:

If i bought a new 9600GT 512, or an 8800GT 512 graphics card, would my it work with my current motherboard? Not sure of the exact PCI-e spec for this board at the moment. Wondered if anyone was able to help?

IF it is a resounding no, can anyone suggest a half decent mobo to go with my current kit, and enable me to run the 9600 or 8800?


Thanks in advance!

Z

 

[jonislost]

according to the MSI site it has 1 PCI-E 16X which should be fine for either of those.

 

[mdjmcnally]

Probably find that with that CPU then an 9600GT/8800GT is being held back by it.

I remember when I used to run a P4 3.0Ghz on an ABit IC-7G board with 6800Ultra that it showed with Doom3 that starting to bottleneck the GPU.

Both of these cards are superior to a 6800Ultra so probably overkill for it.

 

[zoiksy]

Thanks guys... Think it might be time to do a full upgrade of the system then. Didn't want to spend that much right now but these things do happen

Although it may be worth a go, I can always pump up the rest of the kit later in the year.


Thanks for the help!!

 

[Blackhawk47]

Thanks guys... Think it might be time to do a full upgrade of the system then. Didn't want to spend that much right now but these things do happen

Although it may be worth a go, I can always pump up the rest of the kit later in the year.


Thanks for the help!!

you wouldnt even need that a whole new system.

just gfx card, cpu, mobo and if you really want ...better ram though its not needed as much.

OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99(£70.49)
PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £97.99(£115.14)
Core 2 Duo E4500 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £66.99(£78.71)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £24.99(£29.36)
Sub Total : £249.96
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £45.19
Total : £303.40

 

[-iceblade^]

or grab an E2160/80 to make it even cheaper...

 

[zoiksy]

thats not too bad then. was thinking about going for the Q6600 bundle they have on here, about 260 quid when i looked at it.

Might use it as an excuse to go to vista now anyway and get a new hard drive while i am at it (amazing how 300 Gb disappears these days!)

What are the OCUK value mobo's like? Saw that some people have had problems with the bios?