Putting together a P4P800 SE system

kleefarr · 21 Apr 2008 at 20:56

Hi guys,

I have ordered the following ...

Asus P4P800 SE
Corsair TX750W PSU
Akasa Zen-Black Silent Midi ATX Case (AK-ZEN01V2-BK)
Samsung 20x DVD WRITER BARE DRIVE NERO BLACK (SH-S202H/BEBN)
Sony 1.44MB Internal 3.5" Black (MPF920-Z/121)

I've recently bought/have...

1GB Samsung DDR266 PC2100 X2 (2GB)
P4 2.8Ghz CPU (SL7EY)
Plexiwriter Premium CDRW
Freecom FX50 DVDRW

Need to get a graphics card.

What AGP Graphics Card should I get for this motherboard?
Would most be able to handle 128 MB Shader model 1.1 compatible?

Forgot to mention that the manual states AGP 8X/4X (0.8V, 1.5V only)

Any input gratefully received.

kleefarr · 21 Apr 2008 at 21:12

Thanks for the prompt reply Monkeynut.

Great. Would it be worth going for a better card if there is one suitable for that board?

kleefarr · 21 Apr 2008 at 21:13

"slinky" said:
Can I just ask why you have a 750watt psu for all that?! A 350 watt would be fine for that let alone 750!

Yeah. Just thinking of future upgrades.

kleefarr · 25 Apr 2008 at 15:19

Thanks for the input guys.

I'm not one for keeping up to date with stuff as you may have realised.

Just need it for Internet, Word processing, Email and a bit of video editing, hence the best value for money graphics card.
I also thought this was a good board for OCing my P2.8.
Will check out all the options.

No doubt I'll be back for more info when I decide to try some overclocking.

Thanks again.

Kevin

kleefarr · 25 Apr 2008 at 17:02

steve258 said:
The most powerfult AGP card is the 3850pro 512mb by HIS I think but at £150 it's not worth it.

If you're just looking at 128mb sm1.1 get a cheapo 2nd hand 9800pro.

Is it specificlly the HIS version that is the best?

kleefarr · 27 Apr 2008 at 14:01

Ferro said:
Due to imminent upgrade (see my thread), I have an ATI Radeon 9800 XT card (£400 quid when I bought it new. ouch) and P4 3.2ghz cpu for sale if youre interested. They will be cheap.

What's your price for the 9800?

kleefarr · 27 Apr 2008 at 20:44

I assume both are in good working order? How about £30?
Do you have paypal account? Where do you live?

Kevin

Edit: Actually, just to check, can you tell me please if that 9800 fits these requirements?

kleefarr · 29 Apr 2008 at 10:12

Ferro, did you get my email?

Kevin

kleefarr · 13 May 2008 at 21:31

Thanks Ferro.

(You need to configure your 'Trust' set up.)