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01-06-2004, 07:24 AM
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Power supply/ motherboard reqirements
im considering buying a Radeon 9700 Pro, but I've checked out the cards on newegg and it seems most of the higher end ATI cards have certain requirements for the power supply. What power supply and mobo would you recommend for the 9700 Pro? would the requirements be any lower for a 9600 Pro/XT? I think i have a 300 watt power supply but im not sure about this, and im not sure about the mobo name either, im at school right now so ill have to check later.
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01-06-2004, 11:45 AM
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ATI reccomends a minimu 300 watt PSU, but it depends on other factors. If you only have like 1 optical and one hard drive, you should be fine. Any motherboard will work, as long as it supports AGP 4x. The reqirements are somewhat lower for the 9600's. I would highly reccomend getting the 9700, it can be had for around 200 and is superior to all save the 9800's (it also runs on par with the 5900's.)
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01-06-2004, 11:49 AM
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If you are going to put some good$$$ into vid cards etc....go ahead and drop some money on a nice name brand 400watt (or thereabouts) power supply...it'll keep those expensive upgrades chugging along happily.
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01-06-2004, 02:18 PM
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Well i just opened up the case and took a look, unfortunately I only have a 250 watt psu. Am i right in saying this probably wouldn't cut it? Also, how would I find out if my motherboard supports 4x AGP? This computer was built for me by my dad a few years ago, before i really had any knowledge about computers so I don't know what type it is.
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01-06-2004, 02:27 PM
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There is a possibility your PSU will run the card, but you need to get a new one. 400 watts should do the trick. There are several ways to determine your APG. First, what type of card do you have in it right now? You can check your motherboard manual if you still have it.
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01-06-2004, 02:29 PM
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| AIDA32 or SiSoftware Sandra 2004 can help you determine what type of AGP slot you have.
With AIDA32, go to Motherboard > Chipset. Under AGP Properties, there should be a line that says "Supported AGP Speeds."
With Sandra 2004, click on Video System Information. Under AGP Capabilities, you should see "Data Transfer Modes Support."
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01-06-2004, 02:39 PM
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I'm using a Geforce2 Pro right now.
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01-06-2004, 02:48 PM
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If you open your nVidia control panel, it will tell you the current APG bus speed. You can also access the BIOS to find out. Or d/l AIDA32 like tgx said.
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