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Asus 9800XT voltage query - urgent help needed!!
Hi again,
as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first system. I have an Asus P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card. Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts (only 1.5v). This got me worrying so i though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I cant find any info. A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the Asus radeon uses 3.3volts. Does this mean i cannot use the card? I have a Thermaltake Xaser Purepower psu 480w but if the mobo cannt support 3.3volts then i would appear to be up the creek without a paddle. I am keeping my fingers crossed that i am completely wrong on this. Am i? John |
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"John Peel" wrote in message ... Hi again, as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first system. I have an Asus P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card. Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts (only 1.5v). This got me worrying so i though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I cant find any info. A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the Asus radeon uses 3.3volts. Does this mean i cannot use the card? I dont know about the 9800xt... but i have a 9800 running fine on 1.5 volts... thing to remember tho is that there is a 4 pin molex power connector on the card that NEEDS POWER! else it won't run. Im running same motherboard. and almost same graphics board (mine is the 128 mb 9800.. wanna say its a PRO....but honestly can't remember... |
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one of the reasons i only use msi...
On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 02:40:28 +0000, John Peel wrote: Hi again, as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first system. I have an Asus P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card. Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts (only 1.5v). This got me worrying so i though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I cant find any info. A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the Asus radeon uses 3.3volts. Does this mean i cannot use the card? I have a Thermaltake Xaser Purepower psu 480w but if the mobo cannt support 3.3volts then i would appear to be up the creek without a paddle. I am keeping my fingers crossed that i am completely wrong on this. Am i? John |
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Your card is 1.5V, as are all newer 2x, 4x and 8x AGP cards. The first
generation of AGP cards that debuted several years ago were 3V, but all AGP cards that are less than 5 years old should be fine. Don't worry, and enjoy your new system! Russell http://tastycomputers.com "John Peel" wrote in message ... Hi again, as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first system. I have an Asus P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card. Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts (only 1.5v). This got me worrying so i though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I cant find any info. A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the Asus radeon uses 3.3volts. Does this mean i cannot use the card? I have a Thermaltake Xaser Purepower psu 480w but if the mobo cannt support 3.3volts then i would appear to be up the creek without a paddle. I am keeping my fingers crossed that i am completely wrong on this. Am i? John |
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John Peel wrote:
Hi again, as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first system. I have an Asus P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card. Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts (only 1.5v). This got me worrying so i though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I cant find any info. It's 1.5V. I have a 9800 pro on a P4P800 -- Stacey |
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slower wrote:
one of the reasons i only use msi... It's the chipset not the Mobo maker that limits them to 1.5V cards. I'm sure the MSI board using this chipset has the same limitation. I can't imagine why someone would want to use an AGP 1X card on a 2-3+ Ghz machine anyway! -- Stacey |
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The Asus 9800XT uses 0.8V and will work fine with that motherboard.
-- DaveW "John Peel" wrote in message ... Hi again, as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first system. I have an Asus P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card. Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts (only 1.5v). This got me worrying so i though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I cant find any info. A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the Asus radeon uses 3.3volts. Does this mean i cannot use the card? I have a Thermaltake Xaser Purepower psu 480w but if the mobo cannt support 3.3volts then i would appear to be up the creek without a paddle. I am keeping my fingers crossed that i am completely wrong on this. Am i? John |
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John Peel wrote in message ...
Hi again, as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first system. I have an Asus P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card. Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts (only 1.5v). This got me worrying so i though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I cant find any info. A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the Asus radeon uses 3.3volts. Does this mean i cannot use the card? I have a Thermaltake Xaser Purepower psu 480w but if the mobo cannt support 3.3volts then i would appear to be up the creek without a paddle. I am keeping my fingers crossed that i am completely wrong on this. Am i? John It will work this website might help you though http://www.ertyu.org/~steven_nikkel/...atibility.html It will allow you to find out what your card uses by looking at the connector hope this helps |
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