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Updating video card on Presario 7000
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I have a presario 7000 (model number 7EL1kmatct0) it runs Windows XP service pack 2, has 128 megs of Ram, an 80 gb harddrive and has a NVidia TNT video card. I saw a Radeon 9550 (with 256 MB of video RAm) for sale and I was wondering if it would work in this computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated Alan |
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Alan,
The most important question to ask is what are the processor and motherboard chipset in your specific model of Presario 7000? There are several models of 7000. As a rule, AGP cards come in three types: 1. older 3.3v-only with a single notch in the edge connector. 2. newer 1.5v-only with two notches in the edge connector. 3. dual voltage with two notches in the edge connector. Also, as a rule, any Socket 478 Pentium or Celeron motherboard is designed for the low-voltage AGP cards. Check the specs on the ATI card. While you're at it, treat yourself to a memory upgrade. Whether you take the system to 256MB or 512MB (recommended), you will see an immediate speedup due to a reduction of Windows swap file activity. It is almost criminal that the name brand companies (HPaq, Dell, Gateway) have sold XP systems without enough memory to run respectably... Ben Myers On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:29:03 GMT, "Alan Saklofsky" wrote: Hi I have a presario 7000 (model number 7EL1kmatct0) it runs Windows XP service pack 2, has 128 megs of Ram, an 80 gb harddrive and has a NVidia TNT video card. I saw a Radeon 9550 (with 256 MB of video RAm) for sale and I was wondering if it would work in this computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated Alan |
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My processor is a pentium 3 866 mhz (sorry I forgot that information)
Alan ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote in message ... Alan, The most important question to ask is what are the processor and motherboard chipset in your specific model of Presario 7000? There are several models of 7000. As a rule, AGP cards come in three types: 1. older 3.3v-only with a single notch in the edge connector. 2. newer 1.5v-only with two notches in the edge connector. 3. dual voltage with two notches in the edge connector. Also, as a rule, any Socket 478 Pentium or Celeron motherboard is designed for the low-voltage AGP cards. Check the specs on the ATI card. While you're at it, treat yourself to a memory upgrade. Whether you take the system to 256MB or 512MB (recommended), you will see an immediate speedup due to a reduction of Windows swap file activity. It is almost criminal that the name brand companies (HPaq, Dell, Gateway) have sold XP systems without enough memory to run respectably... Ben Myers On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:29:03 GMT, "Alan Saklofsky" wrote: Hi I have a presario 7000 (model number 7EL1kmatct0) it runs Windows XP service pack 2, has 128 megs of Ram, an 80 gb harddrive and has a NVidia TNT video card. I saw a Radeon 9550 (with 256 MB of video RAm) for sale and I was wondering if it would work in this computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated Alan |
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The agp signalling is 1.5 v,0.8 v and the AGP speed of the Radeon 9550 is
4x, 8x Does that mean that it is dual voltage or type 2 in your list? Alan "Alan Saklofsky" wrote in message ... My processor is a pentium 3 866 mhz (sorry I forgot that information) Alan ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote in message ... Alan, The most important question to ask is what are the processor and motherboard chipset in your specific model of Presario 7000? There are several models of 7000. As a rule, AGP cards come in three types: 1. older 3.3v-only with a single notch in the edge connector. 2. newer 1.5v-only with two notches in the edge connector. 3. dual voltage with two notches in the edge connector. Also, as a rule, any Socket 478 Pentium or Celeron motherboard is designed for the low-voltage AGP cards. Check the specs on the ATI card. While you're at it, treat yourself to a memory upgrade. Whether you take the system to 256MB or 512MB (recommended), you will see an immediate speedup due to a reduction of Windows swap file activity. It is almost criminal that the name brand companies (HPaq, Dell, Gateway) have sold XP systems without enough memory to run respectably... Ben Myers On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:29:03 GMT, "Alan Saklofsky" wrote: Hi I have a presario 7000 (model number 7EL1kmatct0) it runs Windows XP service pack 2, has 128 megs of Ram, an 80 gb harddrive and has a NVidia TNT video card. I saw a Radeon 9550 (with 256 MB of video RAm) for sale and I was wondering if it would work in this computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated Alan |
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Alan,
A motherboard with a P3 is definitely in the higher (3.3v) voltage category, and I doubt that the Radeon 9550 would work in it. Yes, there is actually a third voltage (0.8v), as graphics chip designer-manufacturers deal with heat by lowering the voltage at which the chips operate... Ben Myers On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 21:14:54 GMT, "Alan Saklofsky" wrote: The agp signalling is 1.5 v,0.8 v and the AGP speed of the Radeon 9550 is 4x, 8x Does that mean that it is dual voltage or type 2 in your list? Alan "Alan Saklofsky" wrote in message ... My processor is a pentium 3 866 mhz (sorry I forgot that information) Alan ben_myers_spam_me_not @ charter.net (Ben Myers) wrote in message ... Alan, The most important question to ask is what are the processor and motherboard chipset in your specific model of Presario 7000? There are several models of 7000. As a rule, AGP cards come in three types: 1. older 3.3v-only with a single notch in the edge connector. 2. newer 1.5v-only with two notches in the edge connector. 3. dual voltage with two notches in the edge connector. Also, as a rule, any Socket 478 Pentium or Celeron motherboard is designed for the low-voltage AGP cards. Check the specs on the ATI card. While you're at it, treat yourself to a memory upgrade. Whether you take the system to 256MB or 512MB (recommended), you will see an immediate speedup due to a reduction of Windows swap file activity. It is almost criminal that the name brand companies (HPaq, Dell, Gateway) have sold XP systems without enough memory to run respectably... Ben Myers On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:29:03 GMT, "Alan Saklofsky" wrote: Hi I have a presario 7000 (model number 7EL1kmatct0) it runs Windows XP service pack 2, has 128 megs of Ram, an 80 gb harddrive and has a NVidia TNT video card. I saw a Radeon 9550 (with 256 MB of video RAm) for sale and I was wondering if it would work in this computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated Alan |
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