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ey79   03-26-2006 at 08:00:30 AM

I just purchased this erver from ebay. I didnt get it yet. Do u know if I can use ATI 9600XT(agp 8x) on this mainboard? :?

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TabrisDarkPeace   03-26-2006 at 08:52:15 AM
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www.ibm.com

I'll do a search in a sec. :wink:

ED: Gah, far to many models with similar names.

If it is a Pentium 3 server using RDRAM then it is surely one ugly beast (Intel i820 wasn't that great as a chipset). Assuming it is even if you upgrade the video card (I suspect it has an AGP 4X Pro slot, which sould take that video card) it will not perform well in todays games at all. (Even a Radeon 9800 Pro, which is twice as powerful as the 9600 Pro isn't that great these days).

Have you tried openning the case and looking for an AGP 4X / AGP 4X Pro slot ?

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2005/20051005l.jpg

ED: Well, with a Radeon 9600 XT, assuming it has a AGP 4x slot, it'll run Quake 3, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, etc (including games over 2+ years old) pretty damn fast.

It would struggle with Half-Life 2 / Source if it is a Pentium III, and I wouldn't dare try Battlefield 2 on it.

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losmeme   03-26-2006 at 11:40:08 AM
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The board has a 4X slot, if the ATI supports 4X it should work. Not quite sure why you would want to run this card with a Pentium III Slot 1 CPU though, seems like over kill.

The case you will be getting is great though. Strong as an OX. You could always rebuild the machine, but with that model of Intellistation you will need to do some pretty extensive metal work to open up the I/O shield. It's a wierd set-up where the I/O shield is integrated with the PCI slots, not one that pops out with the motherboard.

Here is a link to IBM, and your specific model:

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docvi [...] us&lang=en

The great thing about IBM is that they publish so much info on their machines, never a problem finding out detailed information on any model.

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ey79   03-26-2006 at 08:55:49 PM
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well i paid 55 dolars to computer without hdd and the graphiv card 27 dolars. that why i got them.

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TabrisDarkPeace   03-27-2006 at 09:50:41 AM
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well i paid 55 dolars to computer without hdd and the graphiv card 27 dolars. that why i got them.



mmmmmm....... interesting.

[Buys all the old machines with RDRAM, and resells RDRAM so it makes cost effective upgrades while making a profit inbetween].

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