8800GTX compatibility

[Colonel_Curly]

Does anybody know if the 8800GTX would work on my Asus A8N SLI deluxe motherboard?

I'm sure I read somewhere that it works fine with the premium edition but I just wanted to make sure it works fine on mine.

I've also got a Antec 535 PSU on 12v. Would this be fine for powering the system also?

Cheers

 

[darkstar782]

My 8800GTX actually works in the PCIe x4 slot in my D805 PC, on an ASrock 775DUAL-Vista motherboard.

If its PCIe, it will work.

 

[Colonel_Curly]

Ah cool!

Would you reccommend upgrading my 4200+ CPU to the FX 60 to get the most out of the 8800GTX too? Thinkin of gettin it or the 4800+ if I can find one (I've got the 4200+ currently and 2gb of Kingston RAM).

 

[prozac26]

As long as you have a PCI-E slot, it will work.

 

[Heyyou27]

Ah cool!

Would you reccommend upgrading my 4200+ CPU to the FX 60 to get the most out of the 8800GTX too? Thinkin of gettin it or the 4800+ if I can find one (I've got the 4200+ currently and 2gb of Kingston RAM).

No, don't bother; if anything you could overclock your CPU a little.

 

[crazypyro]

Actually there are reports of the 8800 not being very compatible, especially in SLi and in PCI-e x8 slots. Apparently the G80 never met the PCI-E Sig requirments to be a certified PCI-e card.

X-Bit labs is reporting this too.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/gf8800-games_27.html
if its not on page 27 go to page27 to read what they say about this problem

 

[cheetsy]

I have the A8N SLI vanilla and my 8800GTX works fine, ive only had it for a week but its played everything ive thrown at it so far, and i havent noticed any problems on my system.....yet


cheetsy

 

[j5surferdude]

Ive just bought a 8800gts for my A8n sli premium. The card just fits in the case, ( an asus vento by the way ) because the hard drive bay is in the way and the card is so long!
Thought you ought to bear that in mind cause the GTX version is even longer!!

 

[slim142]

You can use it in any Physical x16 PCI-E slot, and it will work.

Nevertheless, what crazypyro says is true, but I havent heard that that problem have become something big... so there are no worries about it.