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Anonymous   09-21-2008 at 04:12:23 PM

i have a motherboard that has PCI-E 1.0 slot
i want to buy geforce 9400gt which supports PCI-E 2.0
will it work on my motherboard ??? :(

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johnyeah   09-21-2008 at 04:15:19 PM
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Yes it's downward compatible and performance would be the same since 9400gt isn't anywhere close in utilizing pci-e 1.0's bandwidth (I'm assuming by pci-e 1.0 you mean pci-e 1.0 x16 right?).

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thogrom   09-21-2008 at 04:34:00 PM
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ok...

give us more information...

Yes, the 9400 GT will work in your motherboard... and so will ANY card thats pci 1.0 or 2.0 compliant

But really... don't even get a 9400GT, if you have about 150 dollars... get a 4850, if you have 240... get a 4870, if you have 70 bucks... get a 4670

all of those absolutely blow that card out of the water... a 7600 gt (2 generations back) would probably beat the sh*t out of that card

if it's an HTPC, definitely go for the 4670

I recommend the 4850 though, great card at a great price... currently takes the crown for price/performance ratio

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johnyeah   09-21-2008 at 04:36:20 PM
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I saw 9400gt free somewhere after rebate (that might be why he's getting it?). But like the above poster said, there's a lot of better choices for video cards then 9400gt.

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Anonymous   09-21-2008 at 05:01:22 PM
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johnyeah wrote :

Yes it's downward compatible and performance would be the same since 9400gt isn't anywhere close in utilizing pci-e 1.0's bandwidth (I'm assuming by pci-e 1.0 you mean pci-e 1.0 x16 right?).


yes i mean pci-e x16

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Anonymous   09-21-2008 at 05:07:09 PM
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thogrom wrote :

ok...

give us more information...

Yes, the 9400 GT will work in your motherboard... and so will ANY card thats pci 1.0 or 2.0 compliant

But really... don't even get a 9400GT, if you have about 150 dollars... get a 4850, if you have 240... get a 4870, if you have 70 bucks... get a 4670

all of those absolutely blow that card out of the water... a 7600 gt (2 generations back) would probably beat the sh*t out of that card

if it's an HTPC, definitely go for the 4670

I recommend the 4850 though, great card at a great price... currently takes the crown for price/performance ratio


whats wrong with this card it supports shader4.0 and directx 10, it has 512 mb ddr3 memory and its cheap
and i just want it for games
would it be weak for games?
also the 7600gt support shader 3 only
what about the geforce 8400 or 8500 are they better?

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johnyeah   09-21-2008 at 05:11:41 PM
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Around $60 bucks (price of a 9400GT), You should really consider a HD4670 instead of the 9400GT (assuming 4670 has better performance).

I couldn't find any benchmarks on these two cards so I can't make a conclusion.

Don't bother with the 8400 or the 8500. They're outdated and their performance is terrible.


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roadrunner197069   09-21-2008 at 05:23:50 PM
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You get what you pay for. Enough said.

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homerdog   09-21-2008 at 06:00:46 PM
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Anonymous wrote :

whats wrong with this card it supports shader4.0 and directx 10, it has 512 mb ddr3 memory and its cheap
and i just want it for games
would it be weak for games?
also the 7600gt support shader 3 only
what about the geforce 8400 or 8500 are they better?


The 7600GT should be faster than the 9400GT in games. Get an HD4670.

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sarwar_r87   09-21-2008 at 07:04:10 PM
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9600GSO almost= 4670 >> 9500 >>>>>>>> 9400

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eklipz330   09-21-2008 at 07:23:21 PM
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4670 for cheap, and good gaming

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ohiou_grad_06   09-21-2008 at 08:54:12 PM
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The 9400gt is probably not going to be good for games. I agree with the call on the 4670 if you just want cheap get that, I think you'll be a lot happier.

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