graphics and ram

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » July 6th, 2005, 15:28

Weeeeeee. I just ordered a 6800 GT and a new psu. *waits patiently*

Post by **deject** » July 6th, 2005, 16:22

shot2bits wrote:havnt they made the 7 series? cos if they have ill try and get one of them and look round and try and get at trade price

erm, they just released the GeForce 7800GTX, but that costs $600. and it is PCI_Express x16 only.

If you can afford a 6800GT that would be a good buy.

Post by **TezzRexx** » July 6th, 2005, 19:09

What do you need a new PSU for? What one do you have currently?

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » July 6th, 2005, 20:06

hmm i saw the GeForce 7800 for about £300 but i dunno what $600 is in pounds but i think its more than £300

Post by **deject** » July 6th, 2005, 21:03

shot2bits wrote:hmm i saw the GeForce 7800 for about £300 but i dunno what $600 is in pounds but i think its more than £300

$600 = £341

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » July 7th, 2005, 20:59

ooooooo.....ill save up for that but ill prob have to buy a new cpu

Post by **deject** » July 7th, 2005, 22:05

shot2bits wrote:ooooooo.....ill save up for that but ill prob have to buy a new cpu

don't forget that the 7800GTX will not work in an AGP system. You will need a PCI-Express x16 slot for it.

Post by **TezzRexx** » July 7th, 2005, 22:07

pah PCI-E.

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » July 7th, 2005, 22:12

i think mine is pci i cant remember, ill check later, if it is pci then ill get the GeForce 7800

Post by **TezzRexx** » July 7th, 2005, 22:14

have you got an Nforce 4 Motherboard?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2005, 4:43

careful now.

pci and pci-e(xpress) are very, very different things.

Post by **deject** » July 8th, 2005, 6:11

shot2bits, I can guarantee you don't have a PCI-Express slot.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2005, 6:19

also remember, you need pci-e 16x for a graphics card.

Post by **deject** » July 8th, 2005, 6:39

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:also remember, you need pci-e 16x for a graphics card.

which is what I circled. in the pic there are also 2 PCI-Express x1 slots inbetween the white PCI slots.

basically, you need a new mobo to run a 7800GTX.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2005, 6:43

and to run a new mobo, you need a new cpu (most likely, socket 939 is the way forward) etc. etc.

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » July 8th, 2005, 10:16

can you give me a rough estimate on price for that? in pounds if possible, thanks again for your help guys

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » July 8th, 2005, 10:26

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:and to run a new mobo, you need a new cpu (most likely, socket 939 is the way forward) etc. etc.

Can someone please explain the difference between the socket types? I've often wondered, but never looked to find out. Why is socket X better than socket Y?

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » July 8th, 2005, 10:28

TezzRexx wrote:What do you need a new PSU for? What one do you have currently?

I currently have a 250 watt psu, and was told by a couple of people that the chances of being able to use a 6800GT with that were slim to non, so I ordered a 400 watt psu to go with the graphics card. They should be here by now. *waits*

Post by **deject** » July 8th, 2005, 17:02

Lateralus wrote:
Dr. kitteny berk wrote:and to run a new mobo, you need a new cpu (most likely, socket 939 is the way forward) etc. etc.
Can someone please explain the difference between the socket types? I've often wondered, but never looked to find out. Why is socket X better than socket Y?

this is something for it's own topic.

that gives me an idea, can I get a PC Hardware forum for all this kind of stuff?

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » July 8th, 2005, 17:55

deject wrote:that gives me an idea, can I get a PC Hardware forum for all this kind of stuff?

that would be good, much more suitable than posting in a games forum, and alot of people talk about this sorta stuff