Motherboard GFX card support

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ikermalli

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Hello,

Is it possible that a motherboard will not be able to support a video? I have an EPoX AP550 PRO which I got last august and I want to use a Nvidia 9800 card, will it be able to support it? They are both PCI-E
 
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ikermalli

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Here is some stuff it says at the back

DDR2 - will it be able to run DDR2 Dual Channel RAM?

SATA 2 - Is that the newest SATA out?

S-ATA II RAID - What is that?

PCI - Express - Will it be able to run A PCI-E 2.0 card?

PCI-E VGA - What is that?
 
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ikermalli

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Okay, so I couldn't figure out how to take my video card out (im such a noob, i know) because someone else put it in for me so I took a couple pics. Would I have to do something with that white thing there?

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And here it is a bit closer
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pies

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Yep as long as you have a pci-express 16 slot on that motherboard you run a 9800.
To remove that card unscrew it and pull up you may have to play with the white clip on the back of the slot.
 
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oscaryu1

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Press that white piece back. Do NOT force it. It should bend back and pop the card out a bit without any trouble, then continue removing the card.

I can't find any information online about your motherboard via Google, but if you have a PCI-E 2.0/x16 slot, it should work.

Download PC Wizard 2008 and look at the memory speeds.
 
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ikermalli

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Information SPD EEPROM (A1) :
Manufacturer : Kingston
Part Number : 9905316-005.A04LF
Serial Number : A52E458A
Type : DDR2-SDRAM PC2-5300 (333 MHz) - [DDR2-666]
Format : Regular UDIMM (133.35 x 3)
Size : 1024 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Module SLi Ready (EPP) : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
Voltage : SSTL 1.8v
Prefetch Buffer : 4-bit
Manufacture : Week 24 of 2007
Supported Frequencies : 200 MHz, 266 MHz, 333 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 3 clocks @200 MHz, 4 clocks @266 MHz, 5 clocks @333 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @200 MHz, 4 clocks @266 MHz, 5 clocks @333 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @200 MHz, 4 clocks @266 MHz, 5 clocks @333 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 9 clocks @200 MHz, 12 clocks @266 MHz, 15 clocks @333 MHz
Min TRC : 12 clocks @200 MHz, 16 clocks @266 MHz, 20 clocks @333 MHz

Memory Controller Information :
Memory Controller : Standard, DIMM
Number of connectors : 4
Supported Speed : 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Voltages : 2.9v
Error Detection Method : 64-bit ECC
Error Correction Capability : None
Current/Supported Interleave : 1-way/1-way


That is the info I got from my RAM
On my mobo box it says PCI-E VGA and in the description it says x16, is that what you were talking about? Also, I will try the video card thing tomorrow, thank you. Oh, and there isn't much info on my mobo, I got some parts from this guy who gets all his stuff from china, like an EPoX mobo, JetWay Video card, TP-Link router, stuff like that. The only brands I know of in my PC are seagate (HDD), LG (CD/DVD W/RW drive), Kingston (RAM)
 
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oscaryu1

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ikermalli said:
Information SPD EEPROM (A1) :
Manufacturer : Kingston
Part Number : 9905316-005.A04LF
Serial Number : A52E458A
Type : DDR2-SDRAM PC2-5300 (333 MHz) - [DDR2-666]
Format : Regular UDIMM (133.35 x 3)
Size : 1024 MB (2 ranks, 4 banks)
Module Buffered : No
Module Registered : No
Module SLi Ready (EPP) : No
Width : 64-bit
Error Correction Capability : No
Max. Burst Length : 8
Refresh : Reduced (.5x)7.8 µs, Self Refresh
Voltage : SSTL 1.8v
Prefetch Buffer : 4-bit
Manufacture : Week 24 of 2007
Supported Frequencies : 200 MHz, 266 MHz, 333 MHz
CAS Latency (tCL) : 3 clocks @200 MHz, 4 clocks @266 MHz, 5 clocks @333 MHz
RAS to CAS (tRCD) : 3 clocks @200 MHz, 4 clocks @266 MHz, 5 clocks @333 MHz
RAS Precharge (tRP) : 3 clocks @200 MHz, 4 clocks @266 MHz, 5 clocks @333 MHz
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 9 clocks @200 MHz, 12 clocks @266 MHz, 15 clocks @333 MHz
Min TRC : 12 clocks @200 MHz, 16 clocks @266 MHz, 20 clocks @333 MHz

Memory Controller Information :
Memory Controller : Standard, DIMM
Number of connectors : 4
Supported Speed : 70ns, 60ns, 50ns
Supported Voltages : 2.9v
Error Detection Method : 64-bit ECC
Error Correction Capability : None
Current/Supported Interleave : 1-way/1-way


That is the info I got from my RAM
On my mobo box it says PCI-E VGA and in the description it says x16, is that what you were talking about? Also, I will try the video card thing tomorrow, thank you. Oh, and there isn't much info on my mobo, I got some parts from this guy who gets all his stuff from china, like an EPoX mobo, JetWay Video card, TP-Link router, stuff like that. The only brands I know of in my PC are seagate (HDD), LG (CD/DVD W/RW drive), Kingston (RAM)
Click to expand...

I'm taking it that DDR2-666 = DDR2-667...
 
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ikermalli

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I'm not sure, I copied and pasted it. So is that PC 5300? Also, how do I know if my psu can support the 9800? I'm picking it up on saturday :). I opened up my case and it didnt say on the sticker, also the new video card has 2 DVI connectors, right now I have one DVI and one VGA, it comes with one converter but will it fit in the spot where my old video card is right now?
 
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houseofbugs

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I can't find much information about your motherboard but if its a VIA chipset then you will NOT be able to use any PCI-E 2.0 cards. They just wont work. I have had this happen personally with 4 VIA based AMD and Intel Boards.
 
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