Hi all,
I am struggling with my current MOBO (ASUS P5V-VM SE DH), I recently purchased Nvidia 8800GT and have had all kinds of problems trying to get the system to boot with the new card (all is fine with the old card).
Believe me I have had stab at every conceivable fix that is out there on the World Wide Web including:
1.Updating the BIOS
2.Ensuring the leads are all plugged in including the graphics card
3.Upgrading my PSU to a Jeantech Arctic 600 watt
4.All cards are firmly in their various slots
5.Attempting suicide on several occasions
Following extensive suggestions (not all clean) and advice on said issue, the most likely appears to be that my current mobo only supports rev1 pci express and the 8800GT requires rev2 pci express
Obviously I don’t have bottomless pockets and can’t really keep spending the mortgage on various components, that being said I would be more than happy to buy a new mobo that supports rev2 pci express but would like to use my existing components if possible.
These are:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz 1066MHz FSB 4MB l2 Cache
Jeantech Arctic 600 watts
Mextor 250 HDD
2 X 2G DDR2 667 PC2
OS: Vista
Ok my question is and thanks for the patience, with the above components (if I do need to change any of the above, which ones) and requiring a rev2 pci express slot which MOBO should I go for?
In eager anticipation, thanks for any help offered.
I am struggling with my current MOBO (ASUS P5V-VM SE DH), I recently purchased Nvidia 8800GT and have had all kinds of problems trying to get the system to boot with the new card (all is fine with the old card).
Believe me I have had stab at every conceivable fix that is out there on the World Wide Web including:
1.Updating the BIOS
2.Ensuring the leads are all plugged in including the graphics card
3.Upgrading my PSU to a Jeantech Arctic 600 watt
4.All cards are firmly in their various slots
5.Attempting suicide on several occasions
Following extensive suggestions (not all clean) and advice on said issue, the most likely appears to be that my current mobo only supports rev1 pci express and the 8800GT requires rev2 pci express
Obviously I don’t have bottomless pockets and can’t really keep spending the mortgage on various components, that being said I would be more than happy to buy a new mobo that supports rev2 pci express but would like to use my existing components if possible.
These are:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz 1066MHz FSB 4MB l2 Cache
Jeantech Arctic 600 watts
Mextor 250 HDD
2 X 2G DDR2 667 PC2
OS: Vista
Ok my question is and thanks for the patience, with the above components (if I do need to change any of the above, which ones) and requiring a rev2 pci express slot which MOBO should I go for?
In eager anticipation, thanks for any help offered.