nVidia 880gts

[Gregg]

Due to me being a complete dunce, i failed to investigate whether my old nVidia 6600gt would fit in my new build. It won't being of the superceded AGP variety
So having been advised by a friend that the 8800gts is the one to get, just covering my back here! Will this just slot into one of my PCI-Ex x16 slots, no problems? (ASUS M2N-SLi deluxe mobo) And that it will be compatable with my moniter (are they all standard fittings!? mine's a trapezoid with 14 pins)
Please help me avoid any further schoolboy errors!

 

[jamesp24]

Yeh itl just slot straight in.

 

[AhmedRSi]

YES IT WILL WORK BUY IT NOW!

 

[Rasclart]

Yes it will work. Chances are your monitor is standard D-SUB connection and the connections on the 8800GTS are DVI but fear not the graphics cards come with adaptors for your monitor.

 

[Gregg]

Yes it will work. Chances are your monitor is standard D-SUB connection and the connections on the 8800GTS are DVI but fear not the graphics cards come with adaptors for your monitor.

Thank f**k for that!
Just wanted to make sure
Cheers guys

 

[V1NNY]

what make and price 8800gt are you gettin

 

[Mike_182]

Get the GTX... you know you want to!!

 

[Gregg]

what make and price 8800gt are you gettin

Got it from overclockers, their own brand one - there is a clocked one too but apparently best to get the cheaper one and then overclock that, £175ish. Now gotta get bioshock, and then crysis time

Get the GTX... you know you want to!!

Only got a 19" monitor so gts FTW

 

[Mike_182]

Get the GTX... you know you want to!!

Only got a 19" monitor so gts FTW

I love my GTX - I just wish I could make space for the second (waiting for the Xonar D2X)

 

[Final Maxim]

good card

 

[Gregg]

good card

So I've heard, unfortunately, my mobo doesn't want to work with XP SP2 at the moment so I'm unable to find out for my self, bloody computers are never simple!

 

[Final Maxim]

get vista.

or ubuntu if you have patience and dont mind setting it all up

 

[Mike_182]

Get Vista. If all of your kit works with it, it's an absolute dream to work with.

However, prepare for hell and reinstalling XP SP2 if you don't do your driver and compatibility homework first...

 

[Gregg]

get vista.

or ubuntu if you have patience and dont mind setting it all up

I am tempted by vista, but then would rather get a new HDD too, and that's more dosh!

 

[Final Maxim]

what hdd you got?

 

[Gregg]

what hdd you got?

Western Digital 80Gb...IDE

 

[RSi Dave]

Got an EVGA Nvidia 8800 GTS Overclocked 320mb card, plays everything so far ive chucked at it on fully apart from

Stalker, which is gay anyway
Company of Heroes, plays better now dx10 update is out.

Bioshock on full max settings looks stunning.

 

[Final Maxim]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R

what a load of w**k that game is.


i couldnt run it on low settings on 800x600 without getting lag.

piss poor and the game was shite aswell.