So looking for a graphics card and...

Aerozord · 08-24-2011, 05:59 PM

Well they are running a deal, get a graphics card and get Deus Ex, and since I need a new one (currently running an integrated one actually) I figured now would be a good time. However I ran into an issue. Not so sure I can install them.

I am running Windows XP, and this is my motherboard.

The graphics cards I am looking at require a PCI Express 2.1 x16 port and my ability to run directx 11.

Not sure if the ports I have work, or if XP is still supported by them.

Should it work?

PS currently no ports are being used, so room is a non-issue

Gregness · 08-24-2011, 06:51 PM

You have version 2.0 PCIE ports on that motherboard so I would expect (if it works at all) that you would get some basic functionality but you'd lose any fancy bells and whistles. A look at the schematics/technical manual might tell us a bit more than just a listing of the specs but I doubt it'd be worth it to dig all that up.

synkr0nized · 08-24-2011, 07:04 PM

Most cards can run on a slower slot, but it's worth confirming.
XP doesn't have DirectX beyond 9, anyway, though.

Aerozord · 08-24-2011, 10:09 PM

so what I'm hearing is, it will work, but not at full capacity.

so guessing that means its probably not worth getting

Doc ock rokc · 08-25-2011, 08:27 AM

First you would need to upgrade your OS-easy feat its just nerver racking- to get max capacity. after that I would need the amount of power your Power-supply puts out. then your budget.

Aerozord · 08-25-2011, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doc ock rokc

First you would need to upgrade your OS-easy feat its just nerver racking- to get max capacity. after that I would need the amount of power your Power-supply puts out. then your budget.

well how much of a drop is it if I dont upgrade the OS? I plan on it but I was going to wait until I get some more money. as for power supply, shouldn't be an issue, I dont really have anything else running off it and intentionally got a big one, 240 if I recall.

Budget, hard cap is 200, I normally spend 160 or less on a graphics card.

Oh and I pulled out the manual, expansion slots I have are
2x PCI slot
1x PCI Express Gen2 x16 slot
1x PCI Express Gen2 x1 slot

I also wanted to point out I was looking at those specific ones because of the deal they were offering that I could also get Deus Ex, which would effectively knock off 50 bucks and I'd like a nicer graphics card to run it. Stuff I have now, i cant run at higher settings but they do all run fine. No immediate need for them

08-24-2011, 05:59 PM	#1
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	So looking for a graphics card and... Well they are running a deal, get a graphics card and get Deus Ex, and since I need a new one (currently running an integrated one actually) I figured now would be a good time. However I ran into an issue. Not so sure I can install them. I am running Windows XP, and this is my motherboard. The graphics cards I am looking at require a PCI Express 2.1 x16 port and my ability to run directx 11. Not sure if the ports I have work, or if XP is still supported by them. Should it work? PS currently no ports are being used, so room is a non-issue __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

08-24-2011, 06:51 PM	#2
Gregness Never give up. Never give in. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,034	You have version 2.0 PCIE ports on that motherboard so I would expect (if it works at all) that you would get some basic functionality but you'd lose any fancy bells and whistles. A look at the schematics/technical manual might tell us a bit more than just a listing of the specs but I doubt it'd be worth it to dig all that up. __________________ A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - Robert Heinlein

08-24-2011, 07:04 PM	#3
synkr0nized synk-ism Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: throughout the Wired Posts: 6,857	uh Most cards can run on a slower slot, but it's worth confirming. XP doesn't have DirectX beyond 9, anyway, though. __________________ Find love.

08-24-2011, 10:09 PM	#4
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	so what I'm hearing is, it will work, but not at full capacity. so guessing that means its probably not worth getting __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

08-25-2011, 08:27 AM	#5
Doc ock rokc ...Really? Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: in Theory. Everything works here Posts: 3,961	First you would need to upgrade your OS-easy feat its just nerver racking- to get max capacity. after that I would need the amount of power your Power-supply puts out. then your budget. __________________ I have a Pesterchum its DangerousDoc I am ether fading out of Time, Space, or Reality...Or Simply my Typewriter is running out of ink