panic attack about Asus 9800xt and P4C800 E Delux!! please help

[John Peel]

Hi all,

as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first
system. I have a P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my
shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card.

Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is
not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts. This got me worrying so i
though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I
cant find any info.

A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the
Asus radeon uses 3.3volts.

Does this mean i cannot use the card?

I have a Thermaltake Xaser Purepower psu 480w but if the mobo cannt
support 3.3volts then i would appear to be up the creek without a paddle.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that i am completely wrong on this. Am i?

Kind regards

john

 

[Philip Callan]

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John Peel wrote:
| Hi all,
|
| as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first
| system. I have a P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my
| shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card.
|
| Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is
| not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts. This got me worrying so i
| though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I
| cant find any info.
|

Its a 1.5v Volt card:

Radeon 9800XT graphics chip, 256Mb onboard video memory, 1.5V, 8X AGP,
S-Video TV-out, DVI out, Video in, Core speed: 412Mhz, Memory speed: 730Mhz.


| A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the
| Asus radeon uses 3.3volts.
|

He was wrong.

| Does this mean i cannot use the card?

No, you can just fine.

|
| I have a Thermaltake Xaser Purepower psu 480w but if the mobo cannt
| support 3.3volts then i would appear to be up the creek without a paddle.
|
| I am keeping my fingers crossed that i am completely wrong on this. Am i?

You weren't, the monkey who claimed a 8X AGP card ran at 3.3v was......


|
| Kind regards
|
| john

hth
Philip
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[Mistoffolees]

Hi all,

as i mentioned in my last post i am about to put together my first
system. I have a P4C800 E delux and am going to put into the system my
shiny new Asus 9800XT 256 graphics card.

Reading through the mobo manual i noticed a statement that the mobo is
not compatible with agp cards using 3.3volts. This got me worrying so i
though i would visit Asus to find out how many volts the 9800xt uses. I
cant find any info.

A quick google took me to a website forum where a guy stated that the
Asus radeon uses 3.3volts.

Does this mean i cannot use the card?

I have a Thermaltake Xaser Purepower psu 480w but if the mobo cannt
support 3.3volts then i would appear to be up the creek without a paddle.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that i am completely wrong on this. Am i?

Kind regards

john

It should work just fine. It supports AGP 8X.