Video card-newbie

[astonkiller]

hi i have a PN5-E SLI asus motherboard with a 8800gts 640ram from 2006 good card.anyway would my motherboard support the new 9800gtx or the 9800gtx 260.i have vista 4gig ocz ram and coolermaster case with is a fare size and 600watt.thanks for the help !!!fist post sorry!!

[davids21]

Cooler Master products are sweet! I have a Cooler Master laptop cooler. It's doing pretty well!

[Pob255]

Yes your motherboard will support them, be warned thoes these cards are very long, about 3cm longer than the motherboard, they can also block off sata ports awell.

Just had a look at the p5n-e your clear on sata ports as they are a good bit below the cards.
Have a look around and you might be able to pick up a bargin, (scan were selling 9800gtx for £117) and keep an eye out for the new 9800gtx+ which is coming out shortly (an overclocked version with a smaller core) and should sell for around £130-160

[astonkiller]

thanks for the help!!!

[wzix]

dont forget the HD4850, which beats the 9800gtx

[SSK]

go for the ati rather than the nvidia...unless u fancy on going sli later on

[astonkiller]

my 8800 Gts has 640ram but the 9800gtx has 512 ram is this good or bad.samung 22' T220HD thx

[Mithrandir]

my 8800 Gts has 640ram but the 9800gtx has 512 ram is this good or bad.samung 22' T220HD thx

I don't think there'll be an impact as the gtx is a monster of a card and 512mb is sufficient for a 22".