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jakedixon2004

Hey guys.
I am trying to upgrade an old PC and I was wondering if you could tell me if either of these cards would work on the mobo.
The mobo is an old MSI MS-6390
And the cards in question are
1. http://www.adverts.ie/showproduct.php?product=119633&cat=all
2. http://cgi.ebay.ie/PNY-GeForce-8400GS-512MB-PCI-TV-DVI-HDTV-Graphics-Card_W0QQitemZ270379197003QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Computing_Computer_Components_Graphics_Video_TV_Cards_TW?hash=item3ef3db224b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1301%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

cherryghost

card number 1 should work fine, its an AGP slot on your AGP motherboard.

card number 2 is PCIE, which wont fit in. so searching AGP cards and you'll be sound.


That X1950 can be found for roughly the same price new on pixmania
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/517594/art/sapphire-technology/radeon-x1950-pro-512-mb-h.html

jakedixon2004

But I have been a bit confused over the whole multiplier thing and i think this card is X2 or X4. It says on the MSI site that this mobo will support X4 but I though that this mobo is a bit old to support that technology. What do u think?

BTW , the PC will only be used to surf the web and play wow.

uberpixie

jakedixon2004 wrote: »

But I have been a bit confused over the whole multiplier thing and i think this card is X2 or X4. It says on the MSI site that this mobo will support X4 but I though that this mobo is a bit old to support that technology. What do u think?

AGP x8 is backwards compatible with AGP x4 e.g. an agp x8 gfx card will work in an agp x4 slot.

TerrorFirmer

Both cards will work; the 8400GS is PCI, not PCI-E - though it would be quite slow and miles behind the X1950Pro. The one on Pixmania for 49 euro new is a good bargain for an AGP card.

If its only for the web and World of Warcraft, you don't need to spend much. For example check adverts.ie, cards like Geforce 4 or the FX series sell for about 10-15 euro 2nd hand and would be perfectly capable.

jakedixon2004

Thanks guys.
Well the PC in question will be getting an old X1950 PRO PCI-E i have and i am purchacing a new mobo and cpu 4 it. So the machine wil have a whole new lease on life

Overheal

If I had choices I would avoid the G8 series altogether for many and varied reasons. Most of which have to do with defects.

If youre getting a new mobo, and 4 core, why go with an old GPU? Screw that lad. You might as well add a fresh PSU on top of that invoice and start new altogether.

TerrorFirmer

jakedixon2004 wrote: »

Thanks guys.
Well the PC in question will be getting an old X1950 PRO PCI-E i have and i am purchacing a new mobo and cpu 4 it. So the machine wil have a whole new lease on life

You might have overlooked the fact that you'll then need new ram, and possibly/most likely a new psu (any psu geared towards that era won't be overly suitable to modern power requirements). I would forget the 'lease of life' and just build a cheap budget machine and sell the old one complete.

jakedixon2004

Turns out I dont have to buy a new mobo or new ram. I really have to clean out my closet more. I still have to buy a new CPU and I was thinking about a duel core. Can any of ye pick one for about 60-70E from Elara.ie please.

Overheal

Not sure a dual core is supported:

http://www.cpu-upgrade.com/mb-MSI/MS-6390.html