Is my motherboard compatible with this card?....

[jcp4782]

Hi, this is my first time here but I don't think it will be my last. :D

I have a quick question that I'm hoping someone can answer for me, as I am somewhat of an idiot. Okay, my question is whether my motherboard is compatible with a particular video card. My board is an Intel D865GLC AAC27501-404, here is some more info on it. Currently I am running an old BFG GeForce4 MX 4000 with it and want to upgrade to a BFG GeForce 7600 GS. Can I use a BFG GeForce 7600 GS with my motherboard? The only two things I am unsure about is physically fitting the card into the AGP slot and the fact that the BFG GeForce 7600 GS has GDDR2 as its memory type. Are these things I should be concerned about with my motherboard or should I be able to run this card with no problem? Any information or clarification would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. :cool:

Here are some links to more info on my current card and my choice for upgrade:

Current

Upgrade

 

[Willz]

Hi, as far as i can see you should have no problems at all :), it AGP its deffenitly going to fit. The type of memory wont cause any issues, just GDDR2 and 3 are the latest memory, basically GDDR 2 can have allot higher clock speeds than DDR, but latencys seem to be slower this is how itslike for ram, dont know if its like this for GDDR ram.

I think the 512mb of memory on this card might be abit of a gimmic, try to look for a 7600GT 256MB, that should be better than the 7600GS your looking at :)

 

[jcp4782]

Thanks for the help, greatly appreciated. I have one question though, you mentioned...

I think the 512mb of memory on this card might be abit of a gimmic, try to look for a 7600GT 256MB, that should be better than the 7600GS your looking at :)

Why would I get a 256MB card instead of a 512MB? Is there really that much of an issue with the 7600GS?

 

[Willz]

No, its still a good card, but more memory = higher cost, and i personly dont think that 512mb of memory is necessery for a card like that, you proberbly could get a 256mb 7600GT for the same price, and the GT is better.

Yea right now memory is becoming an important factor, but i think that games that really require 512mb of Graphics memory at certain settings still doesent mean that you would need a 512mb 7600GS because it proberbly wouldent even run it at those settings that require 512mb memory.