Graphics card compatibility...

Would http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138682
fit onto a http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...10N78hSLI-WiFi
....not sure what all this "SLI" is all about ?

TIA

regards, Richard

yes it fits.............Google for Nvidea SLI.

peter

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"RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:e2V22Qf7IHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Would http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138682
> fit onto a http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...10N78hSLI-WiFi
> ...not sure what all this "SLI" is all about ?
>
> TIA
>
> regards, Richard
>

RJK wrote:
> Would http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138682
> fit onto a http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...10N78hSLI-WiFi
> ...not sure what all this "SLI" is all about ?
>
> TIA
>
> regards, Richard
>

The 8800GTS video card in the first link, will fit
the single video card slot on the K10N78hSLI-WiFi
motherboard. Both hardware items are PCI Express x16
version 2 compatible (500MB/sec per lane, times 16 lanes,
equals 8GB/sec max transfer rate to the video card
per transfer direction).

The "Hybrid SLI" combines the puny graphics power
of the built-in Geforce 8200 graphics engine,
with the more powerful GPU in your 8800GTS video
card. You'd be crazy to enable it, as your 8800GTS
will do a fine job all by itself, and cause
less aggravation when used in a non-SLI mode.

What Nvidia is hoping, is you'd combine a lower
end card, like some $50 Nvidia graphics card,
with the 8200 onboard. But since you're buying
the 8800GTS, and the motherboard only has one
good video slot, then a non-SLI mode will work
best. (And judging by this article, the option would
be grayed out, since 8800GTS is not a supported
card for the "hybrid" option. An 8400 GS is more
likely to leave the option available. Your 8800GTS
is way more powerful than hybrid SLI with the
8400 GS.)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface

Paul

Much obliged,

I had sort of noticed some motherboards had 2 x PCI-e 16? slots on them.
I doubt whether it would actually ever have a "high end" game installed on
it - so perhaps it would be best to install a much cheaper 450mhz gpu core
based card on it. The thought that the person who's having it will, two
months later, complain that a particular game is unplayable, is a slight
worry.
.....still I have quoted for £24 and £162 graphics card, with a brief
explanation.

many thanks, Richard


"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message news:g6bnki$san$1@aioe.org...
> RJK wrote:
>> Would http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138682
>> fit onto a http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...10N78hSLI-WiFi
>> ...not sure what all this "SLI" is all about ?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> regards, Richard
>
> The 8800GTS video card in the first link, will fit
> the single video card slot on the K10N78hSLI-WiFi
> motherboard. Both hardware items are PCI Express x16
> version 2 compatible (500MB/sec per lane, times 16 lanes,
> equals 8GB/sec max transfer rate to the video card
> per transfer direction).
>
> The "Hybrid SLI" combines the puny graphics power
> of the built-in Geforce 8200 graphics engine,
> with the more powerful GPU in your 8800GTS video
> card. You'd be crazy to enable it, as your 8800GTS
> will do a fine job all by itself, and cause
> less aggravation when used in a non-SLI mode.
>
> What Nvidia is hoping, is you'd combine a lower
> end card, like some $50 Nvidia graphics card,
> with the 8200 onboard. But since you're buying
> the 8800GTS, and the motherboard only has one
> good video slot, then a non-SLI mode will work
> best. (And judging by this article, the option would
> be grayed out, since 8800GTS is not a supported
> card for the "hybrid" option. An 8400 GS is more
> likely to leave the option available. Your 8800GTS
> is way more powerful than hybrid SLI with the
> 8400 GS.)
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Link_Interface
>
> Paul

Many thanks.

regards, Richard


"peter" <peterk@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> yes it fits.............Google for Nvidea SLI.
>
> peter
>
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> "RJK" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:e2V22Qf7IHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Would http://www.ebuyer.com/product/138682
>> fit onto a http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.as...10N78hSLI-WiFi
>> ...not sure what all this "SLI" is all about ?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> regards, Richard
>>