requirements for NVIDIA 7800 GTX

[ricslik71]

i have a dell dimension 4550 - 2ghz, 512 ram, nvidia 5500 256mb.
im guessing my motherboard is pretty old so im wondering if my computer will be compatible with the 7800. and if not what would the requirments for the 7800?

 

[SHAWN]

System Requirements
- Minimum of a 450 Watt power supply
- An available 6 pin PCI-E power connector


All the ones i have seen are PCI-e 16x

 

[ricslik71]

thanks

 

[GameGURU]

There is only PCIE, no AGP is being made.

 

[pc_boy]

..that sucks... i guess the 7800 is not gonna be found in a lot of rigs. which means higher prices!

 

[vaderpro]

Is the 7800 really necessary? Are there any games,applications out there that the 6800gt can't handle?? I play BF2 with my 6600gt with decent performance. Plus the 7800 is $600 vs $300 for a 6800gt.....

 

[ricslik71]

well i have the money to splurge on a nice card and after reading the specs on it....well it was pretty.

 

[vaderpro]

Of course you will need a new mboard as well, and I'm not sure, possibly newer ram...

 

[Apokalipse]

you'd need a PCI-E motherboard, and a good PSU (24-pin), and a lotta ca$h!

 

[Cappy]

Future upgrade PCIe 939 MB , Dual FX57's , Dual 7850 GTXe or Crossfire x950XTPe , additional 1 Gig Crucial Ballistix , Enermax 700 Watt PS