Something new for me "AGP bus VDDQ 3,3V" ???

[cemlouis]

Hi to all,

I have some problems with my ASUS Ati Radeon 9600XT (I bought this card a few days ago). I have a VIA694T Socket370 ATX Mainboard running Celeron 1300A. I installed the card correctly then I get the display. After instaling the drivers I want to see the power of the card then I run Need for Speed Underground with all the details on and with a 1280*1024 resolution. It worked fine but after 20 min the game freezed. I run PES3 (pro evalution soccer3) after 15 min it freezed again. Afterwards I was a bit freightened so I installed Smartdoctor program (came with ASUS's driver cd) to see if there is something wrong. BINGO the program says that my AGP bus VDDQ voltage is 1,51V and it was written in red. When I checked the manual there says it must be 3,3V. After this I planned to upgrade my system (Mainboard, CPU, RAM). So I checked some sites and ASUS's mainboard site so I am now planning to buy "ASUS P4C800 mainboard". But there is something scratching my brain. In the board's specification table which is here:

http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=P4C800&langs=01

says: 1 x AGP Pro/ 8X/ 4X (0.8V, 1.5V only) but the smartdoctor and the manual says that "AGP bus VDDQ voltage must be 3,3V. So what? Is there something that I don't know? I need advices

Thanx for reading till here.
Cem Louis

 

[cdogg]

All newer boards with AGP slots will use either the 1.5V or 0.8V standard. Respectively, that's AGP 4x or AGP 8x.

The 3.3V problem that you're speaking of refers to older boards that had AGP 2x slots. Video cards should be keyed to only fit in their respective slots, so you shouldn't have to worry too much about making a mistake. However, just take caution that you double-check that the board you're using indeed has AGP 4x or 8x before you insert a newer card.


~cdogg
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[cemlouis]

Hmm knowledge is everything... Thank you very much cdogg, so I am free to buy that ASUS's P4C800 mainboard?

 

[cdogg]

Yes, I checked to make sure just in case. The board you are looking at does in fact support both AGP 4x and AGP 8x. Your card also supports both AGP versions. There should be no problems in that department.

Since we're on the topic though, I will recommend that when it comes to RAM, don't settle for generic - especially if you plan on running it in dual DDR configurations.

Both modules that you get should be of high quality and identical. Corsair and Kingston's HyperX are two of the top brands to go with...


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[cemlouis]

Both modules that you get should be of high quality and identical." Do you want to say: same vendor and with the same nanoseconds? And can you give some sites about these Corsair and Kingston's HyperX

Thank you for everything cdogg,
Regards,
Cem Louis

 

[cdogg]

No problem, always glad to help! Yes, that's what I meant about identical (same brand, model, and rating).

A lot of people always ask me why I spend so much time in online forums, such as at this site. They just don't seem to understand that this kind of participation helps to strengthen and reinforce interest in technology, which of course immediately translates to a better experience - not to mention more consumer spending in the industry as a whole. And of course, I enjoy it as well.

"You learn something new everyday" - far from an overstatement.


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[cemlouis]

Thank you very much cdogg for your all help...

Regards,
Cem Louis