P4PE and GeForce 6800 Ultra

[joriz]

I have a ASUS motherboard P4PE (http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=P4PE&langs=09) ...I'm planning to buy the GeForce 6800 Ultra...do you think this new graphics card will work perfectly on this type of motherboard?


I have 3.06gHZ p4...

TIA
joriz

 

[SomeDude22]

Originally posted by: joriz
I have a ASUS motherboard P4PE (http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=P4PE&langs=09) ...I'm planning to buy the GeForce 6800 Ultra...do you think this new graphics card will work perfectly on this type of motherboard?


I have 3.06gHZ p4...

TIA
joriz

first off your link sucks
second a P4E on socket 478 is not a good investment for that proc something like a 6600 gt will be perfect

also what resolution do you run games and full system specs would help

 

[DAPUNISHER]

It might work fine, it might not. I had the P4PE and it would not even boot with my 5800U despite beefy PSU, dedicated power connector, ect. Have spoken to another member who couldn't get a X800XT to run stable in it either. Put the cards in other boards and they run perfect. I think it is a voltage signaling issue but that is just a guess.

 

[joriz]

sorry about the link

here it is again.

http://usa.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=P4PE&langs=09

Right now i have Asus GeForce Ti4200....

What if i buy the Asus 6800 ultra, not the bfg one...probably there's somebody here with direct experience with P4pe and 6800 ultra..

thanks,
joriz

 

[SomeDude22]

It will work depending on what your PSU is

 

[joriz]

right now i have 430 antec...but my true550 antec is on its way now...
will that be enough? i have 1 dvd(write) 1 CD(write) 1 tv tuner 1 sound card, 5 fans..3.06ghz...ge force ti4200...

i heard ultra 6800 is huge..im not sure if it will perfectly fit..but i ll find a way...

what do u think?

 

[SomeDude22]

with all that stuff it should handle it well since Antec PSU's are good

 

[joriz]

you sound so sure.....ive been hearing a lot problems tho...

what do u have by the way??

 

[SomeDude22]

i have a X850 Xt

what problems have you heard though

most problems never come from intel chipsets

 

[joriz]

mostly freeze ups during games ...and sudden reboot...

they talked about all sorts of troubleshooting from bios - driver updates..to adjust psu power...but the good thing is it doesn't exactly match the mobo that i have...so i just want to be prepared when i get my ultra 6800, i will be able to troubleshoot it incase..or probably cancel the order altogether if i find that it wont really work at all...

 

[SomeDude22]

Well the AT forums are always here to help