Radeon 8500 questions

[yaethom]

I'd like to know if the Radeon 8500 will run fine on a mobo that only supports up to AGP 2X and is 3.3V rather than the new 1.5V standard.

I heard things about how using a 3.3V video card in a 1.5V P4 motherboard can damage both the card and the mobo.

I'm just wondering if the same thing applies the other way around?

 

[Tripleshot]

I suggest you call ATI or Email their tech support for the answer. Your question may be unique enough that it may take some time for an answer here, and even then it may only be a guess.

Good luck.

 

[AA0]

I got it working fine on a AGP 1.0 1x/2x slot (asus p5a k6-2), the 8500 box says it has support for2x and 4x

 

[thraxes]

ATI-8500 works on all AGP 2x systems.

The scare with the intel P4 chipsets running only 1.5V AGP is following: There is a plastic nook in the AGP slot that normally would prevent properly built 3.3V only cards (conforming to the AGP specs.) to be inserted, but some cheap ones, mostly S3s and no name TNTs are not built that way and can be inserted into the slot. when inserted there is a feedback surge due to the way the contact pins are configured for 3.3 or 1.5 V operation.

But the card works fine in a AGP 2x board, if it doesn't and you have a name brand board whose designers adhered to the specs, then the card won't fit into the AGP slot.

Another thing: there are so many 2X boards still milling around out there (mainly older P2/3 BX boards and Super 7s) that Ati would be foolish to leave that market untapped by releasing an incompatible product.

 

[yaethom]

Thx for the help thraxes... I just wanted to make sure i dont damage anything before i try out my new Radeon 8500.