Todd wrote:
Does an Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX work on an Asus P5WD2 Premium
motherboard?

I am going to be upgrading my system pretty soon (motherboard, and
everything else), but since I haven't quite figured out which
motherboard I am going to go to, I figured I was going to go ahead and
get the video card I want, but I wanted to make sure there are no
problems.

I know my motherboard, this Asus P5WD2 Premium (not the 'E' variant),
needed a bios update to support the Nvidia GeForce 7950GX2 board, so I
wondering (and worrying) if the 8800 GTX was going to work.

The current bios available for the P5WD2 is 0709 (which I am using),
and there is a beta bios which is 0802.

Anyone with information if this will work?

Thanks, I appreciate it!


8800GTX power consumption is 145W, according to this. Make sure you
have enough 12V current to run the card. 12V at 4 amps would flow
through the motherboard slot connector, while the balance of the
current comes from whatever video card Aux power connector is
being used. About another 8 amps from that 12V rail.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...gf8800_11.html

I don't see a particular reason why a BIOS update is needed. The
card should work without it. The 8800GTX is a single card with a
single GPU, and is no different than connecting a 6200TC card.

At least, I don't see a technical reason for needing special
treatment.

Why not just enter "8800GTX" in your favorite search engine,
and see what experiences people are having on the private
forums ?

Paul