GeForce 8800 GT on Gigabyte M61SME-S2 sAM2 mainboard? View previous topic :: View next topic  


NFOHump.com Forum Index - Hardware Zone
Page 1 of 1
qrpiech




Posts: 163
PostPosted: Tue, 5th Feb 2008 22:28    Post subject: GeForce 8800 GT on Gigabyte M61SME-S2 sAM2 mainboard?
Hi!

I've got Gigabyte M61SME-S2 sAM2 mainboard with athlon 64 5200+

I'd like to buy GeForce 8800 GT (galaxy probably) and I wonder if it will work on this mobo?

Also I'm worried because the card is quite big (I mean long and high) and I don't know if it will fit the mobo without crushing off some radiators etc...

PLEASE HELP...
Back to top
Surray




Posts: 5409
Location: Europe
PostPosted: Tue, 5th Feb 2008 22:38    Post subject:
well, I checked your motherboard's specifications and vga support lists.

Gigabyte says your motherboard officially supports the gigabyte 8800 GTX which is larger than any 8800 GT as far as I know.

If you're still worried, get any 8800 GT with the reference cooler (the galaxy apparently uses a dual slot cooling solution)

Most 8800 GTs come with the nvidia stock cooler which is pretty slim, and it should fit into pretty much any mobo.


Stock 8800 GT:


Stock 8800 GTX:



edit-----
it's only the Galaxy 8800 GT HDMI which uses a larger cooler. the normal galaxy 8800 GT apparently uses a stock cooler as well, so you should be fine with that.
Back to top
qrpiech




Posts: 163
PostPosted: Tue, 5th Feb 2008 22:59    Post subject:
Thanks for your help. The one that I intend to buy looks like this

I am also worried because of the PCI-E 2.0 backwards compatibility issue. Do you know what version of pci does my mobo have?
Back to top
Surray




Posts: 5409
Location: Europe
PostPosted: Tue, 5th Feb 2008 23:05    Post subject:
PCI-E 2.0 is backwards compatible with all previous PCI-E versions, there is nothing to worry about.

The card should fit but the cooler might block one pci slot.
Judging by a picture of your motherboard, there should be nothing in the way of the actual card though.
Back to top
qrpiech




Posts: 163
PostPosted: Tue, 5th Feb 2008 23:07    Post subject:
Now that's great Wink

And about this PCI-E issue... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GeForce_8_Series#8800_GT
Back to top
Surray




Posts: 5409
Location: Europe
PostPosted: Tue, 5th Feb 2008 23:22    Post subject:
hmmm... interesting.
Well, unfortunately, I'm unable to find any information regard the PCI-E slot version of your motherboard on the manufacturer's website.
Sorry :/

Likot Mosuskekim, Woodcutter cancels Sleep: Interrupted by Elephant.
Back to top
qrpiech




Posts: 163
PostPosted: Wed, 6th Feb 2008 11:52    Post subject:
Well I hope it'll work... We'll see in couple of days Very Happy Thanks for your help!
Back to top
Page 1 of 1 All times are GMT + 1 Hour
NFOHump.com Forum Index - Hardware Zone
Signature/Avatar nuking: none (can be changed in your profile)  


Display posts from previous:   

Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB 2.0.8 © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group