GA-7VTXE video card compatibility?

External Since: Jul 14, 2003 Posts: 1

Hi I'm wondering what cards are compatible with this motherboard. I'm
looking at replacing my Geforce2 and I've heard that this board will not
boot with a Geforce 4. I believe I have the first version of this
motherboard. Will a ati 9000 class or nvidia fx class work properly with
this motherboard?

I have revision 1.1 of this motherboard.

External Since: Oct 09, 2003 Posts: 22

Mark,

The GA-7VTXE should support any AGP 4X compatible graphics cards,
including GeForce3, GeForce4, and ATI 7500~9800 models. The vast
majority of currently shipping AGP 8x cards are backwards compatible
with AGP 4x motherboards. Check the graphics cards specifications to
be sure.

For optimal compatibility, I would advise sticking to mature GPUs that
were current when the VIA KT266A was current vs. the latest high-end
nVidia 'FX' and ATI 9800 models. That still leaves GF4 Ti4200~4800,
GF4 MX440~460, ATI Radeon 8500~9500. In order to significantly
improve on a GF2 Ti/Pro, you would have to go with GF4 Ti4200, Radeon
9500 Pro, or better. A Radeon 9000 just wouldn't offer a huge
improvement.

Regards,

Tim

Mark Lopes <mlopes275.TakeThisOut@rogers.com> wrote in message news:<0doQa.24106$lJd1.21134@news01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com>...

> Hi I'm wondering what cards are compatible with this motherboard. I'm
> looking at replacing my Geforce2 and I've heard that this board will not
> boot with a Geforce 4. I believe I have the first version of this
> motherboard. Will a ati 9000 class or nvidia fx class work properly with
> this motherboard?
>
> I have revision 1.1 of this motherboard.