Thread: Vid card or MoBo issue

AMD chips are generally considered faster than their clocks for purposes of those requirements. It probably says '2.4' or equivalent. in AMD terms that would be an 2400 or higher chip, which would actually be clocked at 1.6 or something.

Or are you saying that an Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 which clocks in at 1.8 would not be enough chip to run that card? Buying stuff is not the answer to his problem.

Originally Posted by Adretheon

I was looking at my box at the plug-n-play options, and looked at the system specs.

"CPU running at 2.4Ghz or higher"

I'm running at 2.0 at the moment. I'm thinking it's time to look into overclocking.

Your GPU is not going to be reliant on having a 2.4Ghz or faster CPU. I am not sure why it would say that.

Originally Posted by Syrringe

SALVATION
http://www.directron.com/ado4800dobox.html

im afraid if you try to oc your chip it might not work out...sounds out dated, and your mobo doesnt look to OC friendly.

I looked up your board and it supports socket AM2...that chip i linked ya is the best out there for under $100.

I think it'd be a wise decision to just get a new cpu and be guarantied it will work. Well worth $88

We dont even know hwat CPU he is using now. I am not sure this suggestion will help you make your VIDEO CARD WORK CORRECTLY.

You really dont need to overclock to make the GPU work.

Go to your BIOS and disable your onboard video. Your computer should automatically start using the other GPU you put in.

Make sure you are not overlooking a small 3 or 4 pin power input on your GPU. ATI used to have external power connectors that were 3 pin on many of their older cards. Remember the GPU fan will need power too, so if there is only one power connector on the GPU it is probably for the GPU fan. Currently, most new GPUs use a big 'ol 6 pin PCI-E connector.


And to verify: it boots fine without your new GPU and does not boot when it is installed correct?

Originally Posted by Rage!

ya but what the hell does the cpu have to do with the graphics card working, that don't make no sense...

educate us if someone knows. it sounds to me like a marketing ploy :2

I am guessing that it is suggesting that speed because a slower processor might be the bottleneck; but that should not prevent it from working at all!

We are plugging into the cards video output right? When you switch off the onoboard video you move your wire to the other video card plug right?

Wow this turned into a real issue. To shed some light my card is my old card. My old processor was a 3.1 Ghz Pentium 4. My new one is an Athlon x2 duel core ~2.1. My parents computer is a 1.8 Athlon, and the card worked on there.

Yes Soy, it runs fine when it's not plugged in.

Yes Mcstrange, I do both.

What does your computer do exactly? Does it beep and try to start. Or does it sit there fans running, no beeping and doing nothing?

Do you know what Power supply you have?

It beeps, but the Keyboard lights don't come on, and my monitor stays off.

Ultra LS 500 watt power supply