compatability question

**moving-target** · 05-12-10, 03:02 PM

ok so i'm told a 9800gt is a cheapish card and would be better then my 5200fx 128mb

but i'm told it wouldnt fit in the mother board
Dell Computer Corp. 02Y832 motherboard

graphic interface
agp version 3.0

transfer rate 8x
max supported 8x
side band enabled

<mt> was told a 9800 gt would be decent for bf2
<@bobmyknob> it would be
<@bobmyknob> but it wouldn't go in your motherboard
<mt> why not
<@bobmyknob> because they don't go together
<mt> i got a geforce 5200fx now
<@bobmyknob> yes
<@bobmyknob> which is an agp card at best
<@bobmyknob> it could even be a pci card

just lookin for a 2nd 3rd so on opinion casue well i think the guys a giant douche

**Warprosper** · 05-12-10, 03:07 PM

He is right

Wont work.. You need to update your comp .. There is nothing you can do at the moment with your current setup.

Honestly I'm surprised you can even launch the game..

**Blakeman** · 05-12-10, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by moving-target

ok so i'm told a 9800gt is a cheapish card and would be better then my 5200fx 128mb

but i'm told it wouldnt fit in the mother board
Dell Computer Corp. 02Y832 motherboard

graphic interface
agp version 3.0

transfer rate 8x
max supported 8x
side band enabled

<mt> was told a 9800 gt would be decent for bf2
<@bobmyknob> it would be
<@bobmyknob> but it wouldn't go in your motherboard
<mt> why not
<@bobmyknob> because they don't go together
<mt> i got a geforce 5200fx now
<@bobmyknob> yes
<@bobmyknob> which is an agp card at best
<@bobmyknob> it could even be a pci card

just lookin for a 2nd 3rd so on opinion casue well i think the guys a giant douche

Yup he is right. The 5200FX came in either PCI or AGP format. The 9800gt is in PCI-E format which is not compatible with your current motherboard. You could probably upgrade for a few hundred dollars and play just about anything you want, but right now the motherboard you have probably has a single core CPU in it which is now becoming ancient.