9800 Pro on a 4x AGP Gateway Mobo

[Doobz]

Hey, suppose I buy a 9800 Pro, but I only have a mobo that's been supplied with my Gateway comp, and it's 4x AGP

Do you guys foresee any problems? I heard that all 8x AGP cards will just run at 4x AGP if put in a 4x AGP slot, but I wanna hear what you guys think about it

[dopey]

I say that I think they are backwards compatable but that the voltage may be wrong on your piece of shite gate way mobo. :D

[Doobz]

Oh, you assmonkey...

[NoSurrender]

well i run A radeon 9500pro 8x on a 4x MSI mobo and it works so why wouldnt yours... i doubt you would have a probelm its Dell that uses the god damn propeirity parts...

[Doobz]

cool, but another thing

i just read that ATI recommends a 300 watt power supply, but i have only a 250 watt, will it make that much of a difference?

[Daleon]

8x agp cards are fully backwards compatible to 4x and 2x. You wouldn't see much of any difference between 4x and 8x either. AGP is pretty worthless, especially if you have a gig of ram.

[NoSurrender]

yes it will i reccomend this http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=Antec+430W+Power+Sup (ignore the case on the bottom) its not cheap but its a good one because otherwise u might not boot etc etc etc

[OneManArmy]

i just read that ATI recommends a 300 watt power supply, but i have only a 250 watt, will it make that much of a difference?

well it depends, what are the full specs of your comp? I mean its always better to have a nice big power supply just in case, but it could still work fine..

[Doobz]

actually, looking over it, i'll probably need a new power supply