HDI wrote:
> On 17 apr, 15:19, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
>> HDI wrote:
>>> I was looking for the 7600GS.
>>> When you see on page 36 of het manual,
>>> http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Support/V...ile.aspx?FileT...,
>>> you can see the resolutions in windows xp. As you can see it jumps
>>> from 1360 * 768 to 1600 * 900.
>> This is from the Gigabyte web page. Download this file.
>>
>> http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/FileList/...wtech/standard...
>>
>> That file is available when you click the "More Information" at the bottom of this page.
>>
>> http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ew.aspx?Produc...
>>
>> The resolution is programmable in hardware. The table in the manual is not
>> fixed by the hardware. The driver software makes those settings programmable
>> and a new driver can change the values.
>>
>> For instances where the drivers do not list support for a particular
>> resolution, you can use Powerstrip. But I don't think that is necessary
>> in this case. I would use the standard Nvidia software first, and try and
>> set it up.
>>
>> http://www.entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm
>>
>> Entechtaiwan has a forum with frequently asked question files.
>>
>> http://forums.entechtaiwan.net/viewforum.php?f=7
>>
>> This is the "Custom Resolution Primer".
>>
>> http://forums.entechtaiwan.net/viewtopic.php?t=24
>>
>> As well as Powerstrip, the Nvidia control panel frequently has a
>> "Custom Resolution" dialog box as well. So it can be used to
>> set resolutions not in the chart.
>>
>> So you do have options, if the standard software doesn't work for you.
>>
>> Paul
>
> First of all I want to thank for all the help.
> I still have a lot to learn.
>
> On newegg.com is one topic of 5/24/2007 : 'the card does not support
> agp 4x'
>
> But when I look in the "Practical Motherboard And Card Compatibility"
> table in playtool then I see that it should work at 1.5V.
> (845 is "AGP 1.5V Motherboard" and NVIDIA GeForce 7600 is "universal
> 1.5V agp 3.0 card")
>
> So my question is : Am I wrong or is the topic wrong or is the NVIDIA
> GeForce 7600GS (couldn't find this in the playtool list) different
> from the NVIDIA GeForce 7600?
>

Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card 1.5V slot Supports 1.5V and 0.8V signaling.
Available speeds 1x, 2x, 4x at 1.5V
and 4x, 8x at 0.8V.

Your chipset is 845G. 4X max AGP speed. 1.5V only operation.
The line "Available speeds ... 4x at 1.5V" matches that.

Remember, that there are several cards in the Playtool list, that use the
HSI bridge chip. All the cards of that type are labeled
"Universal 1.5V AGP 3.0 Card". Any other cards which use the HSI chip,
would have the same specification. In other words, it is not the GPU
which interfaces to the AGP slot, it is the HSI chip and its specification
that counts.

I found a thread, where someone uses a KT333 with a 6600GT AGP, and the
KT333 is an AGP 4X chipset.

In the Newegg review for "GIGABYTE GV-N76G256D-RH", there is one entry that says -

"This card works with asus 4ps533 @ 4x AGP no problemo"
(That is a P4S533 with SIS645DX chipset.)

The A7N266-VM mentioned in the Newegg thread, uses nForce 220-D (i.e. "Nforce" in
playtool list), and it should work. But in this thread, both a 6200 and a 7600GS
did not work.

http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?...Language=en-us

I expect there will be examples that work and examples that don't work. The
Playtool classifications may not always be correct. The thing about buying
AGP video cards, is you cannot have 100% certainty in all aspects, before
buying.

To give you an example, I bought a TNT card (don't remember all the details
now), and did all my research first. Got it home, plugged it in, and got
no video. It seemed my motherboard could not power it, as near as I could
tell. I doubt the card was bad, but I took it back to the store and
got my money back. There will always be cases, where you try your best
to match them, and they still don't work.

Paul