OT: Telling If Your PC Is

[Atrocities]

I am thinking about upgrading my HP POS but I don't know how to tell what my AGP is. Is it compatable with AGP 8x or not.


OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name
System Manufacturer HP Pavilion 06
System Model 725N
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 1 AuthenticAMD ~1997 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 3.06, 3/27/2003
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume2
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name
Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 768.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 330.78 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 1.83 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys



I have Geforce FX 5700 Ultra and I am thinking about buying a GeForce 7800 GS 256meg AGP 8x card.

[Combat Wombat]

the 5700 Ultra was only made as a AGP card so yes you have a AGP slot and judging by the age of your computer I would say its 8x but the newer card would work with a 4x

[AgentZero]

Have a peek in your BIOS settings, that will usually tell you. I wish I could tell you exactly what to look for, but my mobo doesn't have any AGP slots. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Atrocities]

Thanks guys. As soon as I can afford it I am going to order the new video card. I need to figure out what kind of memory this POS uses and double it if I can.

[Arralen]

Simply tell me which motherboard (Vendor, Type, Release) you have and I'll go and look up what you need to know ;-)

Yes, I'm too lazy to look the info 'bout the pavillion up myself.
On the other hand, both will most likely result in the same thing .. there I go, hunting for info on the hp pages ..

[Atrocities]

System Model DF247A-ABA 725N
Athlon XP 2400+, 2.0 GHz


Specs (http://review.zdnet.com/desktops/hp-pavilion-725n-athlon/4507-3118_16-21185836.html?tag=ut)
MB - Nvidia NForce2 IGP (http://techreport.com/articles.x/3810/1)


HP pavilion 725n (Athlon XP 2400+, 2.0 GHz)
Manufacturer: HP
Part number: DF247AABA

Product Short Spec:
Processor: AMD Athlon XP (2 GHz)
RAM installed: 512 MB DDR SDRAM
Hard drive: 80 GB Standard
OS provided: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition



Interesting Info

AGP 8X — NVIDIA claims it will have the first AGP 8X-capable chipset on the market, which is a bold claim, since I have two chipsets already here in Damage Labs that claim to support AGP 8X. One of them, the VIA P4X333, I can even talk about. Of course, the P4X333's status as "on the market" is mighty questionable. Regardless, NVIDIA seems confident its experience in graphics will give it the edge in implementing AGP 8X in its chipsets.

[Arralen]

Ok, here it is

DDR PC 2700 (says max. 1 GB)
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00003854&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&prod uct=311249&lang=en

AGP 8x (says max. 2 GB RAM, btw.)
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00006476&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&prod uct=311249&lang=en