x1950pro or hd4650....?

[blowpipe]

Hi,

I,ve an old system, Pentium 4, 3,2 Ghz,
My old Ati x1950 pro fried so I like a new card AGP, is an ati HD4650(1GB] a good choise for playing il2 1946? Any experience?:grin:

[addman]

Hi,

I,ve an old system, Pentium 4, 3,2 Ghz,
My old Ati x1950 pro fried so I like a new card AGP, is an ati HD4650(1GB] a good choise for playing il2 1946? Any experience?:grin:

My last card was a HD4670, it's almost the same as the 4650 and it was great for il-2. That 4650 will be fine for il-2.

[II/JG77Hawk_5]

Make sure to check the AGP slot version on your motherboard. An old P4 era MB will probably have AGP 1.0 slots.
You cannot put an AGP 2.0 card into an AGP 1.0 slot as the voltages are different.

[blowpipe]

How do know if I,ve a good AgP slot. My mobo is an ASUS P4P800SE:confused:

[HundertneunGustav]

go to asus, ask them.
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_478/P4P800_SE/#specifications
check the "expansion slots" section:

Expansion Slots - 1 x AGP 8X/4X (0.8V, 1.5V only)
- 5 x PCI
- 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi slot for optional wireless LAN upgrade

AGP 4x and 8x is not clear... IS that 1.0 or is that NOT 2.0 or what...
asking wikipedia:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port

Ah. interesting.
AGP 2.0from 1999
AGP 3.0 produced from 2002 on.
Pretty sure your PC is not as old as the game, eh?
Okay, almost...
"1 x AGP 8X/4X (0.8V, 1.5V only)"
looking at the wikipedia Pic, 1.5 Volts is the second slot Variant. the one with the notch far away from where you plug your monitor.


back to asus, taking a look at the AGP port. Hmm will we be able to fit a 4650 into that Port? Pretty sure that, if the new card Fits, it will be compatible.
Yes, the brown slot there is 1.5V with the notch far away from the monitor connector will be.

going to the ATI folks at amd.com
typing "4650 AGP" into the search window
Need a good Pic of the Card you will get. Is it really and truly what you are looking for?

http://shop.amd.com/US/_layouts/shop/ProductDetails.aspx?region=us-en&TabID=1&productID=H465F1GHA

ah. they say:
Bus Type AGP 4X/8X
so, they say, its what you need.

are we really damn sure? lets ask google, cause google knows it best... ^^
googling for "4650 AGP" we find this picture.
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/wp-content/uploads/XFX_Radeon_HD_4650_AGP_01-300x235.jpg

Its the right card, you can use that. The Notch in the connector is on the far side from where you plug the monitor. confirmed.

Just make sure you take one variant with the right connector.
the one above has two DVI outputs Flat connectors with a hundred thousand small pins.
Maybe you need a Variant with a VGA output... a "D" shaped connector with fewer pins
or use an adapter... depends on your monitor really.

[blowpipe]

thanks alot. My monitor is quite new, a 2 year old 28 inch HannsG HDMI,Vga.
At the moment I use an ATIx800pro videocard.:(

[HundertneunGustav]

Then just grab 50 bucks and get that card... cannot be expensive these days :)