Matching 8800gtx to mother board

[mrsemi]

My 650 fried bad, praying the video card isn't screwed too but the smoke was definitely coming from the motherboard not the card.

Should I concern myself with getting an nvidia partner for an nvidia card? I'm only looking to pay around $200 max for it, any suggestions.

[niko084]

P35, 650i or 680i...

Nvidia with Nvidia isn't necessary. Actually the P35 chipset is fairly well known to out perform the 650 chipset... Don't know about the 680 but I doubt it.

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Good thing to think about it "why" did your mainboard fry though, let alone smoke... Don't want to burn a new one.

[insider]

Motherboards with a Intel P35 chipset, I'd recommend either the Gigabyte GA_P35_DS3P, or the Asus P5K.

[mrsemi]

P35, 650i or 680i...

Nvidia with Nvidia isn't necessary. Actually the P35 chipset is fairly well known to out perform the 650 chipset... Don't know about the 680 but I doubt it.

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Good thing to think about it "why" did your mainboard fry though, let alone smoke... Don't want to burn a new one.

You know that fan hole on top of some cpu cases? Mine has tape on it now. :banghead:

[niko084]

You know that fan hole on top of some cpu cases? Mine has tape on it now. :banghead:

Ohh.... One of those accidents.... :(