Graphics card for older PCIx x16 v1.0

[bmwisme]

Looking for a new graphics card compatible with PCIx x16. This will be used on an older MOBO (Abit AN8 Ultra) that has a first generation slot - NOT v2.0 or v2.1. Yes, the newer version cards are suppose to be backward compatible but I ran into problems trying to use a Sapphire Vapor-X HD 5770 - computer would not post. I found many others with similar problem when trying to use the Radeon 57xx cards in a PCIx v1.0 slot. May be related to an AMD based MOBO with nForce4 chipset.

I will be building a new PC for sim racing but money is tight right now. Thought I could get the graphics card now and the rest later.

Anyone using a newer, good performing, card in a first generation PCIx x16 slot MOBO? Suggestions?

Thanks...

 

[Jim Cole]

If you can find an ATI 9660 or 9680, they were good cards, though any of those generation of cards are going to be limited on ram. I think the most back then was 512mb but not sure now.

 

[bmwisme]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the suggestion but I don't necessarily want to skimp on the card as I would be using it in my new build in the next 3 to 6 months. I liked your suggestion on the 5770 it just didn't work out. - would have been a very good bang-for-the-buck. I could have NewEgg send me a replacement just in case I got a bad card but I honestly think it was a compatibility issue.
I wonder if an nVidia card would be more compatible with the nForce4 chipset on my MOBO - thats assuming that the compatibility problem was not related to the first generation PCIx x16 slot or something else.

 

[Jim Cole]

The issue you experienced was almost definately due to the chip. When I got my 5750 I had to replace motherboard in order to use it due to the same issue.