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Graphics card query

Re: Graphics card query Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Thu Aug 25th 2005 at 7:57am
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Posted 2005-08-25 7:57am
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Would an american graphics card work in a european pc? I'm not up on
this electricity hokey-pokey, and I'm not sure if the differences in
the mains voltages would mean my computer might catch some sort of
fire. Cheers.
Re: Graphics card query Posted by wil5on on Thu Aug 25th 2005 at 8:31am
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Posted 2005-08-25 8:31am
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Yes, it would be fine.
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Re: Graphics card query Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Thu Aug 25th 2005 at 8:38am
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Posted 2005-08-25 8:38am
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You're neither from america nor europe... Who am i to question your wisdom though? Thanks bud. :smile:
Re: Graphics card query Posted by Crono on Thu Aug 25th 2005 at 8:47am
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Of course it'd work. It's not like the card, specifically, uses one type of current in the US and another in Europe.
Blame it on Microsoft, God does.
Re: Graphics card query Posted by wil5on on Thu Aug 25th 2005 at 12:14pm
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Posted 2005-08-25 12:14pm
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Let me elaborate now that I have time :smile:

Your motherboard supplies specific voltages to the card, determined by the board. All boards conform to ATX standards of power, otherwise they need specialised power supplies. The PSU will always put the same voltages across the motherboard according to ATX standard. Whether youre on 110 or 240 volts, the output of the PSU is the same (provided its set to the right local voltage).
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Re: Graphics card query Posted by Myrk- on Thu Aug 25th 2005 at 12:42pm
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Posted 2005-08-25 12:42pm
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Its not like video games with PAL and NTSC :razz:
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Re: Graphics card query Posted by Crapceeper on Thu Aug 25th 2005 at 2:45pm
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Posted 2005-08-25 2:45pm
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Even if you use a NTSC card in a PAL country?
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Re: Graphics card query Posted by Tracer Bullet on Thu Aug 25th 2005 at 5:54pm
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TwoKnives said:
You're neither from america nor europe... Who am i to question your wisdom though? Thanks bud. :smile:
Great to see you around again, man. :smile:

I think maybe you'd have to worry about which power supply you were using between Europe and America, but that's most likely it.
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Re: Graphics card query Posted by 7dk2h4md720ih on Fri Aug 26th 2005 at 4:47am
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Posted 2005-08-26 4:47am
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Hey Tracer, good to be home. :smile: Had a lot of trouble getting my
broadband connection back, which was the main reason for my absence,
along with me not doing any mapping recently.

Appreciate the help guys. Thanks for not mocking my ignorance too much.
I purchased an ethernet hub when visiting America before and I brought
it home so I could play C&C Red Alert networked. Funky burning
plastic smells ahoy! I was almost inconsolable.