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Originally Posted by pacaveli
ughhh so whats the difference between PCI and APG, is there a huge one or what?
i play games with the card i have no pretty decenty, guild wars, starcraft, diablo2, fable, and Black and White 2. I mean this is a computer for college, and stuff, but i also want to be able to play games, will this let me expand, or is there a way to get AGP and PCI so if i want to go bigger i can?
i refered myself to the video card thread and answered my own questions on this post
although i woul dlike to know is the AsusA8V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131541
going to run well with the other the chip i selected, is the chip going to be too great for the baord, would i be better off staying with my current motherboard (a 754) and just getting a better CPU
this is what i have
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...?EdpNo=1213194 |
If you can afford it (shouldnt be too crazy expensive) get a board with PCI express 16x, if not get AGP 8x; but DO NOT get PCI, those are really only good for cheap dual monitoring (like workstations and what-not) you probably wont be able to play any newer games on any of those. PCI-e is the way to go though, if you got a PCI-e board with a lower end card, you know you could always upgrade for a little while (at least until they come out with PCI-e 1e^1000293x
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The ASUS board in your post is.. ok... It has a pretty low end chipset though, and it's AGP (seriously consider PCI-e). ASUS is a dynamite brand though, i have the A8N32-SLI Deluxe, and i have never regretted it; they all have awesome extra features. Another company to look at is Abit, they're very similar to ASUS's boards.
Heres what i would look at:
1. If you can afford it. ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939
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This board is the only board (as far as i know) that supports the full bandwidth of both PCI-e cards in SLI mode. If you are ever considering going SLI, this is the board to get.
2. A little cheaper, but still awesome ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Socket 939
3. Little cheaper yet, but still nice. ASUS A8N-SLI Socket 939
4. Getting closer to the budget boards, but still an awesome board. ASUS A8N5X Socket 939
I would recommend getting at least a 939 board if you can. If your budget doesnt accomidate it, then get a better AGP card (check out some of the ATI x1600's on newegg), and get at least a gig of ram. It will never be as high performance as an AM2 or a 939 because it only has single channel memory, but you will be able to play these games comfortably.
If your budget is $400-500 get this:
Motherboard
CPU
GPU
A case from
this search (just 75-100 dollars)
There ya have it, a pretty awesome system for somewhere around 420-450 (depending on what case you choose)
Keep in mind that this system will be much more flexible with modding later on. Just add ram (im assuming you have some?)
p.s make sure you have a 24 pin ATX connector on the PSU, that can getcha sometimes; if yours currently doesnt have one, try to get a bundled one with the case, and eventually upgrade to an antec smartpower or a truepower