Alright, I want to upgrade my computer once again. It is that time. My main problem is my motherboard, it is ancient. My graphics card is a AGP that can run at 8 but motherboard can only support 4. So, that is a problem right there, I cannot use my graphics card to the fullest (ATI Radeon 9600). So, I want a new motherboard but my processor socket is 478. So, if I was to get a new motherboard that was able to support 8X AGP and was 478, thats peachy BUT, I want the comfort of being able to use a PCI-E whenever I have the need to.
Now, I have always have an Intel all my life, but if it is better, I might go for AMD.
I am running DDRs I am pretty sure. 2 512 rams and my processor is 2.5 pentium 4.
Would one of those pair work flawlessly adopting with the other pieces of equipment? (the ram blah blah) and is the ugrade worth the money? Which one is better?
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Anonymous2006-01-28 18:25
AGPx8 cards work fine in AGP4 boards; it's a backwards compatible standard.
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Anonymous2006-01-28 18:26
AGPx8 cards work fine in AGP4 boards; it's a backwards compatible standard.
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Anonymous2006-01-28 18:31
Serious? So, the motherboard only being able to support x4 doesnt really change the performance of my x8 card?
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Anonymous2006-01-28 18:40
it will work at reduced performance when running AGP4x as opposed to 8x, obviously, but not as much as like 50% reduced, but more like maybe 10% or less reduced performance, depending on how graphics intensive whatever you do is. Buying a new motherboard for the 478 pentium is not really worth it. Rather a new graphics card for AGP or maybe new processor and motherboard combo with PCI-E support.
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Anonymous2006-01-28 18:47
Thats what I wanted to do. Refer back to the links on the first post. I am planning on buying a both AGP and PCI supporting motherboard with a new socket slot, thus I can use my old graphics card, ATI Radeon 9600 until I want a PCI-E and buy a new processor that would go with the new motherboard.
But which one should I do? The Intel combo, or the AMD combo? Again, refer back to the first post.
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Anonymous2006-01-28 19:19
The rule of thumb is to go for an AMD over an Intel unless you've just happened to stumble across one of the rare Intel "golden chips".
I.E. remember the 1.2 Celeron that overclocked to 2.0 stable? And the 2.4 Northwood that goes to 3.6(!) ? Freaks of nature processors are all I would buy an Intel for, and only if I were interested in overclocking and/or using better than average ram. If overclocking isn't your forté and you're just going to use Kingston ButtPlug ram you found on NewEgg without looking at timings, then get an AMD without even thinking about it.
Nevermind that you can cook an egg on the Prescott core Intel processors.
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Anonymous2006-01-28 19:22
Alright I read it but after checking both those motherboards out I must admit I wouldn't touch either with a 10 foot pole.
If I was you I'd just upgrade the video card also or just get an AGP only motherboard, getting both AGP and PCI-E slots seems like a bad idea considering the poor choise of boards available on sale. (The only good board supporting both I noted was an Albatron for mPGA-478 a rather long ago)
If you just had to choose one though, while I'm partial to Intel, I must admit the AMD solution seems like a considerably better idea. You probably have better chance having all your stuff work on that.
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Anonymous2006-01-28 21:20
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No, it won't.
The speed of the AGP bus only comes into play when the videocard has to write to system memory, which shouldn't be an issue if you have any idea how to set your games for optimal performance.