Upgrading motherboard and videocard. Help decide.

BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL · 10-29-2006, 11:26 PM

Ok right now you can see my specs in my sig, but i am currently using a socket 939 gigabyte mobo with AGP. I want to go pci express, and i ahve got liek $200 to do that. The thing is I am going to need a motherboard and a decent videocard for under $200.

I just bought battlefield 2142 and i can play find on medium, but with some lag, and low fps. My plan is to get a new mobo and videocard now, and then later get a dual core opty to go with it, and just stick with that. So what do you guys think would be good for a $200 budget?

I want a mobo that will be good for o/cing since my mobo now can't and i want to take advantage of my athlon 64 3000+ whiel i have it.

Thanx for your opinions.

NosBoost300 · 10-30-2006, 12:01 AM

for a video card you could pick up a recertified 6800gs (130$) or a x800GTO.. for motherboard you could search around newegg.. i'll give it a look right now as well

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128306

there's an SLi Gigabyte mobo for like 75.00
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130063

recertified 6800 gs 130.00

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131007

x800GTO 87.99

those should all do well, but i myself recommend the 6800gs

BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL · 10-30-2006, 12:33 AM

Alrite thanx man, I liked that mobo too as one of my choices. Only thing is that a 7600gt is like the same price as a 6800gs, does the 6800gs outperform it? Also i saw a good radeon x850xt for $99, how is that card compared to a x800gto like you showed or a 6800gs?

Heres the x850xt:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814102688R

and 7600gt:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130062

NosBoost300 · 10-30-2006, 12:35 AM

the only thing about the 7600 i didnt like is its 128 bit ram... while the 6800gs has 256 bit... i don't know how they compare side to side.. but give me a few minutes and i'll tell you how they stack up to each other...

as for the radeons... i just plain wouldnt suggest them.. because i hear.. supposedly, that most radeons other than the X1XX series have problems and don't support alot of new features

NosBoost300 · 10-30-2006, 12:42 AM

okay, after reading, go for the 7600 gs, its worth being 10 dollars more, its a good amount better in F.E.A.R, which is one of the most demanding games.. and thats reliable enough for me.. it was about a 10 fps difference which is a nice difference... the 7600 gt would be great

BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL · 10-30-2006, 12:48 AM

Thanx Nos Boost so basically you're saying 7600gt<7600gs<6800gs?

Only thing is do you knwo if that mobo can o/c pretty good? I want to try to get my Athlon 64 3000 (1.8) to at least liek 2.2 or 2.4. Do you think it would do it? Also if i do get this motherboard whatever videocard i get i'll probaly save up more later and run them in SLi.

NosBoost300 · 10-30-2006, 12:59 AM

more like 7600gt<6800gs<7600gs

NosBoost300 · 10-30-2006, 01:01 AM

"Overclocking was easily done from the BIOS and we easily reached 2.5GHz with our Athlon64 3000+ Venice core."

quoted from planet amd 64
http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversi...hp/t12967.html

have fun with your upgrades

BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL · 10-30-2006, 10:50 AM

Alrite that looks good, but my only other thing is this, after lookign at these charts the x850xt outperforms the 7600gt, and its only $100. It has 16 pipes and 256 bit interface.

http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=565&chart=196

Is it a better card? If i do go with an ati videocard think this mobo will be suitable, what do you guys think?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136165

The mian game i will be playing is bf 2142, so which card and motherboard will give me best results in bf 2142? thanx

ekoeaz · 10-30-2006, 12:53 PM

hi how are you guys how are things going on i hope well. i was askin i have a laptop thats has 512 ram what is the best to get another 512 ram to make it 1 gig . change the ram to 1 gig so i can get another 1 gig.

10-29-2006, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL teH SavagE TekkiE Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Coast Cali Posts: 1,200	Upgrading motherboard and videocard. Help decide. Ok right now you can see my specs in my sig, but i am currently using a socket 939 gigabyte mobo with AGP. I want to go pci express, and i ahve got liek $200 to do that. The thing is I am going to need a motherboard and a decent videocard for under $200. I just bought battlefield 2142 and i can play find on medium, but with some lag, and low fps. My plan is to get a new mobo and videocard now, and then later get a dual core opty to go with it, and just stick with that. So what do you guys think would be good for a $200 budget? I want a mobo that will be good for o/cing since my mobo now can't and i want to take advantage of my athlon 64 3000+ whiel i have it. Thanx for your opinions. __________________ Updated rig: Sold my phenom, decided to make a rig out of my Ultra Micro Fly that was just sitting there in my room. About to OC this Brisbne to 3.0ghz www.myspace.com/aaron35

10-30-2006, 12:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 8,836	for a video card you could pick up a recertified 6800gs (130$) or a x800GTO.. for motherboard you could search around newegg.. i'll give it a look right now as well http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128306 there's an SLi Gigabyte mobo for like 75.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130063 recertified 6800 gs 130.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131007 x800GTO 87.99 those should all do well, but i myself recommend the 6800gs __________________ Currently Obtained Parts... EVGA GTX260 SLi (216/192), 3x1gb G.Skill DDR1600, EPower 1KW PSU, Gigabyte EX58 Parts Coming In roughly 1.5 weeks Intel Core i7 920 I've owned 27 GPU's in 2.5 short years

10-30-2006, 12:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL teH SavagE TekkiE Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Coast Cali Posts: 1,200	Alrite thanx man, I liked that mobo too as one of my choices. Only thing is that a 7600gt is like the same price as a 6800gs, does the 6800gs outperform it? Also i saw a good radeon x850xt for $99, how is that card compared to a x800gto like you showed or a 6800gs? Heres the x850xt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16814102688R and 7600gt: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130062 __________________ Updated rig: Sold my phenom, decided to make a rig out of my Ultra Micro Fly that was just sitting there in my room. About to OC this Brisbne to 3.0ghz www.myspace.com/aaron35

10-30-2006, 12:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 8,836	the only thing about the 7600 i didnt like is its 128 bit ram... while the 6800gs has 256 bit... i don't know how they compare side to side.. but give me a few minutes and i'll tell you how they stack up to each other... as for the radeons... i just plain wouldnt suggest them.. because i hear.. supposedly, that most radeons other than the X1XX series have problems and don't support alot of new features __________________ Currently Obtained Parts... EVGA GTX260 SLi (216/192), 3x1gb G.Skill DDR1600, EPower 1KW PSU, Gigabyte EX58 Parts Coming In roughly 1.5 weeks Intel Core i7 920 I've owned 27 GPU's in 2.5 short years

10-30-2006, 12:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 8,836	okay, after reading, go for the 7600 gs, its worth being 10 dollars more, its a good amount better in F.E.A.R, which is one of the most demanding games.. and thats reliable enough for me.. it was about a 10 fps difference which is a nice difference... the 7600 gt would be great __________________ Currently Obtained Parts... EVGA GTX260 SLi (216/192), 3x1gb G.Skill DDR1600, EPower 1KW PSU, Gigabyte EX58 Parts Coming In roughly 1.5 weeks Intel Core i7 920 I've owned 27 GPU's in 2.5 short years

10-30-2006, 12:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL teH SavagE TekkiE Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Coast Cali Posts: 1,200	Thanx Nos Boost so basically you're saying 7600gt<7600gs<6800gs? Only thing is do you knwo if that mobo can o/c pretty good? I want to try to get my Athlon 64 3000 (1.8) to at least liek 2.2 or 2.4. Do you think it would do it? Also if i do get this motherboard whatever videocard i get i'll probaly save up more later and run them in SLi. __________________ Updated rig: Sold my phenom, decided to make a rig out of my Ultra Micro Fly that was just sitting there in my room. About to OC this Brisbne to 3.0ghz www.myspace.com/aaron35

10-30-2006, 12:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 8,836	more like 7600gt<6800gs<7600gs __________________ Currently Obtained Parts... EVGA GTX260 SLi (216/192), 3x1gb G.Skill DDR1600, EPower 1KW PSU, Gigabyte EX58 Parts Coming In roughly 1.5 weeks Intel Core i7 920 I've owned 27 GPU's in 2.5 short years

10-30-2006, 01:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
NosBoost300 Nvidiot Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bellflower, CA Posts: 8,836	"Overclocking was easily done from the BIOS and we easily reached 2.5GHz with our Athlon64 3000+ Venice core." quoted from planet amd 64 http://www.planetamd64.com/lofiversi...hp/t12967.html have fun with your upgrades __________________ Currently Obtained Parts... EVGA GTX260 SLi (216/192), 3x1gb G.Skill DDR1600, EPower 1KW PSU, Gigabyte EX58 Parts Coming In roughly 1.5 weeks Intel Core i7 920 I've owned 27 GPU's in 2.5 short years

10-30-2006, 10:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
BiGyLiLuPdAmIdL teH SavagE TekkiE Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Coast Cali Posts: 1,200	Alrite that looks good, but my only other thing is this, after lookign at these charts the x850xt outperforms the 7600gt, and its only $100. It has 16 pipes and 256 bit interface. http://www23.tomshardware.com/graphi...=565&chart=196 Is it a better card? If i do go with an ati videocard think this mobo will be suitable, what do you guys think? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136165 The mian game i will be playing is bf 2142, so which card and motherboard will give me best results in bf 2142? thanx __________________ Updated rig: Sold my phenom, decided to make a rig out of my Ultra Micro Fly that was just sitting there in my room. About to OC this Brisbne to 3.0ghz www.myspace.com/aaron35

10-30-2006, 12:53 PM	#10 (permalink)
ekoeaz Newb Techie Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 5	problems with my pc very slow hi how are you guys how are things going on i hope well. i was askin i have a laptop thats has 512 ram what is the best to get another 512 ram to make it 1 gig . change the ram to 1 gig so i can get another 1 gig.

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