i have a 7300gs 256 crap card in a pci express 4x (my mobo has the 16x slot, but the clock is locked at 4x)
im getting a new mobo very soon and am wondering what one to get.
i have a pentium d oc'd to 3.8 LGA775
2gb of ddr 533 ram
1 sata dvd, 3 sata hdd, 1 ide dvd and 2 ide hdd
i have a 20/24 pin and 4/8 pin on my power supply
need at least 3 pci slots, i want 2 pciex for sli also.
about the videocard. the 8k's look promising, but the 2k's from ati look like their gonna kick the crap outta the 8k's
should i wait, or get a new vid card now, and which one should i get. im not stressing the vid carde right now cause i can play oblivion on medium settings fine, and when i get the full 16x experience i can up the settings.
thanks
rob - thearcticdragon.com
2007-06-15 04:28:37 · 1 answers · asked by NoOneButMe 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
The ATI 2000's have been somewhat underwhelming so far. Like you I thought from the buzz they were gonna kick the crap out of nVidia, but the have been basically on par with their equally priced counterparts, and nothing has been able to touch the 8800GTX yet.
As for motherboards, this is my recommendation, especially considering you are planning to overclock:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131177 only problem is that it only has one IDE channel, so you would have to drop one of your IDE devices. If you must keep all your IDE devices, go with this one:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131142
2007-06-15 10:03:14 · answer #1 · answered by mysticman44 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋