arildj78
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Advice on upgrade of Hardware
Hi
I'm updating my hardware and need some help deciding what to buy.
I already have some "old" equipment that I want to use, so I figured that the mainboard and CPU will be the only thing renewed this time.
My current RAM
Corsair Value S PC3200 DDR-DIMM 1024MB Kit w/two matched Value Select 512MB
Display Adapter
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X
250GB IDE harddrive
IDE DVD-burner
I'm planning to buy this CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2GHz Socket 939, 1MB, BOXED
Now I need a motherbord to put it all on.... Anyone?
Arild
I'm updating my hardware and need some help deciding what to buy.
I already have some "old" equipment that I want to use, so I figured that the mainboard and CPU will be the only thing renewed this time.
My current RAM
Corsair Value S PC3200 DDR-DIMM 1024MB Kit w/two matched Value Select 512MB
Display Adapter
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 with AGP8X
250GB IDE harddrive
IDE DVD-burner
I'm planning to buy this CPU
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2GHz Socket 939, 1MB, BOXED
Now I need a motherbord to put it all on.... Anyone?
Arild
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I'm buying the Neo2 Platinum... Looking forward to test it. The fact that it has an AGP slot is absolutely a plus !
BTW, it has nForce3, most of the other cards I've looked at have nForce4, what is the difference and are there any features that I will miss?
Arild
I'm buying the Neo2 Platinum... Looking forward to test it. The fact that it has an AGP slot is absolutely a plus !
BTW, it has nForce3, most of the other cards I've looked at have nForce4, what is the difference and are there any features that I will miss?
Arild
Mostly, nForce4 chipsets are for PCI-e motherboards and SLI support. The performance is comparable (nForce3 vs non-SLI nForce4).
how about asus the best for overclocking
A8N5X http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=207&model=596&modelmenu=1
A8N-SLI Deluxe http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=148&model=375&modelmenu=1
A8V http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=68&model=478&modelmenu=1
A8N5X http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=207&model=596&modelmenu=1
A8N-SLI Deluxe http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=148&model=375&modelmenu=1
A8V http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=68&model=478&modelmenu=1
I like Asus as well, but I compared how much I could overclock my Athlon64 3000+ on an Asus A8R-MVP and on the MSI. The MSI was better in this particular case, letting me push the FSB to 260 (30%).
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/82403/gigabyte-gak8n-prosli.html