mothsgunav2
Geek Trainee
:confused: im upgrading my mother board to pci but dont know which board and which processer? was thinking of p4 3 gig wat should i do?
which processor?
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Big B
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You mean PCIe right? PCI has been a standard for a long time.
As far as motherboards go, how much are you looking to spend?
What do you have now, and what do you want to do with this computer? Depending on that, you may not see a whole lot of improvement, but have blown a load of cash. Currently even AGP 8x provides more than enough bandwith for video cards, so going with PCIe isn't going to make a real difference.
Also, if you get a newer LGA775 P4 board, you'll also need to factor in a new power supply, and possibly new RAM.
As far as motherboards go, how much are you looking to spend?
What do you have now, and what do you want to do with this computer? Depending on that, you may not see a whole lot of improvement, but have blown a load of cash. Currently even AGP 8x provides more than enough bandwith for video cards, so going with PCIe isn't going to make a real difference.
Also, if you get a newer LGA775 P4 board, you'll also need to factor in a new power supply, and possibly new RAM.
mothsgunav2
Geek Trainee
which amd should i get to keep up with my pcix card and mother board?
Big B
HWF Godfather
Do you have the PCI Express card (PCIe, PCI-E, not PCI-X---that's totally different, standing for PCI- Extended)? If not, you could wait up two years or more and still be fine by not upgrading to PCIe. There will be PCIe capable boards out for the Athlon 64/FX, they just aren't out their now. PCIe is a rather newly introduced technology, and Intel alone has been the first out of the gate.
Do you have to have a PCIe video card?
Do you have to have a PCIe video card?