if im gona buy a motherboard should it be PCI-EXPRESS

junglist_soldier · 08-21-2005, 09:07 PM

im gona upgrade my computer. Want to get an AMD 64 chipset, but realised that my motherboard doesnt support it. So now im gona buy a new motherboard, shud i look for 1 that is pci express or shud i just get 1 that is amd 64 compatible. Im alos looking to buy a new graphics card and RAM, wud pci -express increase the performance a lot???

How easy is it switching motherboards, do i simply pulg everything new and old into it??

**apj101** · 08-21-2005, 09:34 PM

well the performance increase of pci-e at the moment is not huge, but there is more overhead for development. Since your going for a new graphics card anyway then you should opt for the pci-e to help future proof yourself

junglist_soldier · 08-21-2005, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by apj101

well the performance increase of pci-e at the moment is not huge, but there is more overhead for development. Since your going for a new graphics card anyway then you should opt for the pci-e to help future proof yourself

Is it easy to install new motherboards, i wont bother if its hard.

Vampiric Rouge · 08-21-2005, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by junglist_soldier

im gona upgrade my computer. Want to get an AMD 64 chipset, but realised that my motherboard doesnt support it. So now im gona buy a new motherboard, shud i look for 1 that is pci express or shud i just get 1 that is amd 64 compatible. Im alos looking to buy a new graphics card and RAM, wud pci -express increase the performance a lot???

How easy is it switching motherboards, do i simply pulg everything new and old into it??

Do you know what socket you want?

junglist_soldier · 08-21-2005, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampiric Rouge

Do you know what socket you want?

well i want a amd 64 chip so 746 or 939 i think it is

Vampiric Rouge · 08-21-2005, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by junglist_soldier

well i want a amd 64 chip so 746 or 939 i think it is

SLi or no SLi?

junglist_soldier · 08-21-2005, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Vampiric Rouge

SLi or no SLi?

no sli aint got the money for 2 graphics cards

flame1117 · 08-22-2005, 12:08 AM

I would get a motherbored that supprts that A64 and PCI-E if your getting a new card.

Also changed a motherboard isn't too hard, just take out the old and put in the new, sometimes the cables are in differen't places so you might have to look in your manual though, and MAKE SURE YOUR GROUNDED or you will destroy all of your parts.

gamerman4 · 08-22-2005, 12:09 AM

The motherboard can be the hardest thing to put in and it also could be the easiest. The room you work in should be static-free and dust-free (this is not necessary because I installed mine in my room while sitting on my carpeted floor

) . Make sure the Case you put it in supports your mobo size. Most newer cases support multiple sizes. PCI Express will eventually overtake AGP completely and since PCI-E boards aren't much more expensive than AGP boards, it is advisable. You should probably get a socket 939 Athlon 64 and get a socket 939 board because you have more room to upgrade in the future. Also, socket 939 supports Dual-Channel memory which can make for a nice performance gain.

junglist_soldier · 08-22-2005, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gamerman4

The motherboard can be the hardest thing to put in and it also could be the easiest. The room you work in should be static-free and dust-free (this is not necessary because I installed mine in my room while sitting on my casrpeted floor

) . Make sure the Case you put it in supports your mobo size. Most newer cases support multiple sizes. PCI Express will eventually overtake AGP completely and since PCI-E boards aren't much more expensive than AGP boards, it is advisable. You should probably get a socket 939 Athlon 64 and get a socket 939 board because you have more room to upgrade in the future. Also, socket 939 supports Dual-Channel memory which can make for a nice performance gain.

k cheers mate, so ill get a 939 amd motherboard with pci express. now all i gota do is find the graphics card and ram, then ill be sorted and ready to play WoW!!!

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junglist_soldier Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: LOndon, Essex Age: 21 Posts: 118	if im gona buy a motherboard should it be PCI-EXPRESS im gona upgrade my computer. Want to get an AMD 64 chipset, but realised that my motherboard doesnt support it. So now im gona buy a new motherboard, shud i look for 1 that is pci express or shud i just get 1 that is amd 64 compatible. Im alos looking to buy a new graphics card and RAM, wud pci -express increase the performance a lot??? How easy is it switching motherboards, do i simply pulg everything new and old into it??

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gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	The motherboard can be the hardest thing to put in and it also could be the easiest. The room you work in should be static-free and dust-free (this is not necessary because I installed mine in my room while sitting on my carpeted floor ) . Make sure the Case you put it in supports your mobo size. Most newer cases support multiple sizes. PCI Express will eventually overtake AGP completely and since PCI-E boards aren't much more expensive than AGP boards, it is advisable. You should probably get a socket 939 Athlon 64 and get a socket 939 board because you have more room to upgrade in the future. Also, socket 939 supports Dual-Channel memory which can make for a nice performance gain. __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt Last edited by gamerman4; 08-22-2005 at 12:26 AM.

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08-22-2005, 12:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	I would get a motherbored that supprts that A64 and PCI-E if your getting a new card. Also changed a motherboard isn't too hard, just take out the old and put in the new, sometimes the cables are in differen't places so you might have to look in your manual though, and MAKE SURE YOUR GROUNDED or you will destroy all of your parts.