AGP to PCI-E, is it really worth upgrading the system?

dansilva · 07-04-2007, 01:45 AM

hi.
I would like some suggestions/opinions to following please. I have a Abit IC7 MAX3 M/B which has a AGP slot and 5 PCI slots and I am currently using ATI 9800 pro AGP card. I have been looking forward to upgrade my graphic card but i can only stick to AGP cards no PIC-E, right? Since we are in a PCI-E era is it worth to upgrade my M/B so i could have the one of the best graphic cards to play games or just be satisfied with something like ATI X9800 Pro 512MB?

I am not a hardcore gamer but i do enjoy playing games like FEAR.

Thanks

Burgerbob · 07-04-2007, 01:47 AM

It really depends on your CPU. If it is something crappy (P4, old Athlon, old Sempron, etc) then there is no point.

dansilva · 07-04-2007, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burgerbob

It really depends on your CPU. If it is something crappy (P4, old Athlon, old Sempron, etc) then there is no point.

I have Pentium4 3.0 Northwood, so you saying there is no point upgrading the graphics card just upgrade the system to what it is now days and i could have PCI-E slot for GFX card? or is it my CPU that needs an upgrade?

Thanks

chupacabra · 07-04-2007, 02:08 AM

No point, rather save to start building a new one

dansilva · 07-04-2007, 02:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chupacabra

No point, rather save to start building a new one

good point mate. Thanks

[-0MEGA-] · 07-04-2007, 02:12 PM

Theres really no point upgrading motherboards just to get one that supports PCI-E. I would wait until you want to upgrade your processor to, then you can do everything at once.

K3rupt · 07-04-2007, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Theres really no point upgrading motherboards just to get one that supports PCI-E. I would wait until you want to upgrade your processor to, then you can do everything at once.

LOL! I did exactly that.

I bought this motherboard so i could have PCI-E.

But i love it, its exceeded me expectations so i have kept it as primary system

07-04-2007, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
dansilva Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: London UK Posts: 442	AGP to PCI-E, is it really worth upgrading the system? hi. I would like some suggestions/opinions to following please. I have a Abit IC7 MAX3 M/B which has a AGP slot and 5 PCI slots and I am currently using ATI 9800 pro AGP card. I have been looking forward to upgrade my graphic card but i can only stick to AGP cards no PIC-E, right? Since we are in a PCI-E era is it worth to upgrade my M/B so i could have the one of the best graphic cards to play games or just be satisfied with something like ATI X9800 Pro 512MB? I am not a hardcore gamer but i do enjoy playing games like FEAR. Thanks __________________ DAN 3:16

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Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,480	It really depends on your CPU. If it is something crappy (P4, old Athlon, old Sempron, etc) then there is no point. __________________ Family Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (Barcelona) 2048Mb Ballistix, ASUS M2N-E 2X160gb WD SATA HDDs, eVGA GeForce 6800XT Sunbeam Clear (pink, long story) Acrylic case Hanns-G 19in 5ms

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