things that are broken and need to be upgraded
my motherboard: soyo dragon 2 kt-880
video card: leadtek 6800 GT AGP, this is my 2nd card, and both have died.
now i'm left with a dilemma,
buying a new motherboard for my barton is sort of like shooting a dead dog, in the fact that i would be buying an obsolete product. so i'm thinking that upgrading to a 64 bit system would be a good option, so i'm thinking of doing this:
AMD 3500+ newcastle (I think that's the best out of clawhammer and winchester, someone enlighten me?)
MSI neo 2(possibly 4 depending on VC) platinum
so now that i will be getting a new video card because more than likely i won't be able to get a return on the VC, I'm thinking I might as well make th jump to PCI-E. They are the same price, i'm not sure about the actual boost in gaming as of now, but from what i hear it won't be a bad thing to have PCI-E later on.
the setup I am looking at is this
AMD 3500+
MSI Neo 4 Platinum
Evga 6800 GT PCI-E
here's a couple of questions:
1)because of cost, is 256mb truly a performance booster over 128mb on the VC?
2) is there a 6800 GT PCI-E with 128mb? I haven't seen one.
3)winchester, newcastle, or clawhammer? or does it matter?
thanks
Grimmy
my motherboard: soyo dragon 2 kt-880
video card: leadtek 6800 GT AGP, this is my 2nd card, and both have died.
now i'm left with a dilemma,
buying a new motherboard for my barton is sort of like shooting a dead dog, in the fact that i would be buying an obsolete product. so i'm thinking that upgrading to a 64 bit system would be a good option, so i'm thinking of doing this:
AMD 3500+ newcastle (I think that's the best out of clawhammer and winchester, someone enlighten me?)
MSI neo 2(possibly 4 depending on VC) platinum
so now that i will be getting a new video card because more than likely i won't be able to get a return on the VC, I'm thinking I might as well make th jump to PCI-E. They are the same price, i'm not sure about the actual boost in gaming as of now, but from what i hear it won't be a bad thing to have PCI-E later on.
the setup I am looking at is this
AMD 3500+
MSI Neo 4 Platinum
Evga 6800 GT PCI-E
here's a couple of questions:
1)because of cost, is 256mb truly a performance booster over 128mb on the VC?
2) is there a 6800 GT PCI-E with 128mb? I haven't seen one.
3)winchester, newcastle, or clawhammer? or does it matter?
thanks
Grimmy