Best AGP supporting board?

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Impact9

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I've been out of the scene for a while since things have been rather boring in the pc world to me with the slow speed increases. I sold off my 2.8Ghz intel system since I had too many computers. Then my parents house burned down and I had to give up my 3.0Ghz Intel computer and send it to them. So now I'm stuck here with a AMD XP 3000 that I have little love for since it really drags at multitasking. I game a good bit and do alot of DVD ripping and converting for mobile use.

I have a ATI X800XT AGP card is my reason needing a AGP supporting board. I would like to get back to Intel for the multitasking power. But I would consider a cost comparable AMD system. That's provided they can handle doing more that one thing at a time better than this XP chip.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
 
looking into the nf3 ultras, i would say the msi k8n neo 2 plat board. but then you will prob have to swap out your xp3000+ and get an a64 instead. if you are stuck with having to get a socket a board, i might look into the abit nf7-s boards.
 
Word.

I am getting a MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum and a 3500+ Winnie to go with it.
 
I plan on buying a new processor. I generally retire the entire system except this time where I'm sort of stuck with the X800XT. I can't justify getting a PCI-E card of comparible performance on my budget. :(

I'm trying to stay around $500 for a CPU and motherboard and maybe a bit more for memory.
 
Different but somewhat related question:
I am not a gamer, but I truly enjoy fast systems.
I have had a P4C800-E Deluxe with 2.8 P4-C for over a year, with a Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro, and 1GB Kingston Hyper-X PC4000 (DDR-500) RAM (which I know is slow)/
I have had no luck gettting anything other than stock speed out of this setup.
I am interested in an Athlon 64 setup, but also can not truly justify a PCI Express video card.

My question:
Would a A64 Socket 969 in an ASUS A8V-E Deluxe setup with my existing Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro be a true upgrade to the P4C800-E Deluxe, or just somewhat of an "even exchange"???

Your reply would be greatly appreciated, because this kind of information is really not available by reading reviews.

Again, I am not a gamer in any real shape or form, I just want a system that feels really fast, and is extremely capable.

If this really would be a true upgrade, which memory should I go with for optimum performance. (I am not a big overclocker either.)

Thanks very much.

Andrew
Austin, TX
 
*939

and it depends on which cpu you get... slowest you can get for 939 is a 3000+
it'll be an equal trade until you start gaming.

spend a little more and get a 3200 or 3500+, and you're approaching a real upgrade that will bring tangible benefits to many things outside of playing games.
 
Well if you have PC3200 Ram, my suggestion would be to get this board:

DFI Lanparty 875P-T

It is really sweet and supports normal DDR and AGP. It also has the 875 chipset which is probably the second most stable chipset intel has had since the P2 boards (cause ya know the 845 was pretty solid when it was out)

and then go ahead and get a P4 630 (3.0GHz w/ HT and EMT64) Ontop of that its a prescott with speedstep and it will keep the temps down so your computer isnt overheating.

About 400 for the total upgrade
 
I think I've also settled on the K8N Neo2 Platinum as the best AGP/S939 board. I have same problem: 6800GT AGP graphics card choked by an Athlon XP processor.

I also like MSI since I've used them for years and it feels comfortable - mmmm. like warm apple pie.
 
aamsel said:
Different but somewhat related question:
I am not a gamer, but I truly enjoy fast systems.
I have had a P4C800-E Deluxe with 2.8 P4-C for over a year, with a Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro, and 1GB Kingston Hyper-X PC4000 (DDR-500) RAM (which I know is slow)/
I have had no luck gettting anything other than stock speed out of this setup.
I am interested in an Athlon 64 setup, but also can not truly justify a PCI Express video card.

My question:
Would a A64 Socket 969 in an ASUS A8V-E Deluxe setup with my existing Saphire Radeon 9800 Pro be a true upgrade to the P4C800-E Deluxe, or just somewhat of an "even exchange"???

Your reply would be greatly appreciated, because this kind of information is really not available by reading reviews.

Again, I am not a gamer in any real shape or form, I just want a system that feels really fast, and is extremely capable.

If this really would be a true upgrade, which memory should I go with for optimum performance. (I am not a big overclocker either.)

Thanks very much.

Andrew
Austin, TX
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honestly, in my opinion, i dont think its worth spending the money to get a whole new platform for the a64. how can you say your system is slow? sure its not top of the line anymore, but its still more than good enough for just daily general use since you said you arent really a gamer. keep your current setup, dont chuck your rig just yet, at least not for another year or 2 at least.
 
Impact9 said:
I plan on buying a new processor. I generally retire the entire system except this time where I'm sort of stuck with the X800XT. I can't justify getting a PCI-E card of comparible performance on my budget. :(

I'm trying to stay around $500 for a CPU and motherboard and maybe a bit more for memory.
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should be easy, upcoming venice 3200+? for around 150-180$ (just speculation) + nf3 ultra k8n neo 2 for about 130-140$?... what are the stock timings on that memory? you dont really need to chuck the memory... keep it and use it for this new setup.
 
I think the slowest part of my system (and the biggest mistake I made) is the 1GB Kingston Hyper-X PC4000 (DDR-500). The timings on it are just rediculously slow. I am running my P4-C 2.8 at stock 2.8 because "weirdness" always occurred when I increased the speed/voltage at all.
Are there recommended RAM modules to switch to that will give my P4C800-E Deluxe a performance boost ???

Thanks,
Andrew
Austin, TX


Specialist[X] said:
honestly, in my opinion, i dont think its worth spending the money to get a whole new platform for the a64. how can you say your system is slow? sure its not top of the line anymore, but its still more than good enough for just daily general use since you said you arent really a gamer. keep your current setup, dont chuck your rig just yet, at least not for another year or 2 at least.
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The DFI UT nF3 Ultra-D is coming out within the next month and it should roll all over the MSI Neo2.
 
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