Upgrading

fusion29

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Hello i am going to be upgrading a few components on my system, and i have a few questions.

First off i have about $300 to spend and i mainly want a decent video card for Gaming (Company of Heroes, World of Warcraft, Battlefield 2). I was going to wait until the AGP version of the x1950 pro comes out, but i figure i can upgrade to a PCI-ex motherboard for about the same price

My current System:

AMD 64 3400+ Socket 754
ASUS K8N SE Deluxe
2 Gb Corsair XMS 3200
Power Color Radeon 9800XT
2X 120 Gb Harddrives
Audigy 2 ZS
400W Power Supply

System after upgrade:

AMD 64 3400+ Socket 754
MSI K8N Neo3-F Socket 754
2 GB Corsair XMS 3200
Power Color Radeon X1950 pro (PCI-e)
xClio GOODPOWER 500w

I plan on buying a new power supply, motherboard that can support PCI-ex (Still Socket 754), and a Power Color x1950 pro (256mb)

motherboard
Video Card
Power Supply

I am looking for some thoughts on what people think. Would this be a better upgrade than just buying the AGP version of the card? Will this new Setup work?
 
So you want to buy the PSU and MOBO now and wait on the GPU until later? Or am I reading that wrong?

"One AGR (Advanced Graphics Riser) slot
The AGR slot is a special design that only supports compatible AGP VGA cards"

I dont think your current card will work.
 
MattWeb said:
So you want to buy the PSU and MOBO now and wait on the GPU until later? Or am I reading that wrong?

"One AGR (Advanced Graphics Riser) slot
The AGR slot is a special design that only supports compatible AGP VGA cards"

I dont think your current card will work.

no he wants all 3 now.

MOBO - cheaper w/ free shipping
PSU
 
Yes i plan on getting all 3 on the items now. Thanks for the replies, Keep them coming. Want to get as much input as i can.
 
fusion29 said:
Yes i plan on getting all 3 on the items now. Thanks for the replies, Keep them coming. Want to get as much input as i can.


Are you totally for ATI or would you consider NV?
 
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