basically i have a Gigabyte GA-8PE800 motherboard and i want to upgrade certain areas of it so that it would run faster i would buy another moter board but i havent got the money at the mo lol so i wanna take it step by step so i was just wondering what the best graphics card available for my motherboard would be also id like to know what precesor is the best on the market that would be compatable with my motherboard that you i will post specs of mother board Specification Processor * Socket 478 Intel ® Pentium® 4 with HT Technology Chipset * Intel® 82845PE MCH * Intel® 82801DB ICH4 * Super I/O: ITE IT8712F * Realtek ALC650E/655 Audio AC'97 Codec * 2Mbit flash ROM Front Side Bus * 533 / 400 MHz FSB Memory * DDR 266 / 333 (PC2100 / 2700) 184 pin (2.5v) * 3 x DIMM slots * 2GB Internal I/O Connectors * 1 x CD / AUX in * 1 x FDD * 2 x UDMA ATA 100/66 Bus Master IDE * 2 x USB 2.0 (supports 4 ports) * 3 x cooling fan pin headers * SPDIF in/out (with rear bracket) Expansion Slots * 1 x AGP 4x, support 1.5v display card only * 5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant) Rear Panel I/O * 1 x Game / Midi * 1 x LPT * 2 x COM * 2 x PS/2 (Keyboard/Mouse) * 2 x USB 2.0 * 3 x Audio jacks (Line-in/Line-out/MIC) CPU/AGP/DIMM setting * AGP Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS * CPU FSB / Multiplier / Vcore Voltage adjustable via BIOS * DIMM Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS Form Factor * ATX * 295mm x 200mm H/W Monitoring * H/W detect and report Power-in voltage, CPU voltage and Fan speed * System health status auto-detect and report by BIOS SORRY IF THIS IS A NOOB QUESTION
well, socket 478 mobos are pretty old, but I think the best processor for that would be the one you allready have. As for the gfx card, the Gecube x1950xt is the fastest card out there for AGP, and it will probably allways be that way. Unfortunelry, people are having many problems with the cooler that comes with it, and say it doesnt work right. (I have one, it works fine, but I've got water cooling) Probably a Gainward Bliss 7800GS+ (plus is very important) would be your best bet.
thanks man err. so i was wondering can i get any nvidia geforce under Gainward Bliss 7800GS+ (GeForce 7900)?
ohh sorry i meant would i be able to get and graphics card like geforce 7600 gt (if that what its called) PCI
you are better off with an agp card as your agp slot runs 4x faster then a pci slot. motherboard link http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=1619
sorry for this noob question but can my motherboard Processor * Socket 478 Intel ® Pentium® 4 with HT Technology Chipset * Intel® 82845PE MCH * Intel® 82801DB ICH4 * Super I/O: ITE IT8712F * Realtek ALC650E/655 Audio AC'97 Codec * 2Mbit flash ROM Front Side Bus * 533 / 400 MHz FSB Memory * DDR 266 / 333 (PC2100 / 2700) 184 pin (2.5v) * 3 x DIMM slots * 2GB Internal I/O Connectors * 1 x CD / AUX in * 1 x FDD * 2 x UDMA ATA 100/66 Bus Master IDE * 2 x USB 2.0 (supports 4 ports) * 3 x cooling fan pin headers * SPDIF in/out (with rear bracket) Expansion Slots * 1 x AGP 4x, support 1.5v display card only * 5 x PCI slots (PCI 2.2 compliant) Rear Panel I/O * 1 x Game / Midi * 1 x LPT * 2 x COM * 2 x PS/2 (Keyboard/Mouse) * 2 x USB 2.0 * 3 x Audio jacks (Line-in/Line-out/MIC) CPU/AGP/DIMM setting * AGP Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS * CPU FSB / Multiplier / Vcore Voltage adjustable via BIOS * DIMM Voltage / Clock adjustable via BIOS Form Factor * ATX * 295mm x 200mm H/W Monitoring * H/W detect and report Power-in voltage, CPU voltage and Fan speed * System health status auto-detect and report by BIOS handle this graphics card Interface: AGP GPU Clock Speed: 400 MHz Memory: 256 MB Memory Clock Speed: 1,000 MHz GPU Manufacturer: NVIDIA Condition: Used GPU Model: GeForce 6600 Connectors: Dual-DVI, TV-Out Brand: XFX PS Sorri bout other posts
why are you repeating the specs that is also your 1st post? just ask if this card will work on my board with the specs posted above. that card will work on your board as both card & agp slot is 1.5volts.
