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HiFi
06-01-2005, 09:30 PM
bought my graphics card only a year ago (radeon 9800pro) so i dont really want to replace that.. i want to know if my graphics card is goin to hold the system back with the following specs: Asus a8n-e / athlon 64 3500+ venice / radeon 9800pro
thefultonhow
06-01-2005, 11:04 PM
It won't be compatible, period. The A8N-E supports PCI-E and not AGP -- the 9800 Pro is AGP.

What are your current specs? If they're modern enough, you may actually get a bigger boost from upgrading the card than from upgrading the motherboard and CPU.
HiFi
06-01-2005, 11:10 PM
it wont support at all? thats a shame i only it got a year ago. My current system is old - it was the latest greatest in february 2002. XP 1900+ system with 266 FSB MOBO
kevinf
06-04-2005, 11:09 AM
the asus a8v will work it has pci and agp instead of pci express
thefultonhow
06-04-2005, 01:03 PM
the asus a8v will work it has pci and agp instead of pci express

I will never condone using VIA products. In my opinion, it's better to get an MSI nForce3 Ultra board than to use a VIA-chipset board from Asus.
HiFi
06-05-2005, 12:18 PM
I will never condone using VIA products. In my opinion, it's better to get an MSI nForce3 Ultra board than to use a VIA-chipset board from Asus.


yeah im pretty sure im goin to go with the a8n-e which is nforce4. an get a pci-e graphics card