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06-01-2005, 10:30 PM
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graphics/mobo question
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
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06-02-2005, 12:04 AM
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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.
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06-02-2005, 12:10 AM
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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
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06-04-2005, 12:09 PM
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the asus a8v will work it has pci and agp instead of pci express
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06-04-2005, 02:03 PM
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06-05-2005, 01:18 PM
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yeah im pretty sure im goin to go with the a8n-e which is nforce4. an get a pci-e graphics card |
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