Is There a Motherboard with 4 DDR2 Slots & an 8X AGP Port

[SpikiestDog2]

I am looking at upgrading my main system. I basicly use it for gaming. Here are the spects:

Intel P4 3.2GHz Processor (Northwood)
2 GB 3200 DDR Memory (1GB Corsair and 1GB PDP Sys)(Dual Channel)
Asus P4P800-E Deluxe Motherboard
Demon 2 Case (Silver & Blue)
ATI All-in-Wonder 9800 (w/fan blowing outside the case)
80GB, 160GB, & 250GB Hard Drives
8X DVD+-RW, 4X DVD+-RW, & 48X CD-RW Opticle Drives
Matching (w/ the case) Silver Floppy Drive
11 Fans (4 case, 2 power supply, 1 video card, 1 processor, 1 under video card, 2 on memory)(Keeps my case nice and cool!


I want to upgrade my processor to one of the Intel dual core chip, so I have to have a MB that will accept a 775pin processor. And I want to upgrade my video card to ATI All-in-Wonder X800XT, which is only made for AGP, so, I need an 8X AGP port as well. I know the case I want to upgrade to. http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=IC-TR-N&cat=CAS
Any sugestions on upgrading?

Now the question, Can I get 4 slots for DDR2 mem for a MB that has AGP? If not, would a timing of 2-2-2-5 be good for new DDR chips?

Be sure to post any comments you have.

Thanks

[Panama Red]

The only mobo's I can come up with using Newegg's configurator that combines AGP & DDR2 offers only 2 x DDR2 slots. And all three of them are made by ECS - not a recommended manufacturer. Why not change your vid card choice to PCI-E? That's the direction the technology is going at the moment.

[glc]

The new motherboards for the dual core chips aren't really out yet. The 915/925 chipsets aren't compatible. Hold tight for a while, and I'm betting you will *have* to go PCI-E. I'd expect an 800 series AIW for PCI-E to be available pretty soon.

[SpikiestDog2]

I was originally planning on waiting, but I build PCs to sell, and I know someone who wants to buy my system with not every piece though. May as well use this chance to upgrade.

Is there an All-in-Wonder card, better than my 9800, that is PCI-E? At one point I thought there was a AIW X800 XT for PCI-E. Am I mistaken?

[glc]

The only PCI-E AIW so far is the X600 Pro. It doesn't game quite as well as a 9800. If you want to cobble up an upgrade with a high power socket 775 chip like the 6xx series and keep the 9800 AIW, look at the Asus P5P800. This takes standard DDR, it's a 865PE, modified version of what you have now for 775.

[SpikiestDog2]

I have seen MB that are capable of DDR and DDR2 with AGP. Would it be a good idea to get DDR2 mem instead of my DDR 3200? Here is a link to one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813135173

[kram 2.0]

Another viable option may be to get a regular PCI-Express graphics card and purchase a PCI VIVO card. That way, you have the AIW functions, but you get to pick which PCI-Express graphics card you want.

kram

[SpikiestDog2]

Why didn't I think of that?!?!?!? That might be just what I need to do.

However, I am still wondering about the memory.

[glc]

I wouldn't buy an ECS board if they were the last manufacturer left on the planet. Asus has some dual memory (DDR, DDR2) capable PCI-E only boards, but just like the dual SDRAM/DDR boards, you can only use one or the other, no mixing. There really isn't a big advantage to DDR2 yet, the latencies are very high.

Good idea, kram - one of the Hauppauge cards would be very nice.

[SpikiestDog2]

I have an old Hauppauge card, paid $120 for it 5 years ago. It is just a piece of junk. I would get the ATI HD TV card. Would that be a good choice of card?

[glc]

Well, Reboot is very video savvy, and he's saying that the new Hauppauge cards make ATI's look like crap. Check out some threads in the multimedia forum.