I'm looking to out together the fastest gaming and 3D application PC I possibly can. My current thinking is as follows:
1) Intel P4 3.06Ghz @ 533Mhz
2) Motherboard (?: suggestions welcome) -- Needs to support SATA-133, GB Ethernet, USB 2.0, RDRAM 1066 Mhz (to sync w/ processor), AGP 8x, etc...
3) 512 MB RDRAM
OR
1) Intel P4 3.0 Ghz @ 800 Mhz
2) Motherboard (?: suggestions welcome) -- Needs to support SATA-133, GB Ethernet, USB 2.0, RDRAM 1066 Mhz (to sync w/ processor), AGP 8x, etc...
3) 1 GB DDR400 (200 MHz) (2 x 512)
In terms of the graphics card I am choosing between EITHER the new Nvidia GeForceFX 5900 Ultra or the ATi Radeon 9800 PRO.
Can someone come with a recommendation for a motherboard? Which of the two configurations would provide the highest performance?
Also, what are the benefits of the Nvidia nForce2? Is this a board I should be looking at?
THANKS!
Mike
1) Intel P4 3.06Ghz @ 533Mhz
2) Motherboard (?: suggestions welcome) -- Needs to support SATA-133, GB Ethernet, USB 2.0, RDRAM 1066 Mhz (to sync w/ processor), AGP 8x, etc...
3) 512 MB RDRAM
OR
1) Intel P4 3.0 Ghz @ 800 Mhz
2) Motherboard (?: suggestions welcome) -- Needs to support SATA-133, GB Ethernet, USB 2.0, RDRAM 1066 Mhz (to sync w/ processor), AGP 8x, etc...
3) 1 GB DDR400 (200 MHz) (2 x 512)
In terms of the graphics card I am choosing between EITHER the new Nvidia GeForceFX 5900 Ultra or the ATi Radeon 9800 PRO.
Can someone come with a recommendation for a motherboard? Which of the two configurations would provide the highest performance?
Also, what are the benefits of the Nvidia nForce2? Is this a board I should be looking at?
THANKS!
Mike