I'm planning on getting a new motherboard and processor but I don't know what to get. I'm looking on spending around 250 bucks total preferably. I'll be using the system primarily for gaming mainly Quake 3: Arena.
Right now I have a PIII 800 w/512 pc133 ram, Geforce 2 PRO 64mb and a crap BX133-Raid Abit motherboard. The motherboard is the main cause for the poor FPS (87 in "Fastest") I'm getting in q3 I think. The mb only supports 1X AGP transfers. The graphics card supports up to 4X AGP transfers. I'm no expert but thats my guess as to why I'm getting such low frames.
I want the best possible performance I can get for Q3: Arena for what I'm willing to pay for a new mb and processor. On pricewatch I noticed some descent prices for a Athlon XP 1500 & motherboard but I don't know how good it is performance wise. If anyone could give me some good advice I'd greatly appreciate it. Being as specific as possible would be excellent.
Thanks a lot
Erik
Right now I have a PIII 800 w/512 pc133 ram, Geforce 2 PRO 64mb and a crap BX133-Raid Abit motherboard. The motherboard is the main cause for the poor FPS (87 in "Fastest") I'm getting in q3 I think. The mb only supports 1X AGP transfers. The graphics card supports up to 4X AGP transfers. I'm no expert but thats my guess as to why I'm getting such low frames.
I want the best possible performance I can get for Q3: Arena for what I'm willing to pay for a new mb and processor. On pricewatch I noticed some descent prices for a Athlon XP 1500 & motherboard but I don't know how good it is performance wise. If anyone could give me some good advice I'd greatly appreciate it. Being as specific as possible would be excellent.
Thanks a lot
Erik
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