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Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
follows:
Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
ATI 9800 Pro
SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
Enermax 400w PSU

I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they are
pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my main
priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
Looking at best bang for buck really.

Anyone please advise

TIA.

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If price is very much the object, I'd wait for the 64-bit Semprons.


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- nf3 ultra based motherboard from dfi
- Samsung tccd based ram (G.skill, and certain kinds of corsair ocz and
others
- socket 939 Venice core athlon 64 - get the 3200+ if you can afford it or
the 3000+ if you can't afford it.
these three will set you back about $500 to $600 bucks and give you a
kick-ass highly overclockable and high performance gaming rig


"Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
> follows:
> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
> ATI 9800 Pro
> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
> Enermax 400w PSU
>
> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they are
> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my main
> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>
> Anyone please advise
>
> TIA.

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ASUS A8N-E, 1 GIG Corsair Value RAM, AMD64 3200.


"Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
> follows:
> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
> ATI 9800 Pro
> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
> Enermax 400w PSU
>
> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they are
> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my main
> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>
> Anyone please advise
>
> TIA.

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good advice there. but isn't that asus a PCI-E board? If he has to keep
his graphics card which is agp then he'll have to stick with the nforce 3
ultra chipset (but I agree with you that the nf4 chipset is better general
advice)
as far as the ram goes, the corsair value ram is good stuff but won't allow
a high overclock unless you resort to using dividers.
And make sure to get a Venice amd64 3200. The run cooler and overclock much
higher than other older cores.

"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:jeSdnfu1fpH46kHfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
> ASUS A8N-E, 1 GIG Corsair Value RAM, AMD64 3200.
>
>
> "Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
>> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
>> follows:
>> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
>> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
>> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
>> ATI 9800 Pro
>> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
>> Enermax 400w PSU
>>
>> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they are
>> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my
>> main
>> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
>> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>>
>> Anyone please advise
>>
>> TIA.
>
>

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Actually I'm not too sure if there ar any NF4 boards that are not PCI-E. I
think that most NF2/NF3 boards are AGP .. and VIA chipsets too.


"Dakota650r" <nospam@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uR_Ce.4104$xR1.2319@fe04.lga...
> good advice there. but isn't that asus a PCI-E board? If he has to keep
> his graphics card which is agp then he'll have to stick with the nforce 3
> ultra chipset (but I agree with you that the nf4 chipset is better general
> advice)
> as far as the ram goes, the corsair value ram is good stuff but won't
> allow a high overclock unless you resort to using dividers.
> And make sure to get a Venice amd64 3200. The run cooler and overclock
> much higher than other older cores.
>
> "Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:jeSdnfu1fpH46kHfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>> ASUS A8N-E, 1 GIG Corsair Value RAM, AMD64 3200.
>>
>>
>> "Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
>>> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
>>> follows:
>>> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
>>> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
>>> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
>>> ATI 9800 Pro
>>> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
>>> Enermax 400w PSU
>>>
>>> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they are
>>> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my
>>> main
>>> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
>>> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>>>
>>> Anyone please advise
>>>
>>> TIA.
>>
>>
>
>

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Ok so you got me thinking now would it be wiser upgrading to a PCI-E board
selling my 9800 pro and getting a PCI-E vga card, I paid around £150 for the
9800 pro could I get a PCI-E card for around this with equal or better
performance?

So if I went PCI-E what mainboards are recommended?
Asus A8N-E, any others?


On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:56:10 -0400, "Dakota650r" <nospam@gmail.com> wrote:

>:>good advice there. but isn't that asus a PCI-E board? If he has to keep
>:>his graphics card which is agp then he'll have to stick with the nforce 3
>:>ultra chipset (but I agree with you that the nf4 chipset is better general
>:>advice)
>:>as far as the ram goes, the corsair value ram is good stuff but won't allow
>:>a high overclock unless you resort to using dividers.
>:>And make sure to get a Venice amd64 3200. The run cooler and overclock much
>:>higher than other older cores.
>:>
>:>"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
>:>news:jeSdnfu1fpH46kHfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>:>> ASUS A8N-E, 1 GIG Corsair Value RAM, AMD64 3200.
>:>>
>:>>
>:>> "Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>:>> news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
>:>>> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
>:>>> follows:
>:>>> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
>:>>> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
>:>>> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
>:>>> ATI 9800 Pro
>:>>> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
>:>>> Enermax 400w PSU
>:>>>
>:>>> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they are
>:>>> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my
>:>>> main
>:>>> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
>:>>> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>:>>>
>:>>> Anyone please advise
>:>>>
>:>>> TIA.
>:>>
>:>>
>:>

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There's an ALI chipset that does both PCI-E and AGP but no commercial boards
yet. The AGP is true AGP, not a kluge.

http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2471
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"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:yZOdnaPc4bXEm0DfRVn-hg@comcast.com...
> Actually I'm not too sure if there ar any NF4 boards that are not PCI-E.
> I think that most NF2/NF3 boards are AGP .. and VIA chipsets too.
>
>
> "Dakota650r" <nospam@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uR_Ce.4104$xR1.2319@fe04.lga...
>> good advice there. but isn't that asus a PCI-E board? If he has to keep
>> his graphics card which is agp then he'll have to stick with the nforce 3
>> ultra chipset (but I agree with you that the nf4 chipset is better
>> general advice)
>> as far as the ram goes, the corsair value ram is good stuff but won't
>> allow a high overclock unless you resort to using dividers.
>> And make sure to get a Venice amd64 3200. The run cooler and overclock
>> much higher than other older cores.
>>
>> "Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:jeSdnfu1fpH46kHfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>>> ASUS A8N-E, 1 GIG Corsair Value RAM, AMD64 3200.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>>> news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
>>>> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
>>>> follows:
>>>> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
>>>> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
>>>> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
>>>> ATI 9800 Pro
>>>> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
>>>> Enermax 400w PSU
>>>>
>>>> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they are
>>>> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my
>>>> main
>>>> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
>>>> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone please advise
>>>>
>>>> TIA.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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>I paid around £150 for the 9800 pro could I get a PCI-E card for around
>this with equal or better performance?
yes you can. the 6600gt and x700 series are nice for that price range and
if you shop around you may even find 6800 or x800 cards for that price.

I'm not sure about prices in great britain or in europe but in the us you
can get a pretty nice card for the equivalent of £150 from newegg

> So if I went PCI-E what mainboards are recommended?
> Asus A8N-E, any others?
If you want to overclock then check out DFI nf4 based boards. Asus makes
some good ones too. Abit's fatality nf 4 boards are supposed to be good
overclockers, but a bit pricey compared to dfi.

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking.amd (More info?)

The Nvidia 6600GT is a good card and inexpesive .. the x800 crad is good
too. I spent more money and got an X800XL.

DFI Ultra boards has been pretty much the board that reviewers love ,,, it
is a board for 'enthusiasts' lot's of things to tweak and probably the best
for OC'ing. The EPOX ultra board is good .. I went with ASUS A8N-E and have
been happy with it and have achieved a 10% OC without trying it is
realtiviely inexpensive to the other boards and is very reliable. MSI has a
good Ultra board and many are happy with that.
FoxConn and the ECS have very good cheap NF4 boards, not much for OC'ing.
Here is a place that reviewed the boards
http://www.hardwarezone.com/articl [...] cid=6&pg=1

Here is a good link to compare video cards
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/g [...] ts-05.html



Another easy option for you is to just get the MSI NF3 (250) board that
supports AGP and then get a AMD64 CPU. Not exactly the cutting edge, but it
would be better than what you have now .. which is not a bad rig BTW.

I built a new machine and gave my old system to my kids ... as they were
constantly on it and I had to shoo them away to to do stuff on it.
I went from an ABIT NF2, 9800PRO, XP2700 to an ASUS A8N-E, X800XL, FX-53.
I've been happy with the new system and the video games are better in this
system.


"Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e5iqd1lt4qesa5lpurvvhn5grdiapudfd8@4ax.com...
> Ok so you got me thinking now would it be wiser upgrading to a PCI-E board
> selling my 9800 pro and getting a PCI-E vga card, I paid around £150 for
> the
> 9800 pro could I get a PCI-E card for around this with equal or better
> performance?
>
> So if I went PCI-E what mainboards are recommended?
> Asus A8N-E, any others?
>
>
> On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:56:10 -0400, "Dakota650r" <nospam@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>:>good advice there. but isn't that asus a PCI-E board? If he has to
>>keep
>>:>his graphics card which is agp then he'll have to stick with the nforce
>>3
>>:>ultra chipset (but I agree with you that the nf4 chipset is better
>>general
>>:>advice)
>>:>as far as the ram goes, the corsair value ram is good stuff but won't
>>allow
>>:>a high overclock unless you resort to using dividers.
>>:>And make sure to get a Venice amd64 3200. The run cooler and overclock
>>much
>>:>higher than other older cores.
>>:>
>>:>"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>:>news:jeSdnfu1fpH46kHfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>>:>> ASUS A8N-E, 1 GIG Corsair Value RAM, AMD64 3200.
>>:>>
>>:>>
>>:>> "Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>>:>> news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
>>:>>> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
>>:>>> follows:
>>:>>> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
>>:>>> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
>>:>>> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
>>:>>> ATI 9800 Pro
>>:>>> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
>>:>>> Enermax 400w PSU
>>:>>>
>>:>>> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they
>>are
>>:>>> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my
>>:>>> main
>>:>>> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
>>:>>> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>>:>>>
>>:>>> Anyone please advise
>>:>>>
>>:>>> TIA.
>>:>>
>>:>>
>>:>
>

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Have you tried the new ATI 5.7 drivers .. they are supposed to increase the
perfomance of 128 mb video cards.
http://www.elitebastards.com/page.php?pageid=11180

"Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:e5iqd1lt4qesa5lpurvvhn5grdiapudfd8@4ax.com...
> Ok so you got me thinking now would it be wiser upgrading to a PCI-E board
> selling my 9800 pro and getting a PCI-E vga card, I paid around £150 for
> the
> 9800 pro could I get a PCI-E card for around this with equal or better
> performance?
>
> So if I went PCI-E what mainboards are recommended?
> Asus A8N-E, any others?
>
>
> On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:56:10 -0400, "Dakota650r" <nospam@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>:>good advice there. but isn't that asus a PCI-E board? If he has to
>>keep
>>:>his graphics card which is agp then he'll have to stick with the nforce
>>3
>>:>ultra chipset (but I agree with you that the nf4 chipset is better
>>general
>>:>advice)
>>:>as far as the ram goes, the corsair value ram is good stuff but won't
>>allow
>>:>a high overclock unless you resort to using dividers.
>>:>And make sure to get a Venice amd64 3200. The run cooler and overclock
>>much
>>:>higher than other older cores.
>>:>
>>:>"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>:>news:jeSdnfu1fpH46kHfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>>:>> ASUS A8N-E, 1 GIG Corsair Value RAM, AMD64 3200.
>>:>>
>>:>>
>>:>> "Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>>:>> news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
>>:>>> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
>>:>>> follows:
>>:>>> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
>>:>>> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
>>:>>> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
>>:>>> ATI 9800 Pro
>>:>>> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
>>:>>> Enermax 400w PSU
>>:>>>
>>:>>> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they
>>are
>>:>>> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so my
>>:>>> main
>>:>>> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
>>:>>> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>>:>>>
>>:>>> Anyone please advise
>>:>>>
>>:>>> TIA.
>>:>>
>>:>>
>>:>
>

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I'll second that! I chose the dfi nf4 ut ultra-d and the rosewill ati
radeon x800xl and I love this combo as I have no interest in sli - if i ever
get another graphics card for this system i'd rather have it driving another
monitor or two. I'm still in the process of overclocking and burning in my
Venice 3200+ Right now it is prime95 and memtest stable at 2.4 (10x240) with
no increase in voltage. Idle temps 30 and load is 38ish. memory is g.skill
Samsung tccd running in synch 1:1 with 1T command rate timings 2.5-3-3-10.
I'm slowly increasing the speed to ensure stability.
lbble 0517 bpdw stepping
most people with this stepping are getting 2.8 to 2.9 on air with only a .15
to .20 voltage increase! so I hope that I'll be able to do the same.


"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:GsadnRiCkpjlAUDfRVn-qA@comcast.com...
> The Nvidia 6600GT is a good card and inexpesive .. the x800 crad is good
> too. I spent more money and got an X800XL.
>
> DFI Ultra boards has been pretty much the board that reviewers love ,,, it
> is a board for 'enthusiasts' lot's of things to tweak and probably the
> best for OC'ing. The EPOX ultra board is good .. I went with ASUS A8N-E
> and have been happy with it and have achieved a 10% OC without trying it
> is realtiviely inexpensive to the other boards and is very reliable. MSI
> has a good Ultra board and many are happy with that.
> FoxConn and the ECS have very good cheap NF4 boards, not much for OC'ing.
> Here is a place that reviewed the boards
> http://www.hardwarezone.com/articl [...] cid=6&pg=1
>
> Here is a good link to compare video cards
> http://graphics.tomshardware.com/g [...] ts-05.html
>
>
>
> Another easy option for you is to just get the MSI NF3 (250) board that
> supports AGP and then get a AMD64 CPU. Not exactly the cutting edge, but
> it would be better than what you have now .. which is not a bad rig BTW.
>
> I built a new machine and gave my old system to my kids ... as they were
> constantly on it and I had to shoo them away to to do stuff on it.
> I went from an ABIT NF2, 9800PRO, XP2700 to an ASUS A8N-E, X800XL, FX-53.
> I've been happy with the new system and the video games are better in this
> system.
>
>
> "Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:e5iqd1lt4qesa5lpurvvhn5grdiapudfd8@4ax.com...
>> Ok so you got me thinking now would it be wiser upgrading to a PCI-E
>> board
>> selling my 9800 pro and getting a PCI-E vga card, I paid around £150 for
>> the
>> 9800 pro could I get a PCI-E card for around this with equal or better
>> performance?
>>
>> So if I went PCI-E what mainboards are recommended?
>> Asus A8N-E, any others?
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 23:56:10 -0400, "Dakota650r" <nospam@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>:>good advice there. but isn't that asus a PCI-E board? If he has to
>>>keep
>>>:>his graphics card which is agp then he'll have to stick with the nforce
>>>3
>>>:>ultra chipset (but I agree with you that the nf4 chipset is better
>>>general
>>>:>advice)
>>>:>as far as the ram goes, the corsair value ram is good stuff but won't
>>>allow
>>>:>a high overclock unless you resort to using dividers.
>>>:>And make sure to get a Venice amd64 3200. The run cooler and overclock
>>>much
>>>:>higher than other older cores.
>>>:>
>>>:>"Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote in message
>>>:>news:jeSdnfu1fpH46kHfRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>>>:>> ASUS A8N-E, 1 GIG Corsair Value RAM, AMD64 3200.
>>>:>>
>>>:>>
>>>:>> "Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>>>:>> news:s38od1t59eefoeddpr4reri9kh1hs4ft8v@4ax.com...
>>>:>>> Hello I am planning an upgrade on my system the current config is as
>>>:>>> follows:
>>>:>>> Soltek SL-75FRN-RL
>>>:>>> AMD 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (200fsb)
>>>:>>> 768mb pc3200 TwinMOS 3x256mb sticks running dual channel.
>>>:>>> ATI 9800 Pro
>>>:>>> SATA 250gb seagate 7800.2
>>>:>>> Enermax 400w PSU
>>>:>>>
>>>:>>> I am going to keep the ATI 9800 Pro and hard drive as I think they
>>>are
>>>:>>> pretty good for now and can't afford a new graphics card anyway so
>>>my
>>>:>>> main
>>>:>>> priorities are the MAINBOARD, CPU, RAM.
>>>:>>> Looking at best bang for buck really.
>>>:>>>
>>>:>>> Anyone please advise
>>>:>>>
>>>:>>> TIA.
>>>:>>
>>>:>>
>>>:>
>>
>
>

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Hey Wookie you saved me some money for sometime dude!!! upgraded the drivers
to 5.7 and things are much smoother now on my setup games faster.

Thanks you very much!

On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:01:45 -0700, "Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote:

>:>Have you tried the new ATI 5.7 drivers .. they are supposed to increase the
>:>perfomance of 128 mb video cards.
>:>http://www.elitebastards.com/page.php?pageid=11180
>:>
>:>"Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>:>news:e5iqd1lt4qesa5lpurvvhn5grdiapudfd8@4ax.com...
>:>> Ok so you got me thinking now would it be wiser upgrading to a PCI-E board
>:>> selling my 9800 pro and getting a PCI-E vga card, I paid around £150 for
>:>> the
>:>> 9800 pro could I get a PCI-E card for around this with equal or better
>:>> performance?
>:>>
>:>> So if I went PCI-E what mainboards are recommended?
>:>> Asus A8N-E, any others?
>:>>
>:>>
<snip>

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Glad it worked out for you.

I really noticed when I went from 512 Mb of RAM to 1 gig .. if you're
itiching to spend some cash .. like I said that Corsair Value RAM 2x512
PC3200 is a good deal. They work very nice in my ABIT NF2 board.


"Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:kvdtd196rgpq0fcl9q9rbaurjqt09hrqrt@4ax.com...
> Hey Wookie you saved me some money for sometime dude!!! upgraded the
> drivers
> to 5.7 and things are much smoother now on my setup games faster.
>
> Thanks you very much!
>
> On Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:01:45 -0700, "Wookie" <Tom@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>>:>Have you tried the new ATI 5.7 drivers .. they are supposed to increase
>>the
>>:>perfomance of 128 mb video cards.
>>:>http://www.elitebastards.com/page.php?pageid=11180
>>:>
>>:>"Lee" <leecomp@REMOVETHISblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
>>:>news:e5iqd1lt4qesa5lpurvvhn5grdiapudfd8@4ax.com...
>>:>> Ok so you got me thinking now would it be wiser upgrading to a PCI-E
>>board
>>:>> selling my 9800 pro and getting a PCI-E vga card, I paid around £150
>>for
>>:>> the
>>:>> 9800 pro could I get a PCI-E card for around this with equal or better
>>:>> performance?
>>:>>
>>:>> So if I went PCI-E what mainboards are recommended?
>>:>> Asus A8N-E, any others?
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