So I've been having a chat with some of the guys over in the graphics card forum as I’m looking to upgrade my aging 7600GT AGP GPU to a 8800GT when they come out. A problem that I found though is that installing that card in my current setup would badly bottleneck the card due to my m/b’s crappy 4x PCIe interface. So one of the options I’ve got is to buy a new m/b with a 16x PCIe interface to allow the card its full potential. The only problem is that I’ve been out of the m/b loop for so long that I’ve no idea whats out there so if someone could help me out that would be awesome.
I’m not really too bothered about having an uber-tech m/b with tons of overclocking potential as I just wouldn’t use it. Nor SLI for that matter. Just something that would run my current components stably and allow for a 8800GT to shine! I also don’t want to spend tons of cash on it either. Maybe something around £50 ($100) you think? Any ideas?
Thanks.
My current rig -
Viewsonic VX824 (1280 x 1024)
Asrock 775dual-VSTA
Core2Duo E6600
Enermax EG365AX 350W PSU (will upgrade this for the 8800GT!)
1.5Gb DDR RAM *(upgrading to Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR2 PC2-5300/667)
WD Caviar SE 16 WD5000AAKS SATA HHD
Geforce 7600GT AGP
I’m not really too bothered about having an uber-tech m/b with tons of overclocking potential as I just wouldn’t use it. Nor SLI for that matter. Just something that would run my current components stably and allow for a 8800GT to shine! I also don’t want to spend tons of cash on it either. Maybe something around £50 ($100) you think? Any ideas?
Thanks.
My current rig -
Viewsonic VX824 (1280 x 1024)
Asrock 775dual-VSTA
Core2Duo E6600
Enermax EG365AX 350W PSU (will upgrade this for the 8800GT!)
1.5Gb DDR RAM *(upgrading to Crucial Ballistix 2GB DDR2 PC2-5300/667)
WD Caviar SE 16 WD5000AAKS SATA HHD
Geforce 7600GT AGP