Dual-vsta 775 + 8800gts, should I upgrade?

[Duke Lion]

Hi.

My current setup is:

E6400
Asrock dual-vsta 775 (PCI-E 4x)
2gb ddr2 ram
8800 gts /320mb

I originally bought the mobo for a 7900 gt (which broke shortly after). I didn't know that the board was only 4x

I was wondering if it's worth upgrading to a PCI-E 16x board? if yes, what are some good, cheap boards?

I saw the PCI-E scaling analysis article on here.. They ran benchmarks on a 320mb 8800gts, but only in 2 games. In CoD 2 there was a difference of almost 50% and in Quake 4 it was under 10%. In 3D mark06 it was 800 points.

I run games at 1280x1024 if that makes any difference.

-Michael

 

[computertech82]

Here's a decent acticle for you:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/03/27/pci_express_scaling_analysis/page8.html#call_of_duty_2

You might be better off with another motherboard or using a AGP video card.

 

[akhilles]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127031&Tpk=ip35-e
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/Skusearch.hmx?scriteria=ba23929

~$70 after rebate. Overclockability is nearly on par with other P35 boards for over $100.

 

[rammedstein]

i would wait until nvidia and atis new lines of chipsets come out, they will force the prices of the others down very far.

 

[rodney_ws]

They made a motherboard with a 4X slot as the fastest slot? Man, really?

 

[computertech82]

They made a motherboard with a 4X slot as the fastest slot? Man, really?

It was a "crossover" board from AGP to PCI-E. Little easier to upgrade....until 8x and 16x pci-e cards came out.