Tom's Hardware > Forum > Motherboards & Memory > General Motherboard > Need help with finding a mobo

Need help with finding a mobo

Forum Motherboards & Memory : General Motherboard - Need help with finding a mobo

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
Smeltz   09-23-2008 at 08:31:09 AM

Are there any decent but inexpensive mobos that Support PCI 2.0? I was going to upgrade my 1950 pro with this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 814121253. My price is around $130-$145. My cpu supports up to 1066 Mhz FSB. Thanx for ur time. :)

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
Maziar   09-23-2008 at 08:47:46 AM
- 0 +

ASUS P5Q-E would be an option

Message quoted 1 times
------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
 Reply to Maziar
outlw6669   09-23-2008 at 08:56:47 AM
- 0 +

^ +1 P5Q-E
Any P45 or P43 Mb will give you a PCIe 2.0 slot.
However, ALL of the cards on your list will be much slower than your current 1950 PRO and NONE of them will need even the full bandwidth of a 16x PCIe 1.1 slot.
If you want a more current GPU, look into a 4670 or 4850.
If your current Mb has a 16x PCIe 1.1 slot, don't waste the cash on a new Mb just to get PCIe 2.0 as it's bandwith is currently un necessary.


Message edited by outlw6669 on 09-23-2008 at 08:58:04 AM
------------------------------ If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce today would cost $100, get a million miles to the gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
PSA
 Reply to outlw6669
Smeltz   09-23-2008 at 10:46:45 AM
- 0 +

Maziar wrote :

ASUS P5Q-E would be an option



I have looked up ur suggestion on newegg but i cant seem to find a motherboard that fits my cpu :??:

Reply to Smeltz
outlw6669   09-23-2008 at 10:47:42 AM
- 0 +

Perhaps you could post your full system specs?

------------------------------ If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce today would cost $100, get a million miles to the gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside.
PSA
 Reply to outlw6669
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Motherboards & Memory > General Motherboard > Need help with finding a mobo
Go to:

There are 581 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.467 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?