Request advice new motherboard

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I want to upgrade my PC with a new CPU, memory and motherboard.
My present graphics card has a reasonable performance, so I'd rather keep it
after the upgrade. It needs an AGP slot.
Since most modern graphic cards now require PCI-Express slots, I thought it
would be a good idea to go for a motherboard with both slots on board, just
to be on the safe side for later.
Can anyone recommend me some good motherboards? I have not yet decided
between Intel or AMD for the CPU, the board should however support dual core
and have a performing modern chipset.
Thanks for any suggestion you wish to share with me.
 
Langholm said:
I want to upgrade my PC with a new CPU, memory and motherboard.
My present graphics card has a reasonable performance, so I'd rather keep it
after the upgrade. It needs an AGP slot.
Since most modern graphic cards now require PCI-Express slots, I thought it
would be a good idea to go for a motherboard with both slots on board, just
to be on the safe side for later.
Can anyone recommend me some good motherboards? I have not yet decided
between Intel or AMD for the CPU, the board should however support dual core
and have a performing modern chipset.
Thanks for any suggestion you wish to share with me.
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If you are going to spend the money for a new cpu, mobo and RAM...
you might as well go all the way and get the pci-x video too...
I doubt if any of the new boards even bother with AGP any more.
Unless you are a gamer...even a lower priced video card should be fine.
(You can sell your old stuff on ebay to pay for it.)

I've always been a big fan of AMD...but I think right now Intel is leading
the race.
 
Langholm said:
I want to upgrade my PC with a new CPU, memory and motherboard.
My present graphics card has a reasonable performance, so I'd rather keep
it after the upgrade. It needs an AGP slot.
Since most modern graphic cards now require PCI-Express slots, I thought
it would be a good idea to go for a motherboard with both slots on board,
just to be on the safe side for later.
Can anyone recommend me some good motherboards? I have not yet decided
between Intel or AMD for the CPU, the board should however support dual
core and have a performing modern chipset.
Thanks for any suggestion you wish to share with me.
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Philo, what memory does your current system utilize? If you're going to
keep your AGP, you might as well keep the memory too, if it's DDR400/PC3200.
Then you could go w/ this board, if Intel is the way you want to go (LGA
775):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157092

These three boards will accommodate AGP, but not DDR (DDR2 only):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...70921489+1073407577&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=22

If you need/want to AGP, and use DDR, here's the only board I'm aware of:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157097

FYI it's currently out of stock at Newegg.

Jeff
 
Jeff H said:
Philo, what memory does your current system utilize? If you're going to
keep your AGP, you might as well keep the memory too, if it's DDR400/PC3200.
Then you could go w/ this board, if Intel is the way you want to go (LGA
775):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157092

These three boards will accommodate AGP, but not DDR (DDR2 only):

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...70921489+1073407577&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=22

If you need/want to AGP, and use DDR, here's the only board I'm aware of:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157097

FYI it's currently out of stock at Newegg.

Jeff
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I'm not the OP...
but your advice looks good!
 
Langholm said:
I want to upgrade my PC with a new CPU, memory and motherboard.
My present graphics card has a reasonable performance, so I'd rather keep
it after the upgrade. It needs an AGP slot.
Since most modern graphic cards now require PCI-Express slots, I thought
it would be a good idea to go for a motherboard with both slots on board,
just to be on the safe side for later.
Can anyone recommend me some good motherboards? I have not yet decided
between Intel or AMD for the CPU, the board should however support dual
core and have a performing modern chipset.
Thanks for any suggestion you wish to share with me.
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Asrock 775 VIA-MST.
VIA chipset.
533-800-1066 FSB.
AGP and PCI-E slots.
DDR and DDR2 slots. 2 slots each. Maximum 2 GBs. You can't use both at the
same time (of course).
Intel D and Core2Duo CPU's (and other lesser ones).
I use one (with Intel D930) and am pleased with it (apart from the sound
output which I can't get to work; but that's probably down to myself and not
the motherboard).
It's not expensive.

Sylvain.
 
VERY few quality motherboards off both AGP and PCI-E x16 slots. You choose
one or the other.
 
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