First off, let me provide some links
Link to detailed current CPU info
Link to deteailed current Mobo info
Both results courtesy of SiSoft Sandra Lite.
I currently have an ATI Radeon 9000 128Mb 4x AGP video card. I decided that since it's chugging along when I play FFXI, and I saw they're up to 512Mb, I'd at least upgrade to a 256Mb card. So last night, I bought a XFX GeForce 6200 8x AGP.
Honestly I wasn't even sure my mobo supports 8x. And then, my friend links me to this SAPPHIRE 100142L Radeon X1300 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card.
The problem is, while I'm not positive that my current mobo has 8x AGP, I am positive it doesn't have PCI-E.
BUT.... it made me interested in upgrading my mobo. Problem is, I have no idea how to do that as I've never done it. I know enough that I'd get a better mobo and put the CPU I've got on it, but beyond that, I'm not clear. Like how to tell what I've got (found it's a Socket 478, Model # 8IPE1000-G), and then how do I know from there what's compatible to upgrade it...
I also think my current mobo doesn't support 8x AGP, from glancing over the two linked text files above that contain a lot of data I don't quite understand...
Which basically prompts a mobo overhaul anyways.
So, with the CPU that I have, and the 512 video card, what kind of mobo should I be looking for? Where's a good place to shop for one? Can anyone recommend any mobos?
Thank you and I appreciate your help.
PS - If by chance posting external links is taboo, I apologize and request the links merely be removed rather than the thread deleted.
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