Best MoBo + Vid Card Combo
 

Well, since x-mas is comming up, I think i want to treat myself to a PC upgrade.

About 8-9 months ago, i bought my ASUS A8V Deluxe mobo w/ AMD 64 3000+

Only reason i got the A8V was because i didnt have enough $$ to spring for a new PCI-E video card aswell.



Im looking to spend between 300-350$ in total.

Ive been looking at some various motherboards, mainly ASUS, but does anyone recomend any other model from a different manufacturer? Also have been looking into a 6600GT, and later down the line running SLI with 2 of them.

Any suggestions?

Oh, and current video card is a Radeon 9000 Pro 64MB, so basically anything is an improvement cool:

6800GT or X800XL

9800pro for like 110 to 150, decent mobo for 150 to 200. Boom your set. IF your current processor = 754 socket.. you = fucked.

(even a 6800GT or x800 for around 200 or a little more if you can spend it, and well worth it.)

[quote="Short Hand":3facf]9800pro for like 110 to 150, decent mobo for 150 to 200. Boom your set. IF your current processor = 754 socket.. you = fucked.

(even a 6800GT or x800 for around 200 or a little more if you can spend it, and well worth it.)[/quote:3facf]

Its a 939 socket.

I was looking at the ASUS A8N SLi, and a 6600GT, then later adding another for SLi.

LOL I thought you said ANUS

[quote="Short Hand":771b1]9800pro for like 110 to 150, decent mobo for 150 to 200. Boom your set. IF your current processor = 754 socket.. you = fucked.

(even a 6800GT or x800 for around 200 or a little more if you can spend it, and well worth it.)[/quote:771b1]

9800pro is getting a wee bit old now, soon wont be able to manage the latist games.

I'd recommend a 6800GT or equivelant.

9800pro, is out of date. Hell the XT is out of date.

my friends 9800 pro handled cod 2 nearly maxed out lol.. Out of date..... (my computer = different story, it is bottlenecked by my wonderful pc 133 ram..

There is no way in hell a 9800 Pro could even dream of maxing out CoD2 when even 7800/X1800s struggle with it and they are 4x as fast.

Whats the best mobo for a 6600GT, trying to add some upgrades for my comp.

If you want the best performance the [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136157:8a7b2]DFI Lanparty UT SLI-DR[/url:8a7b2] is the best. However, it's a bit tricky to set up if you don't know what you're doing. Tons of options in BIOS...

The [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131540:8a7b2]Asus A8N-SLI Premium[/url:8a7b2] is good and a lot easier to set up.



moonraker, I highly suggest you skip the 6600GT and go up to 6800GT. Two 6600GTs in SLI is slower and costs more than a single 6800GT.

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nearly. not completely akuma. aka 2xaa, 8xaf 1280x1024 all graphics settings cranked. (except for maybe dynamic lights..) and it runs great. Thats more then enough for me, I never really asked him to turn it up anymore, but i am sure it would still have been decent.