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11-29-2003, 10:02 PM
Dray_04

Hey guyz, I live in NZ and i was wondering wot you guyz would recommend i get.

Im trying to deliver the best graphics my card can get (GeForce FX5200 128Mb AGP x8) but i think my motherboard is slowing it down. Heres my specs.

My current motherboard: MS - 6367 (win32 based board) (and i think it only has 4xAGP)

512 Mb RAM
2gb Athlon processor
60gb HD
Win XP

Im puzzled because my friend has a Geforce 4 MX 64Mb yet his graphics run way smoother than mine. We have the same spec computer. I have all the latest drivers. ....He even scores a higher benchmark test than me when his resolution is on 1600 x 1200 and mine is only 800 x 600. :(

Thanx for ya help :lol:
11-29-2003, 10:08 PM
**GASHA**

Try this Abit NF7s board, I have one. Great for gaming.
11-29-2003, 10:18 PM
Dray_04

thanx.

how high can you set your resolution on games like UT2003 without it lagging at all.??

also will that site allow me to purchase from here in NZ?
11-29-2003, 11:27 PM
Dray_04

cmon guyz.

there must be sum more opinions out there :huh:
11-29-2003, 11:58 PM
Kunal

the asus motherboard that clockers got it great (i forgets its name, maybe pm him)
11-30-2003, 12:09 AM
Dray_04

mayb u can giv me a link to their website kunal
11-30-2003, 01:26 AM
clocker

Hi Dray,

I have a Asus A7N8X Deluxe rev2.0 and it's got more sh*t than you can shake a stick at.
I recommend it highly.
Lamsey recommends it highly...he's the guy who turned me on to it.
11-30-2003, 01:29 AM
Dray_04

Quote:

Originally posted by clocker@30 November 2003 - 01:26
Hi Dray,

I have a Asus A7N8X Deluxe rev2.0 and it's got more sh*t than you can shake a stick at.
I recommend it highly.
Lamsey recommends it highly...he's the guy who turned me on to it.

Thanx man. Ill look into it. HOw much can i expect to pay? In NZ currency if possible :P
11-30-2003, 01:57 AM
_John_Lennon_

Quote:

Originally posted by dray_02+29 November 2003 - 20:29--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (dray_02 @ 29 November 2003 - 20:29)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-clocker@30 November 2003 - 01:26
Hi Dray,

I have a Asus A7N8X Deluxe rev2.0 and it's got more sh*t than you can shake a stick at.
I recommend it highly.
Lamsey recommends it highly...he's the guy who turned me on to it.

Thanx man. Ill look into it. HOw much can i expect to pay? In NZ currency if possible :P [/b][/quote]
In New Zealand? Ouch,

And btw, what speed is your Ram, and what kind of AMD CPU do you have, because you might not need the ASUS or ABIT high end mobo's if you arnt really running a barton.
11-30-2003, 04:03 AM
Dray_04

512 Ram
Amd athlon 2000+

Quote:

because you might not need the ASUS or ABIT high end mobo's if you arnt really running a barton

??? :huh: huh?
11-30-2003, 06:41 AM
clocker

What he means Dray is that the Asus that I have and other, better boards really shine if you have fast RAM and clockable chips. Although it may still make sense if you plan on upgrading those two components anytime soon, you won't really get the full benefit with your current stuff ( although it's hard to tell about your RAM as "512" isn't much of a description...).

Quote:

Thanx man. Ill look into it. HOw much can i expect to pay? In NZ currency if possible

What is the currency over there?
Wool?
11-30-2003, 06:56 AM
Dray_04

lol @clocker

if ur sooo brainy then u obviously would have figured out that 512 Ram culdve been 512 MB ram.... oh could it be 512 Kb Ram......geez thats slow. nah it culda been 512 Gb Ram ay ? ....woah thats alot.

Quote:

Although it may still make sense if you plan on upgrading those two components anytime soon, you won't really get the full benefit with your current stuff

I am going to upgrade both my MoBo and Mem. but i just wanted some opinions on how upgrading will make my graphics way better. otherwise it must be the G card
11-30-2003, 07:11 AM
clocker

Ah, Dray...

Of course I knew it was Mb that you were referring to.
But what speed RAM is it?
11-30-2003, 07:40 AM
Dray_04

yer i no u knew. i was just kidding. lol.

[/QUOTE]But what speed RAM is it[QUOTE]

im kinda lost now. :huh: ummm DDR??

lol i feel so stupid :lol:
11-30-2003, 10:10 AM
**GASHA**

I dont experience any lag running games at 1600 x 1200(e.g. Call of Duty/Hidden & Dangerous 2/All Rallly Games I've tried) not tried Unreal Tourny yet but I'm sure it would run fine.

Possibly because I have an Athlon 2800Barton chip and a G-Force 4 Titanium 4600 with 1GB of pc3200 400MHz DDR ram installed.
11-30-2003, 11:42 AM
Kunal

Quote:

Originally posted by **GASHA**@30 November 2003 - 11:10
I dont experience any lag running games at 1600 x 1200(e.g. Call of Duty/Hidden & Dangerous 2/All Rallly Games I've tried) not tried Unreal Tourny yet but I'm sure it would run fine.

Possibly because I have an Athlon 2800Barton chip and a G-Force 4 Titanium 4600 with 1GB of pc3200 400MHz DDR ram installed.

look at your system specs compared to dray_02's, before posting (or are you just showing of or trying to increase your post count <_< :lol: :P )

@dray_02, look on your memory it will tell you a speed, such as pc2700 or ddr333
11-30-2003, 12:33 PM
**GASHA**

Quote:

are you just showing of (ahem..off) or trying to increase your post count

Yaaaawwwwnnnnn...................................................................................

No game is ever gonna run entirely based on your board.....hence why I quoted other hardware involved ...duh.

Of course I'm trying to increase my post count....so that I can get extra points towards that new toaster I seen in Argos.

******
12-02-2003, 01:22 AM
Dray_04

it sez PC2100U

does that sound right?

Quote:

look on your memory it will tell you a speed, such as pc2700 or ddr333
12-02-2003, 01:42 AM
adam_tomlinson

yeah thats right, but you will want to upgrade that to 2x512mb 3200's
12-02-2003, 01:45 AM
clocker

Seems to me that, with his chip, PC 2700 would do fine.
12-02-2003, 03:11 AM
Dray_04

so its the memory thats making my graphics dumb?

so if i upgraded to a 1gB RAM 2700 it wud run sweet....

...no need for a motherboard upgrade?
12-02-2003, 03:19 AM
clocker

No, you still need a board that will support 8x AGP.

You don't need 1GB of RAM, probably 512MB would suffice.
Fast RAM is nice, but it's overkill if your chip won't keep up.

Have you mentioned exactly what AMD you have?
12-02-2003, 08:11 AM
Pitbul

Quote:

Originally posted by Kunal+30 November 2003 - 04:42--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kunal @ 30 November 2003 - 04:42)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-**GASHA**@30 November 2003 - 11:10
I dont experience any lag running games at 1600 x 1200(e.g. Call of Duty/Hidden & Dangerous 2/All Rallly Games I've tried) not tried Unreal Tourny yet but I'm sure it would run fine.

Possibly because I have an Athlon 2800Barton chip and a G-Force 4 Titanium 4600 with 1GB of pc3200 400MHz DDR ram installed.

look at your system specs compared to dray_02's, before posting (or are you just showing of or trying to increase your post count <_< :lol: :P )

@dray_02, look on your memory it will tell you a speed, such as pc2700 or ddr333 [/b][/quote]
just to let u know for further reffrence that PC2700 is the same thing as DDR333. just like PC2100 is DDR266 and PC3200 is to DDR400. again just letting u know. and DDR333 is pretty good RAM.
12-02-2003, 11:53 AM
Dray_04

yer i wish i had the money for more memory ay.

my AMD processor is: AMD ATHLONXP 2000+ with 266Mhz FsB
12-02-2003, 12:39 PM
Evil Gemini

Quote:

Possibly because I have an Athlon 2800Barton chip and a G-Force 4 Titanium 4600 with 1GB of pc3200 400MHz DDR ram installed

Damn dude you got your self the perfect combo of hardware their :o

whats your score in 3dmark ??