Re: upgrade time

"mmarien" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"KC Computers" <kc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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i'm undecided between an abit or asus mobo and which one to get

We are a dealer and have the most experience selling ASUS boards.

i want to get an athlon 64x2 chip
what do you recomend?

What will you be using the computer for?

is pci express better than agp 8?

PCI Express video cards have more potential than AGP ones but
aren't any faster right now. If you are buying a new computer,
then go for PCI Express. If you have an older AGP video card
that you wish to re-use, then there are AGP Athlon 64 motherboards
available (I am using an ASUS A8V).


So are you're saying PCI Express is really only 8x not 16x? Is that
because the speed of the graphics cards never really reached the potential
of AGP? and are running at less then the AGP standard right now? Are there
any video cards available today that surpass the AGP 2.1GB/s bandwidth
limits?

I just built a computer using an Athlon 64x2 3800+. That thing is fast! A
visualization that takes up 60% of my CPU with my Athlon XP 2400+ eats only
around 3 to 5% on that A64x2! I highly recommend that processor or any of
those. It's very tough. Get PCI Express. It's true that the difference
right now is minimal, but it will increase over time, so you might as well
be prepared.


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