I have Pci not Pci-e

[prodigy69]

Ok so I'm a total eejit..

I went and bought a new graphics card (ATI Radeon x1950 PRO) not realising that I needed a PCI-E slot.

So I think it's time to bite the bullet and upgrade the motherboard to something that's a bit more future proof and upgradeable.

any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated :notworthy

[Lewiji]

Need to know what your current processor/RAM config is unless you want those upgraded too.

[prodigy69]

Processor Type : AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 3000+

Graphics Model : ATI AGP Radeon 9200 Pro
AGP Speed : Not Available
Monitor : Plug and Play Monitor

Memory
Total RAM Installed : 512 MB
Type : DDR Not Available PC2700
Used RAM Slots: 2 of 2
Slot 1: Hyundai Electronics 256MB PC2700 DDR HYMD232 646D8J-J
Slot 2: Hyundai Electronics 256MB PC2700 DDR HYMD232 646D8J-J

I'll also be upgrading the ram and have more Slots for future use

[Timmeh]

That's an AGP Board, which is what you'd want to use as a graphics interface if you were to continue using it. There are higher end AGP cards, just FYI.

[prodigy69]

I went and bought a new graphics card (ATI Radeon x1950 PRO) not realising that I needed a PCI-E slot.


yes I know this, I now want to totally upgrade my computer..so it's semi future proof
giving it a well deserved upgrade

[The Grim Reaper]

Going to take a guess that that is socket 939?
Take some screenshots of what CPUZ (http://www.cpuid.com) says, or dump the output.

So totally upgrade everything?
If you get the one of the latest motherboards, thats not going to support your processor, so you'd have to upgrade that too. May as well upgrade the ram to DDR2 then while your at it.

Also remember that newer graphics cards demand more power, so if your power supply is low wattage and low amps on 12v, you're going to need a new one of those as well.

[Jimmy]

This one's fairly future-proof, and it is compatible with all your current stuff i think.

http://excelcomputers.com.au/pdetail.asp?pid=4036

edit: except your processor.
woops. :D

[The Grim Reaper]

This one's fairly future-proof, and it is compatible with all your current stuff i think.

http://excelcomputers.com.au/pdetail.asp?pid=4036

edit: except your processor.
woops. :D

"Now $468"
O_o

Thats really expensive - i've seen a dual processor motherboard for that price (shoddy one, but hey).

edit below: But still, thats about the same as what you'd pay for the processor. I honestly don't think he needs quad core or 6 sata drives.

[Jimmy]

That motherboard supports quadcore processors, and 6 SATA drives.

Also, thats AU$

[prodigy69]

Thank you for your help guys, I've been looking at this motherboard
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(16007)Asus-M2R32MVP-AM2-CrossFire-GF6150-dual-PCIE.aspx

and I'll be shopping around for the cheapest AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core AM2 Processor which will be great for my graphic design work


looks like I'll be saving up for a bit :D


:notworthy

[The Mna]

Thank you for your help guys, I've been looking at this motherboard
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(16007)Asus-M2R32MVP-AM2-CrossFire-GF6150-dual-PCIE.aspx

and I'll be shopping around for the cheapest AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core AM2 Processor which will be great for my graphic design work


looks like I'll be saving up for a bit :D


:notworthy

That seems like a good choice, not too expensive, and it should be able to handle the newer cards. The AMD processors are a bit behind intels C2D in terms of performance, but if you're looking for a decent processor at a dirt cheap price, AMD is a great choice. When it comes down to performance in the graphic work you mentioned, the graphic card is the part that would be most responsible for performance, and if you can get a better graphic card by being thrifty on the other parts, then you should be all the better off. I wanted to do just that with my system, but the store I was buying from didn't have the cheaper CPU, the e4300, (that could have been overclocked to perform better than the other models at stock) in stock, so I had to spend a bit extra for the e6600 and I ended up buying corsair ram instead of generic, which made it even more expensive. After all that, I found that the motherboard wasn't compatible with the graphic card that I ended up getting (the motherboard was one of the parts I ended up being thrifty on, though it was supposed to be able to handle it) so I lost a few days getting it sorted (waiting 'til Monday). My one other reccommendation, is to get them to set it all up for free rather than doing it all yourself unless you really want to do it yourself and know it'll go off without a hitch. If there is a hitch, it's a lot easier for you if they deal with it since they should be able to handle it easier and they're responsible to get it to work with no extra charge to you, whereas if you do it yourself they might charge you extra to get it sorted.

[The Grim Reaper]

I think the cheapest x2 AMD processor is the 3800. I don't think its worth going even a little below that, i'd go for a 4200 at minimum myself.

Also, The Mna, try to avoid writing a wall-of-text. At least paragraph it or something, makes it kinda hard to read.

[The Mna]

Yeah, it is a bit unorganized I suppose... I'll try to segment it a bit more from now on, but lately I've been in a bit of a panic. The fact that I've been out of school for a few weeks now probably has something to do with it too :p