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Hi I am upgrading my system for the first time and i need some solid information to assist me.
I own a
AMD K6-2 533MHZ
320MB RAM
I have a built in Trident Blade 3D 8MB Graphics Driver
Built in Sound
My main prob. is that i donthave an AGP slot on my motherboard and am desperate to buy the Guillemont 3D Prophet 2 MX 64MB.
I have two alternatives
a) Buy new mother board with 4x AGP slot (Can i buy a decent Motherboard with a CPU on it for under £150???)
b)I could forget about buying a new motherboard and buy a Guillemont 2 32MB PCI
I am not sure of my motherboards name (could someone tell me how to find out!) but could i buy a New CPU (probably AMD between 700MHZ and 900MHZ) that would definitly be compatible???
So my questions are:
1) Would it be worth the money buying a new Motherboard, CPU and Ge-Force 2 64MB AGP or would i be better of buying a new CPU that would fit my old Motherboard and a Ge-Force 2 32MB PCI????
2) If i prefere to stick with my old motherboard would a new CPU (preferably AMD 700-900MHZ) fit on to it???
Small Enquires
1) Whats makes an AGP slot better than a PCI for Graphics Accelerators???
2)How do i find out the name of my Motherboard!!! ( i will post it if i find out and it might help answer Question 2)
REMEMBER:::::MONEY IS LIMITED:::::REMEMBER
Cheers, Kazza2K
I own a
AMD K6-2 533MHZ
320MB RAM
I have a built in Trident Blade 3D 8MB Graphics Driver
Built in Sound
My main prob. is that i donthave an AGP slot on my motherboard and am desperate to buy the Guillemont 3D Prophet 2 MX 64MB.
I have two alternatives
a) Buy new mother board with 4x AGP slot (Can i buy a decent Motherboard with a CPU on it for under £150???)
b)I could forget about buying a new motherboard and buy a Guillemont 2 32MB PCI
I am not sure of my motherboards name (could someone tell me how to find out!) but could i buy a New CPU (probably AMD between 700MHZ and 900MHZ) that would definitly be compatible???
So my questions are:
1) Would it be worth the money buying a new Motherboard, CPU and Ge-Force 2 64MB AGP or would i be better of buying a new CPU that would fit my old Motherboard and a Ge-Force 2 32MB PCI????
2) If i prefere to stick with my old motherboard would a new CPU (preferably AMD 700-900MHZ) fit on to it???
Small Enquires
1) Whats makes an AGP slot better than a PCI for Graphics Accelerators???
2)How do i find out the name of my Motherboard!!! ( i will post it if i find out and it might help answer Question 2)
REMEMBER:::::MONEY IS LIMITED:::::REMEMBER
Cheers, Kazza2K
I just thought you might like to know that I bought my Duron 750 CPU for about £40 (you could get an 850Mhz version now, for that price) and the Socket A ATX motherbaord with onboard sound and an AGP slot for about £90 (again, you could probably get a better one for that amount now). Both items were bought from dabs.com (I hope SR aren't reading this) which, if your maths isn't so strong, came to around £130. I then got a Hercules (the graphics and audio division of Guillemot) Prophet 2 MX (uses the geforce 2 MX chipset) for £100 from PCWorld. This is supported by 384Mb of RAM is perfect for gaming. I get a 3dmark2001 score of 2354 and also 82fps in the Quake3 test1. Hope this helps a bit. :)
As far as I'm aware, your mobo won't take a higher CPU.
Kazza2K1 wrote:
>So my questions are:
>1) Would it be worth the money buying a new Motherboard, >CPU and Ge-Force 2 64MB AGP or would i be better of buying >a new CPU that would fit my old Motherboard and a
>Ge-Force 2 32MB PCI????
Yes, it would be better to buy a new mobo and cpu. The AMD K6-2 series of CPUs have quite a few compatability issues, Which a new CPU will fix. A new graphics card will also be of benifit. Any of the Ge-Force 2 cards are very good.
>2) If i prefere to stick with my old motherboard would a >new CPU (preferably AMD 700-900MHZ) fit on to it???
Unlikly, but best to check.
>Small Enquires
>1) Whats makes an AGP slot better than a PCI for Graphics >Accelerators???
AGP uses different architecture and can transfere infomation faster than PCI. The AGP bus is also wider so it can send more infomation at once.
>2)How do i find out the name of my Motherboard!!! ( i will >post it if i find out and it might help answer Question 2)
Phisically look on the motherboard, Check any disk that might have came with the motherboard. Or look to see if you have a manual for the motherboard.
Hope this makes things a bit clearer. HalT.
>So my questions are:
>1) Would it be worth the money buying a new Motherboard, >CPU and Ge-Force 2 64MB AGP or would i be better of buying >a new CPU that would fit my old Motherboard and a
>Ge-Force 2 32MB PCI????
Yes, it would be better to buy a new mobo and cpu. The AMD K6-2 series of CPUs have quite a few compatability issues, Which a new CPU will fix. A new graphics card will also be of benifit. Any of the Ge-Force 2 cards are very good.
>2) If i prefere to stick with my old motherboard would a >new CPU (preferably AMD 700-900MHZ) fit on to it???
Unlikly, but best to check.
>Small Enquires
>1) Whats makes an AGP slot better than a PCI for Graphics >Accelerators???
AGP uses different architecture and can transfere infomation faster than PCI. The AGP bus is also wider so it can send more infomation at once.
>2)How do i find out the name of my Motherboard!!! ( i will >post it if i find out and it might help answer Question 2)
Phisically look on the motherboard, Check any disk that might have came with the motherboard. Or look to see if you have a manual for the motherboard.
Hope this makes things a bit clearer. HalT.
Hi I am upgrading my system for the first time and i need some solid information to assist me.
I own a
AMD K6-2 533MHZ
320MB RAM
I have a built in Trident Blade 3D 8MB Graphics Driver
Built in Sound
My main prob. is that i donthave an AGP slot on my motherboard and am desperate to buy the Guillemont 3D Prophet 2 MX 64MB.
I have two alternatives
a) Buy new mother board with 4x AGP slot (Can i buy a decent Motherboard with a CPU on it for under £150???)
b)I could forget about buying a new motherboard and buy a Guillemont 2 32MB PCI
I am not sure of my motherboards name (could someone tell me how to find out!) but could i buy a New CPU (probably AMD between 700MHZ and 900MHZ) that would definitly be compatible???
So my questions are:
1) Would it be worth the money buying a new Motherboard, CPU and Ge-Force 2 64MB AGP or would i be better of buying a new CPU that would fit my old Motherboard and a Ge-Force 2 32MB PCI????
2) If i prefere to stick with my old motherboard would a new CPU (preferably AMD 700-900MHZ) fit on to it???
Small Enquires
1) Whats makes an AGP slot better than a PCI for Graphics Accelerators???
2)How do i find out the name of my Motherboard!!! ( i will post it if i find out and it might help answer Question 2)
REMEMBER:::::MONEY IS LIMITED:::::REMEMBER
Cheers, Kazza2K
I own a
AMD K6-2 533MHZ
320MB RAM
I have a built in Trident Blade 3D 8MB Graphics Driver
Built in Sound
My main prob. is that i donthave an AGP slot on my motherboard and am desperate to buy the Guillemont 3D Prophet 2 MX 64MB.
I have two alternatives
a) Buy new mother board with 4x AGP slot (Can i buy a decent Motherboard with a CPU on it for under £150???)
b)I could forget about buying a new motherboard and buy a Guillemont 2 32MB PCI
I am not sure of my motherboards name (could someone tell me how to find out!) but could i buy a New CPU (probably AMD between 700MHZ and 900MHZ) that would definitly be compatible???
So my questions are:
1) Would it be worth the money buying a new Motherboard, CPU and Ge-Force 2 64MB AGP or would i be better of buying a new CPU that would fit my old Motherboard and a Ge-Force 2 32MB PCI????
2) If i prefere to stick with my old motherboard would a new CPU (preferably AMD 700-900MHZ) fit on to it???
Small Enquires
1) Whats makes an AGP slot better than a PCI for Graphics Accelerators???
2)How do i find out the name of my Motherboard!!! ( i will post it if i find out and it might help answer Question 2)
REMEMBER:::::MONEY IS LIMITED:::::REMEMBER
Cheers, Kazza2K