flatliner684
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Im going to be giving my computer a complete overhall just after christmas and have been searching around for what hardware I'll be needing. My computers about 3 years old now and low and behold, everything seems to be requiring an upgrade.
I just have a few questions about what to be looking @. Any help will be greatly apprieated.
Firstly the graphics card I have @ the mo (and want to keep using) is AGP compatible. Iv'e been reading a lot about PCI-E and most graphics cards ive taken a look now use this. Is it worth me settling for a motherboard that has AGP and or should I get a new graphics card that PCI-E? can I get a motherboard with both a PCI-Express and AGP Port? If I just keep to AGP, I don't want to be restricting myself so I cant upgrade to a better graphics card when the time comes without getting a new motherboard.
Secondly Im going to be getting a AMD 64bit processor. Is it worth making the leap to 2.4GHZ, or should I settle for 2.2?
again, I don't want to settle for something that I will just have to upgrade too soon. I dont mind spending the extra if its going to last.
Thanks for any help, and appologise if these questions have be answered before.
I just have a few questions about what to be looking @. Any help will be greatly apprieated.
Firstly the graphics card I have @ the mo (and want to keep using) is AGP compatible. Iv'e been reading a lot about PCI-E and most graphics cards ive taken a look now use this. Is it worth me settling for a motherboard that has AGP and or should I get a new graphics card that PCI-E? can I get a motherboard with both a PCI-Express and AGP Port? If I just keep to AGP, I don't want to be restricting myself so I cant upgrade to a better graphics card when the time comes without getting a new motherboard.
Secondly Im going to be getting a AMD 64bit processor. Is it worth making the leap to 2.4GHZ, or should I settle for 2.2?
again, I don't want to settle for something that I will just have to upgrade too soon. I dont mind spending the extra if its going to last.
Thanks for any help, and appologise if these questions have be answered before.