Greetings. I am building a new computer (yay!).
I will be getting a Core 2 Duo 6600 processor for sure, and probably the Wintec AMPX 2 gigs of DDR2 memory. My problem is this: I have a Geforce 6800 (AGP graphics card) that I bought probably about a year ago for a steep, steep price, and I desire to keep it. I don't do any INTENSE gaming, so I want to keep this graphics card for another few years at least. The problem is the motherboards. All of the motherboards for Conroe and DDR2 seem to only have PCIe slots. I know there's an AGP-to-PCIe converter, but that would require more power (i'm only getting a 330W power supply), and it's like spending money for a 10% decrease in graphics performance.
There will be no overclocking. No intense fps gaming. (which is why I'm going with the 330W power supply.)
I just need there to be a decent mobo out there that supports the latest greatest, such as conroe and ddr2, but then also have one AGP slot that I can put my Geforce 6800 into.
Is there anything like this out there? Or will there be?
I will be getting a Core 2 Duo 6600 processor for sure, and probably the Wintec AMPX 2 gigs of DDR2 memory. My problem is this: I have a Geforce 6800 (AGP graphics card) that I bought probably about a year ago for a steep, steep price, and I desire to keep it. I don't do any INTENSE gaming, so I want to keep this graphics card for another few years at least. The problem is the motherboards. All of the motherboards for Conroe and DDR2 seem to only have PCIe slots. I know there's an AGP-to-PCIe converter, but that would require more power (i'm only getting a 330W power supply), and it's like spending money for a 10% decrease in graphics performance.
There will be no overclocking. No intense fps gaming. (which is why I'm going with the 330W power supply.)
I just need there to be a decent mobo out there that supports the latest greatest, such as conroe and ddr2, but then also have one AGP slot that I can put my Geforce 6800 into.
Is there anything like this out there? Or will there be?
