Comments | lawell: Computer Upgrade Time

lawell

Computer Upgrade Time

Mar 09, 2008 00:30

So I have been looking at motherboards to upgrade, but I ran into a problem. I (and Heather) have pretty nice AGP video cards...all the motherboards now are PCI express. I found 1 MSI motherboard that has AGP, but very low RAM specs (voltage, limit) as well as only 1 IDE. So, I don't know if I should bite the bullet and turn a $300 investment ( Read more... )

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velvetlament March 9 2008, 05:53:57 UTC

Either bite the bullet now or later, PCI-Express is really the way to go nowadays if you want to build your own stuff. Fa sho'

velvetlament March 9 2008, 14:26:33 UTC

I came here to say the exact same thing but was beaten to it. F you.

Yes, Lo, bite the bullet. Either now or later it doesn't matter but do not purchase anything AGP these days. It's a fact of computer evolution -- they will always be supporting something new you don't have and you just have to go with it. Holding onto what you have is a bad move that many people don't realize until later on.

velvetlament March 9 2008, 14:27:27 UTC

By the way, it's Jim. I didn't notice I wasn't logged in.

lawell March 9 2008, 17:50:58 UTC

Yeah, PCI express is the way to go...this month. It's really very clever how they do that. I tried to look for a socket A CPU just to upgrade the speed, but I can't even find one of those any more. It's been 3.5 years though since I got this computer and I have only upgraded the video card (3 times) so I guess this isn't that surprising to me. It just pisses me off knowing that they can make CPU's and boards way faster than we have now, but if they make everyone upgrade slowly those companies make more money. But, at any rate, Jim you are right. I will have to do a hella upgrade! At least I have my government rebate coming, right?

velvetlament March 10 2008, 03:29:26 UTC

The computer I'm currently using I built 2-3 years ago, and even then it was hard to find an AGP card. I went to MicroCenter and they had 2 AGP cards in stock.

velvetlament March 10 2008, 03:32:10 UTC

And it wasnt because people were buying 'em, it two models total in stock, while with PCI-Express there were at least 12.

jimcom March 10 2008, 09:42:27 UTC

I've heard rumors that when PCI-E is finally phased out it will be replaced with a technology that strictly will not be compatible with anything we have available today or pretty much anything in the future.

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