MSI Neo2 865PE FIS2R
P4 3.2GHz @ 3.6GHz
2x512MB Crucial BallistiX
6800Ultra
Best system I have ever owned.
If I imagine I still had the money I wasted on this S939 rig just because I wanted PCI-E I get a headache. Now Conroe is on the way and I have to switch mobo and CPU anyway.
because pci-e is made for video cards and regular pci is just fine for sound cards ?Originally Posted by Splizxer
In short, 4800+, 6800U, 2 Gig generic, X-Fi Elite Pro, 19" LCD, Tera' of HDs
Monitor restricts res' to 1280x1024 and this combo runs everything OK (sometimes a step or two from max detail, but who's counting)
I've been resisting going 7800, more lately 7900, as I don't really need it - next LAN might be a different story though, as at my age I need all the help I can get.
Plus I just bought another car
6800 was my last agp upgrade, the next one will be pcie
Needed to upgrade my GFX card before I upgraded my CPU/Mobo etc. Picked up the 6800 GT (Which I do love.) Just recently upgraded everything else...so next card I upgrade to will be PCI-E (Which...I suppose was obvious.)
Figure I'll let the DX 10 cards come out...be improved upon, and then drop in price before I do it. I'm in no rush.
ALthough my card is artificating like crazy for no really good reason...I think I got a bum one from BFG...send it back...ask them to send me a PCI-E one instead...see what happens.
Simple reason, never needed to.
Seriously I have my x800gto modded to 16 pipes and it play all the games I want, the way I want them.
The time when I make the switch will be when conroe or the next good processor from AMD comes out with the new directX 10 cards.
Seriously I never felt the need to change over to pci-express. But I guess that will change when my criteria are met.
I am still on a AGP 8x platform but I usually upgrade components in my System when I have funds to do so.
My System Specs: (Running in "Performance Mode")
- P4 3.0E GHz with HT
- MSI 865PE Neo2-P (Platinum Edition) Mobo
- MSI NX6800 Series GE (16x1, 6vp)
- Corsair 1 GB VS-PC3200 DDR RAM (in DC Mode)
Plus Points:
- System runs great, Bus Speed is good, and all games run smooth including Oblivion at High Details.
- HT technology serves the purpose of Dual Core and it is good for multi-threaded Apps.
- System has very good OC capabilities and Mobo is great.
Problem of shifting to PCI-E:
The problem is that when I got AGP 8x stuff in 2005 the PCI-E stuff was not available at that time and now for shifting to PCI-E sector, I will have to change my CPU, Mobo, Graphics Card and RAM. Now this will be a costly shift for me so I am sticking to what I have got. Though I usually get new components when I have funds.
The lastest component I have got is "Mercury SMART 1200 VA UPS".
But I will upgarde to Conroe and DX-10 Compatible System after a year.
Last edited by TBA_GeForceUser; 05-03-2006 at 10:16 PM.
Specs.
A64 3700+ (2.8GHZ)
MSI Neo2 Plat
X800XT PE
2GB PC4000 Ballistix
Audigy2 ZS
Plus all the usual bits & pieces.
Don't see the point of upgrading yet.
My X800XT PE runs what I use my PC for, although I don't game as much on it as I used to (360 is for that now)
I used to upgrade every 3 or 4 months, but as I've got older, I have better things to spend my money on.
I am still running my 3.4E and X800XT PE. I can't run everygame in 1600x1200 like I used to, but I will settle for some loss in detail in games like Oblivion.
I am a father now, and if you have a child you would understand your priorities change
Still running with Applebred and 9800se both modded
Even though my other system (server) got PCI-E but it is PCI-E X4 with X16 slot (and crappy Celeron)
Will get overhaul when DX10 is out
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