Northwood 3.06GHz upgrade path

[Skrying]

I have the Asrock 775Dual-VSTA which also has only a 4x PCIe slot. While I've never tested it with a PCIe card, I have seen Anand's number which show on average a 10% performance loss when using the highest end cards. Slower cards have a less impact with loss and low end loss nothing, as they use less bandwidth.

I can say that my board is awesome. I've had another Asrock motherboard that was also stable as a rock. I strongly suggest Asrock.

 

[Sobek]

Okay, I'm stuck on AGP and am sick of the fact that AGP has been abandoned

What about the x1950 Pro?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ATI_AGP_Graphics_Cards.html

(second one down)

 

[Windfire]

What about the x1950 Pro?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ATI_AGP_Graphics_Cards.html

(second one down)

The big question is does the Dell 8300 (A7 bios) support it? There are problems running the 7800GS so I'm not confident.

Going with Dell was probably a good decision in the whole, but at this point it appears the price I've paid is the concern on compatibility of upgrades. I managed to hook up an Antec TruePower 480 (with case modification required) but it looks like this machine is at end-of-life concerning upgrades.

 

[Davros]

windfire i have that board but am using an agp 6800gt runs fine

my m8 also has the same board with a pci-e x1900 and it too runs fine despite the fact ati absolutely insist the a x1900 will not run with this board

 

[Windfire]

windfire i have that board but am using an agp 6800gt runs fine

my m8 also has the same board with a pci-e x1900 and it too runs fine despite the fact ati absolutely insist the a x1900 will not run with this board

I have the XFX 6800GT right now myself. Works fine. I want more.