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Topic: hey guys , i got a built by ati 9800pro o\ced to 412-365 ( xt speeds but not flashed) modded with a giant3 for cooling , anyways id just like to know if the upgrade would be worth it , the 6600Gt is about 300$canadian + sh...
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Old January 19th, 2005, 03:33 PM     #31 (permalink)
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why is agp so much more expensive?
because they have the AGP bridge, and 6600GTs are native PCI-e cards, so the bridge adds to the cost.
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Old January 19th, 2005, 03:36 PM     #32 (permalink)
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ohh so i should have bought a pci-e mobo instead of this agp one?
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Old January 19th, 2005, 03:40 PM     #33 (permalink)
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Old January 19th, 2005, 04:24 PM     #34 (permalink)
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ohh so i should have bought a pci-e mobo instead of this agp one?
yeap
PCI-e is the way to go these days; especially once x800xl comes out
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do you have any good advise on a good socket 939 pci-e mobo maby?
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Old January 19th, 2005, 04:37 PM     #36 (permalink)
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im getting a Gigabyte "fotgot model name" SLI supposed to be really good.. then u can get the 3D1 for it
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do you have a link?
need one too lazy to surf the internet
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do you have any good advise on a good socket 939 pci-e mobo maby?
nf4 ULTRA or SLI, your pick
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do you have a link?
need one too lazy to surf the internet
www.gigabyte.com.tw
check out the Nforce4 boards...
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nf4 Ultra (only one on newegg)
Gigabyte SLI http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...128-269&depa=1
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