cheap/decent 8x AGP mobo

[steevo]

Hi guys,

My secondary system is a spare gaming rig for when my mates come over.

PIII 1ghz cpu
512mb SDRAM
Epox CU133A mobo
Geforce 2 mx400 64MB

Now, this mobo only supports 4x AGP and i have a Geforce fx5200 that i'd like to use with it. I want to upgrade the mobo only so i can take advantage of the 8x AGP speed. Can anybody recommend something cheap and decent (i don't want to go DDR cos i haven't got the cash at the moment)

Thanks

Steve

[Bigjakkstaffa]

AGP 8x cards will work fine in an AGP 4x board and the actual speed increase between 4x and 8x isnt even enough to warrant a positive remark (even in synthetic benchmarks) never midn replacing your mobo

--Jakk:t

[steevo]

Ok, Thanks man. Saved me some cash there. :p

Steve

:t

[rmanet]

I sure couldn't find a socket 370 that supported agp 8x that had both sdram and ddr (and the reviews I've read show that in many cases you many not see much of a difference unless you're a serious gamer)

other's have some input - my guess is why build an outdated P3 board with 8x agp when the cpu, typical psu, using the sdram etc. wouldn't get you the full benefits anyway?

[rmanet]

Originally posted by Bigjakkstaffa
AGP 8x cards will work fine in an AGP 4x board and the actual speed increase between 4x and 8x isnt even enough to warrant a positive remark (even in synthetic benchmarks) never midn replacing your mobo

--Jakk:t

Jakk beat me to it :t

ditto on that point!! NVidia's even admitting that many mobos aren't even getting 8x anyway - it's something they're working out :rolleyes: