need suggestions

[Smithy18]

hey,

atm i have a FX 5700 nvidia graphic card and would like to know what should i upgrade to which is not to expensive but still be able to play games at a resonable FPS.

also i have a P4S333/C Asus motherboard would i need to upgrade it cause i know its pretty old but also i know nothing about motherboards.

thanks

[Doom]

You looking for good PCI cards? I would personally go with any ati radeon brand video card. They have always held out for me and have played all games and I ran with good FPS. At any rate I would suggest upgrading your motherboard to get more expensive cards.

To be honest motherboards are really all the same for me. 4 slot ram is all i really look for but if you want a brand i like you should go with a soltek mainboard.

[Dan]

nvidia has more powerful cards for the money, if you are on a budget a 7600GS is decent enough, but if you have the money an extra 20 or 30 bucks adds alot with a 7900GS, these are cost friendly solutions.

[Smithy18]

ok cool thx alot

[Dan]

make sure you know if you use AGP or PCI express graphics.

[SilverTears]

5200 seems fine for games, i have that installed on my other computer. but try the next... 6600

[The Mob]

go with pci express. they are getting cheaper and cheaper, not to mention that agp is slowly being phased out. it all depends on what you want to do.

[Smithy18]

how do i find out whether its PCI or AGP?

[Doom]

Hmmm you open up your computer and look on the card. Otherwise you tell me what kind of card you have? Or you look on your motherboard and see if your computer has agp or pci slots

[Smithy18]

im at work atm so i can't check but i got a nvidia FX5700

[The Mob]

i found your specs for the mobo

Processor

+ Socket 478
+ FC-PGA2 Pentium 4 (Willamette/Northwood) up to 2.4 GHz+

Chipset

+ North Bridge : SiS 645
+ South Bridge : SiS 961

FSB

+ 400 MHz

Memory

+ 3 x DDR DIMM Sockets (184-pin)
Max. 3 GB. PC2700/ PC2100/ PC1600 non-ECC DDR SDRAM Memory
(PC2700 Max. to 4 banks only)

Expansion Slots

+ 1 x AGP 4X
+ 6x PCI Slots
+ 1x ACR Slot

IDE Ports

+ 2 x UltraDMA / 100 / 66 / 33

Audio [optional]

+ C-Media CMI-8738 6-chanel PCI audio controller
+ S/PDIF-in/ out interface

USB1.1

+ Max. 6 Ports

Form Factor

+ ATX Form Factor
+ 12.0" x 8.6" (30.5cm x 21.9cm)

i would recommend upgrading your mobo to pci express. and also to take advantage of sata and usb 2.0

[Smithy18]

well u lost me there lol, umm got any suggestions on a mobo thats good but not to expensive?

Edit: typo

[The Mob]

that was the stats on your mother board.
what how many mbs are on your video card?
i dont think you need to upgrade, unless your thinking about running fear/hl2 etc etc

[Smithy18]

umm its got 256mb yeh i wanna upgrade cause i got some games off a mate and wanna try them out, i can run them but they not playable plus it will be better upgrading now save me the trouble later and also i got some cash on me atm which i don't normally have.

[skidude]

to upgrade to pci-e u would have to upgrade memory/mobo/ cpu/ video card

[Smithy18]

why would i have to upgrade memory and cpu?
i can't even think what memory means atm

[The Mob]

wait why would he? true it would be better, but he is using a 478. there are some pci-e boards that still use 478. not alot but some. switching to a LGA 775 would be better in the long run though

[afro_box]

What processor do you have?? That's the main thing for the mobo. Upgrade to a XFX 6800 PCI-E, if you can. DDR3 memeory.

[Smithy18]

i got an intel pentium 4 3.0GHZ
1GB ram

im at work so thats all i can think of atm. if u need more info just say and ill get it when i get home

[The Mob]

please do post what you have when you get home.
from the looks of it, you should be ok to just upgrade your mobo, but i need to see more