Battle Pope
Well-Known Member
Okay, so I know basically crap about P4s.
My brother is graduating (high school) and the family's putting together an upgrade package for his computer. I'll be doing all the installation/setup.
I don't entirely know the specifics of his current setup. I know the general specs, but as far as the processor core I have no idea. It's an HP WalMart box. :shudder:
P4 (gonna say 2.8 but I'm not sure)
512 DDR333
80GB drive
onboard everything except modem which isn't used.
The damndest thing is that the machine has NO AGP SLOT. That's right. I was shocked too. We had to get him a PCI GeForce FX5200 that is an absolute DOG when any game is running. It doesn't even do games from like 1998 that well. So the whole point is to get him into something with an AGP slot that performs better.
SO. Since I know crap about Intel chips, I figured I'd ask the "nerd herd" here.
What does everyone recommend for a budget board (under 100 shipped) that will run decently and have an AGP slot? I'll be giving him my Radeon 9800XT so video card won't be a problem. Thanks guys.
My brother is graduating (high school) and the family's putting together an upgrade package for his computer. I'll be doing all the installation/setup.
I don't entirely know the specifics of his current setup. I know the general specs, but as far as the processor core I have no idea. It's an HP WalMart box. :shudder:
P4 (gonna say 2.8 but I'm not sure)
512 DDR333
80GB drive
onboard everything except modem which isn't used.
The damndest thing is that the machine has NO AGP SLOT. That's right. I was shocked too. We had to get him a PCI GeForce FX5200 that is an absolute DOG when any game is running. It doesn't even do games from like 1998 that well. So the whole point is to get him into something with an AGP slot that performs better.
SO. Since I know crap about Intel chips, I figured I'd ask the "nerd herd" here.
What does everyone recommend for a budget board (under 100 shipped) that will run decently and have an AGP slot? I'll be giving him my Radeon 9800XT so video card won't be a problem. Thanks guys.