Only if your motherboard supports it.

I just had tried an ATI X850XT board. While I had problems with the control software that some users are reporting to have with the latest versions of the driver (both Catalyst and Omega, 6.x), the board itself gave a good performance, so hardware-wise I would have stayed with it easily. Concerning hardware I recommend this configuartion very much, it is a very good compromise between performance and price.The question for me is if it makes sense to spend almost twice as much for a board of the latest generation - if that board still is doomed to become outdated again soon. Graphics boards are indeed very fast in this regard. :lol: I would always recommend to look not for the ridiculously expensive latest board generation, but one generation before, which then is available at far more reasonable prices (~200 Euros). I did so with my previous FX5900XT, I did so with the X850XT, and now changed that for an 6800GS. Happy ro report the chane went smoothly, and the store had a good service (and very fast), and I am operating the new board since some minutes. I run Oblivion with default ini-file and maximum details at 1024x780 (frames 30-35) and 1280x1024 (frames 25-30), frames measured in the outside world. Inside buildings and dungeons they are far higher. It is said the X850XT is faster than the 6800GS, but I remember the frames under the same circumstances being in excactly the same range with the X850XT - to me both cards do not make a difference. Good card, good driver and control software, excellent game. Can't wish for anything more. Every euro more would have been a waste only.

Talking about AGP in my above post. The new board has extended the living time of my aging AGP-system significantly, since I do not plan to buy much games anymore.

I have an ATI Radeon 9800 pro and it was the king of all cards at that time.. I cant believe how it has become an "ordinary" card now ?? It was cost a 450$ to me and it was the most expensive part of the computer i employed (~20% of the total system)

It seems i have to get rid of that ASUS A7N8X deluxe Card which we had gone thru many adventures together..:cry:

So what do you recommend for a PCI-E system? For MB and for VC?

Depends on how much you want to spend. I had a 9800 Pro myself that lasted about 3 years of heavy gaming. Like you said, it was top of the line back then. I replaced it with a Nvidia 7800 GS OC. What a big difference. Went with AGP for now since I didn't want to replace the motherboard yet.