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Originally Posted by Stev1
Thanks for the info guys, this is the motherboard i am using at the moment, A7N8X-E Deluxe Socket A, Can anyone tell me if this will take a PCi Express video card, as i like the look of the NVidia 8600GTs.
My system which i Built PC myself is:-
AMD Sempron 3000 MMX, 2.0 ghz Processor
Memory is 1024, "upgradinging to 2 - 3 Gig"
Sound Blaster Live 24-bit
Geforce FX5700 with the latest Driver 169.21
this is working ok with SH3 and my other games i.e.
Doom 3, and the Medal of Honor Series
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I've the A7N8X deluxe MB with a 462 socket running the "Athlon XP 3200+" which is probably the same as yours except for the socket ( and you need to ditch that puny Semtron ) using 3 GB "Crucial Technology" ( MAX Memory on this MB ). Each memory stick is: 1 GB 184_pin DIMM 128X64 DDR PC3200 Unbuffered.
Memory is not just memory for not all 1 GB sticks are the same and some will not work correctly especially when playing games as they
will make the computer crash severely as in
System crash. This I know for I went for some cheapies and SH4 and a couple other games flopped royal, changed to the
correct type of mem and walla no problems. Here is the link for the "Crucial" memory although there are different outfits of your choice.
Click here:
http://www.crucial.com/index.aspx then click on
Scan my computer. You will be given the correct amount of Ram sticks to use and what their values are, also just what your motherboard is etc.
As yours is almost a twin to mine you would be probably better off with a Nvidia GeForce 7800 GS OC 256mb AGP 8X. This is the max Nvidia video card your mother board can handle.
Here is the link for the BFG 7800 GS ( just for reference ):
http://www.bfgtech.com/bfgr78256gsoc.aspx
These cards with enough memory can still do wonders for us that do not have that wonderful PCI-Express as mine does VERY well in SH4.
Someday I hope to have a PCI-E hot rod computer but intill then....................
Good Luck.