richba5tard Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I currently got a Asrock 4CoreDualVSTA which is powered by a VIA PT880 Ultra. It's stable, it's cheap, but the PCIe slot is only 4x instead of 16x. I know this is no bottleneck for my 7300GT, but I assume this will be a serious bottleneck if I replace the 7300GT with a 8800 GT... or not? If so, is the Asus P5K still a good buy, or are there better boards for +- 100 euros? Thanks guys. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaSell Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 P5K Vanillia is really good mobo! And also very cheap. Take Asus and don't care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldonko Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 Vanilla is good but remember voltage damper is not active and you will need droop mod. Might want to consider a P5K-E if one is avail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncc-1709 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 better board .... this?? http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=594521 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richba5tard Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 better board ....this?? http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=594521 I thought the 650i was worse than the P35? don't upgrade the board before you tested the 8800 GT with PCI 4x just to see how much bottleneck there is;) I won't really know for sure until I have both to compare, heh. Vanilla is good but remember voltage damper is not active and you will need droop mod. Might want to consider a P5K-E if one is avail. Thanks for the tip! Why does a P5K has 2x PCIe 16x if it doesn't support SLI/CF?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richba5tard Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Okay, I'll be patient and won't order all at once... thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaSell Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 P5K support CF and if you really want - SLI http://hwbot.org/signature.img?iid=50183&thumb=false Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldonko Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 P5K support CF and if you really want - SLI http://hwbot.org/signature.img?iid=50183&thumb=false Heh heh nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richba5tard Posted December 21, 2007 Author Share Posted December 21, 2007 Is it worth spending 40 euro (60$) extra for the 8800GT 1GB instead of 8800GT 512MB, when playing at 1600*1050? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richba5tard Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Well, I tried a 8800GT in my Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA today. No workie. Other 8800's are in the compatibility list, but not the 8800 GT. : / http://www.asrock.com/mb/vga.asp?Model=4CoreDual-VSTA&s=n Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richba5tard Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 The HD3850 worked fine after bios update. Asus P5K is affordable, but i don't have time to reinstall software & development environment. I'll see whether I can return the 8800GT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richba5tard Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yep, using XP. I use the onboard raid controller of the Asrock mobo, so switching won't work without reinstalling. : / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richba5tard Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Yes, a tech 'geek' with spare time has a chance to get it working. The money isn't the issue, it's just that I don't want to spend a few nights of spare time on reinstalling another motherboard / windows / raid controller / etc. This is probably my last windows pc, I'm tired of drivers / tweaking / hw issues. I've been using macs for the last 2 years, and not once have I had an hw / driver / os issue. Maybe the 8800GT is a good price item for an hwbot contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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