Hello I recently bought a ATI X1600 AGP 8X. But my Motherboard only supports 4X. I have some lag when there are alot of cars around me when racing, if i got a new motherboard that supports 8X do you think there will be a big improvement.

Or could this lag be comming from my 512mb DDR?
I have a P4 2.4GHZ
Any help would be great. thanks.

This is my video card....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ ... aspx?Item=N82E16814161005

This is the motherboard im thinking about getting, Let me know if this is a good one to get or not.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ ... aspx?Item=N82E16813135025

And this is the memory im thinking about getting, Also let me know what you think about it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ ... aspx?Item=N82E16820141198

I'm not sure how much difference the AGP speed makes but I'd suggest thinking before buying an AGP motherboard with an obsolete processor and DDR RAM. I went through this process (similar PC) and concluded that there was nothing worth upgrading on my computer.

Getting some more RAM will make a difference, not sure if it's what is holding you up in LFS though and would probably be worth considering if you decide not to replace your computer in the imediate future.

Won't make a diffence - tbh the only upgrade i'd bother with is an extra 512 MB of ram.

PS - NewEgg reviewers = N00bs.

so your saying my x1600pro isnt good enough for LSF

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so your saying my x1600pro isnt good enough for LSF

No your performance in LFS should be (heavily) limited by your CPU. There's no getting away from the fact that buying a complete new system is going to be necessary fairly soon, I'm in the same boat

AGP 8X won't make a big difference. I speak from experience. I had my 9600XT at 4X, then I got a new motherboard and ran it at 8X, and I noticed almost no improvement. Bottom line: it's not worth it; if you wanna invest in anything, invest in new components not old AGP motherboards.

what about if i get a 3.0 prescott 800mhz H2 hyperthread..

then you'd be sinking money into incredibly outdated and overexpensive technology.

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what about if i get a 3.0 prescott 800mhz H2 hyperthread..

I would seriously recommend against spending $100 on a system that is already obsolete.

ok then what processor do you guys recomend?
I would like to stay with intel.
core 2 duo?

Core 2 Duo rocks, but tbh you'd still need a new mobo/memory/gfx card.

Wha'ts your budget/current PC.

current setup is
Intel P4 Northwood 2.4ghz FSB 400mhz
512mb DDR pc3200
2 40GB harddrives
ATI X1600Pro
PC Chips m925


so you really think i need a new video card also?
do they make motherboards with a VGA slot and a PCI express?

Yeah dude, you could stick with socket 478, get a better CPU and overclock it. Also add another 512stick of RAM. That would give you noticeable improvements in everything, but you will still have a highly outdated system, so basically if you have the cash to get a new PC, go for it. Theres nothing there that is essential to good performance(socket 775, PCI-E, DDR2)
~Bryan~

NOOO!! Don't stick with the s478. There still be lag with the most expensive s478 CPU

Quote from 92hondalude :

current setup is
Intel P4 Northwood 2.4ghz FSB 400mhz
512mb DDR pc3200
2 40GB harddrives
ATI X1600Pro
PC Chips m925


so you really think i need a new video card also?
do they make motherboards with a VGA slot and a PCI express?

I think some Asrock boards support agp and pci-e

I cant find an asrock board with AGP and PCI E and have a FSB of 1333mhz.
Does it exist?
What do you guys think of this...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ ... aspx?Item=N82E16819115029