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ATI just sent me a replacement All-in-Wonder Radeon 9800 to replace a dead AIW 8500. I have purchased an Enermax noisetaker 420W to replace my old Enermax 300W in order to accomdate its power needs, however, now I am also wondering whether I should purchase a new motherboard to take advantage of the 8X AGP also.
I currently use a Gigabyte 8PE Titan Pro, which is a Intel 845PE Chipset - a maximum of 4X AGP. I am considering purchasing a 865 chipset, which utilizes 8X AGP. The one I am looking at is a Gigabyte 1000G (I know ASUS is the preferred brand, but for the price, Gigabyte is not bad). It has 3 firewire ports, SATA, gigabit ethernet and 8X AGP.
Though the firewire ports and SATA are a nice addition which I wouldn't mind having for the sake of having, the honest truth is I will probably not be using them for the forseeable future. However, I was told that the Intel 865 chipset might improve the performance of the new video card, since it is a more recent chipset and supports a higher AGP pipeline.
At this point though, I am wondering if this "improved performance" is worth paying an extra $95 for a new motherboard. What do you guys think?
I currently use a Gigabyte 8PE Titan Pro, which is a Intel 845PE Chipset - a maximum of 4X AGP. I am considering purchasing a 865 chipset, which utilizes 8X AGP. The one I am looking at is a Gigabyte 1000G (I know ASUS is the preferred brand, but for the price, Gigabyte is not bad). It has 3 firewire ports, SATA, gigabit ethernet and 8X AGP.
Though the firewire ports and SATA are a nice addition which I wouldn't mind having for the sake of having, the honest truth is I will probably not be using them for the forseeable future. However, I was told that the Intel 865 chipset might improve the performance of the new video card, since it is a more recent chipset and supports a higher AGP pipeline.
At this point though, I am wondering if this "improved performance" is worth paying an extra $95 for a new motherboard. What do you guys think?