mobo w/ pci E + agp

christopherzombie

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Giga-Byte 915P Duo
This is the only one I know of. Maximum PC reviewed this MOBO a few months back. It does PCI-E just fine, but the AGP takes a 25%-35% performance hit (yuk). It also runs DDR1 and DDR2.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.maximumpc.com/reviews/motherboards/review_2004-10-18a.html">GigaByte GA-8I915P Duo (Pro)-A
review @ MaximumPC</a>
 

TStep

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VIA chipset 894 (I think) is supposed to support both on the Intel side of life.
 

christopherzombie

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Is there a 939 pin nForce or VIA MOBO with both (NOT SiS)? I would consider upgrading, but I want to keep my 6800Ultra AGP for a while.
 

grooge

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I suggest a cheap socket 754 motherboard to pair with your video card. You can put a cheap s754 cpu like a 3000+ and that will give you much more power than a 939 with a crippled mutant AGP port running your 6800 like a 5700....

After you get the most of that system, then sell the whole thing and get the best and latest that money can buy at this time.. Maybe new socketM@ from AMD with improved DDR2 bandwidth and dual core...

The goal is to spend the less now to get the best later. And no.. socket 939 is not a futureproof option.. it will leave the scene just like the others in 2006..
 

kreactor

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i'm looking hard at the Chaintech VNF3-250 $60 now.....
seems to serve my primary purpose of holding out the 6800gt's value/longevity