Aloha to all!!!
After my little mishapps with my current rig...I decided to upgrade, FINALLY!!
I bought this canterwood board... Gigabyte GA-8IK1100 (Rev 2.0)
http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-8IK1100%20(Rev%202.0).htm
hope its a good one...but there are two things about it that i would need some help in..
1- If you navigate to the site and enlarge the MB's pic...you will notice there is a POWER connector on the MB just beside the AGP Pro slot. In the manual it is called "AGP +12Volt Power connector"
What is this connector exactly??? Can i plug my Radeon 9800Pro into it directly instead of a molex one from the power supply?
2- The MB has onboard Audio: Realtek ALC658 CODEC
I do not intend to buy a new Sound card, and was planning on using my Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 card from my older rig.
Question is....which is better...the current onboard "Realtek ALC658 CODEC" audio chip, or the older live! 5.1 card??
and will the onboard audio go well with my 5.1 speakers....
The reason that I cant try for myself all these things is i'm waiting for my new PSU and DDR400 ram to arrive....but its good to know this stuff ahead!!
Thanks
After my little mishapps with my current rig...I decided to upgrade, FINALLY!!
I bought this canterwood board... Gigabyte GA-8IK1100 (Rev 2.0)
http://tw.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-8IK1100%20(Rev%202.0).htm
hope its a good one...but there are two things about it that i would need some help in..
1- If you navigate to the site and enlarge the MB's pic...you will notice there is a POWER connector on the MB just beside the AGP Pro slot. In the manual it is called "AGP +12Volt Power connector"
What is this connector exactly??? Can i plug my Radeon 9800Pro into it directly instead of a molex one from the power supply?
2- The MB has onboard Audio: Realtek ALC658 CODEC
I do not intend to buy a new Sound card, and was planning on using my Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 card from my older rig.
Question is....which is better...the current onboard "Realtek ALC658 CODEC" audio chip, or the older live! 5.1 card??
and will the onboard audio go well with my 5.1 speakers....
The reason that I cant try for myself all these things is i'm waiting for my new PSU and DDR400 ram to arrive....but its good to know this stuff ahead!!
Thanks