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Question about P3V4X mobo + Asus or MSI Ti4200 video card

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ripple99

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I have a rather old machine 🙂
P3 Intel 667
P3V4X Mobo

Currently I amusing a trusty old Gillemot Xentor Nvidia TNT2 32mb which has served me well for many years. I am thinking about replacing it with an Asus or MSI Ti4200 128 mb video card. I had contemplated a 64mb Ti4200 but the price between a 64mb and a 128mb Ti4200 is negligeble. 1) Can the P3V4X handle a Ti4200 128mb? 2) If so, what kind of gaming performance improvement can I realisticly expect to see given the limitation of my mobo?
 
1) The P3V4X shouldn't have difficulties handling the GeForce 4 Ti 4200. Be aware however, that some early revisions of the board may have AGP linear power regulator issues (PCB rev 1.02 or previous). PCB rev 1.03 and 1.04 should not be affected.

2) Your motherboard operates with the AGP4X specification; the limitations are not related to motherboard, but rather your processor speed. You should probably want to upgrade the procesor. At 667MHz, your Pentium III is only allowing your upgrade to fulfill probably less than half the maximum potential.
 
to take advantage of the new video card, you need a new cpu. luckily you have a good board. i have two of those. with a new slocket for tuallys and a tually 1.1a for less then 50 bux u can oc it to 1.5ghz with ease. 133mhz fsb which the board handles naturally. tually is basically a p3 with 256k cache and all that good stuff. yes, i had both upgraded to 1.5ghz tually🙂

1.1a is cheap and basically garranteed o/c. the others aren't. only use the higher clocked processors if your stuck with pc 100mem. then again with that board you can run async anyhow. 100mhz mem and 133mhz fsb cpu🙂

performance was quite reasonable.

on the other hand, a xp 2000+ ecs pro combo from frys generally goes for 69 dollars now. 99 bux gets you a 2400+. now those just kinda are faster ya know🙂 usb 2.0 etc too.
 
Thanks for the advice. Since the P3V4X can only support up to 1 ghz Intell processor, I might consider going that route. But how do I find out which PCB revision my mobo has?
 
It's printed on the motherboard between the PCI slots, next to the name of the motherboard.
 
Arrg....my mobo's PCB sticker reads "Rev. 1.02"......if only I can flash it like a bios update 🙁
Regarding the "linear power regulator issues", is this the source of the so-called "cold-boot" problem I read about with thje Ti4200/P3V4X combos? I have a 300w power supply (I know, its obscene...), would this help offset the problem?
 
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