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System Name | Epsilon |
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Processor | A12-9800E 35watts |
Motherboard | MSI Grenade AM4 |
Cooling | Stock |
Memory | 2x4GB DDR4 2400 Kingston Hyper X |
Video Card(s) | Radeon R7 (IGP / APU) |
Storage | Samsung Spinpoint F1 |
Display(s) | AOC 29" Ultra wide |
Case | Generic |
Power Supply | Antec Earthwatts 380w |
Software | Windows 10 |
First of all hello anyone...! I'm new around here, so its my official first post...
I finally upgraded my good old 4400 for a Phenom 9550.
My mobo is an AGP based Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA sporting the beloved Nforce3 250...
Overclocked my Phenom from 2.2Ghz to 2.7Ghz on that mobo by raising the bus to (almost) 250Mhz.
The problem is that as Nvidia won't release the relevant GART NF3 driver necesary to fix this when pairing Phenom, so my ATI 1950GT AGP is working in PCI mode, after a big bad BSOD... I had to set it to AGP 0x instead of 8x or the other option is to install PCI to PCI bridge instead of the AGP to PCI bridge (which turns the AGP to 0X anyway)
I knew there would be problems with my AGP, but I didn't know it was this... I thought the asrock compatible driver-list was for real and made your AGP-VGA fully functional. but that list of catalyst/forceware drivers are just the ones that despite the fault in the GART, will make the VGA work in PCI without crashing/BSOD. The AGP 0x remains.
So, my 3dmark06 went down, from 4200 to 2500 points after phenom upgrade... Its still better than onboard graphics but I may miss my card when gaming
Just sharing my experience... But anyone willing to help me decide is welcome. Actually, I need to decide which PCIe motherboard and a PCIe VGA similar or better to my actual 1950GT... (2900GT anyone? I could get that brand new for 100$ (67€), I think its supercheap?)
I think the Asrock AliveDual-eSata2 could be a good one, as it has AGP and PCIe, I could use my actual 1950GT til I get the money for the VGA...
thanks in advance
I finally upgraded my good old 4400 for a Phenom 9550.
My mobo is an AGP based Asrock AM2NF3-VSTA sporting the beloved Nforce3 250...
Overclocked my Phenom from 2.2Ghz to 2.7Ghz on that mobo by raising the bus to (almost) 250Mhz.
The problem is that as Nvidia won't release the relevant GART NF3 driver necesary to fix this when pairing Phenom, so my ATI 1950GT AGP is working in PCI mode, after a big bad BSOD... I had to set it to AGP 0x instead of 8x or the other option is to install PCI to PCI bridge instead of the AGP to PCI bridge (which turns the AGP to 0X anyway)
I knew there would be problems with my AGP, but I didn't know it was this... I thought the asrock compatible driver-list was for real and made your AGP-VGA fully functional. but that list of catalyst/forceware drivers are just the ones that despite the fault in the GART, will make the VGA work in PCI without crashing/BSOD. The AGP 0x remains.
So, my 3dmark06 went down, from 4200 to 2500 points after phenom upgrade... Its still better than onboard graphics but I may miss my card when gaming
Just sharing my experience... But anyone willing to help me decide is welcome. Actually, I need to decide which PCIe motherboard and a PCIe VGA similar or better to my actual 1950GT... (2900GT anyone? I could get that brand new for 100$ (67€), I think its supercheap?)
I think the Asrock AliveDual-eSata2 could be a good one, as it has AGP and PCIe, I could use my actual 1950GT til I get the money for the VGA...
thanks in advance