Motherboard ---- Asrock 4CoreDual-Vsta
Processor---------Intel E4300 Core2Duo
Memory-----------2 x 512mb Kingston DDR2 667 dual channel
Power Supply------Hec AcePower 480 watts, +12v1-17a, +12v2-15a
VideoCard---------Inno3d Fx5700LE, 128mb, AGP 8x
Drives-------------1-160gb Maxtor, 1-80gb Seagate, 1-LG DVD-Rom,
1-Samsung 182m DVD Writer All drives IDE
Monitor------------Samsung 940 LCD 1440 x 900 resolution
I want to upgrade my video card to a 7600gs 256 mb card. Although the Asrock board has both an AGP 8x and a full size pcie slot, the pcie 16x slot will only operate at 4x. What will be a better buy, the agp or the pcie card. I will use the computer for another 2 years.
Processor---------Intel E4300 Core2Duo
Memory-----------2 x 512mb Kingston DDR2 667 dual channel
Power Supply------Hec AcePower 480 watts, +12v1-17a, +12v2-15a
VideoCard---------Inno3d Fx5700LE, 128mb, AGP 8x
Drives-------------1-160gb Maxtor, 1-80gb Seagate, 1-LG DVD-Rom,
1-Samsung 182m DVD Writer All drives IDE
Monitor------------Samsung 940 LCD 1440 x 900 resolution
I want to upgrade my video card to a 7600gs 256 mb card. Although the Asrock board has both an AGP 8x and a full size pcie slot, the pcie 16x slot will only operate at 4x. What will be a better buy, the agp or the pcie card. I will use the computer for another 2 years.