Hi;
I am thinking of upgrading my mobo, processor, and memory, but keeping my BFG NVidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB video card.
I need to keep the cost of this upgrade down, thus not replacing the video, and my current system the CPU is the bottleneck.
I am wondering if I buy an AMD multi core processor (with appropriate mobo), will there be any issues running the NVidia GeForce on the PCI-E bus?
Since AMD and ATI are now one, I would think that AMD processors would be more tuned for ATI GPU.
If there are no known issues here, I would like to go with the AMD because I've read and heard very good things about them, and AMD has always run cooler, lower power and thus not requiring a PSU upgrade.
My current rig is:
Asus P5AD2-E Premium mobo
Intel P4 550 Prescott 3.4Ghz
3Gigs DDR2 RAM (Crucial) @ 533Mhz
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB on PCI-E
Antec True Power 550W PSU
Cooling: 120mm fan in rear of chassis, 120mm fan on Zalman heatsink on processor, 120mm fan in front of chassis
Stock fan on GeForce 9800
Thanks for any info
FW
I am thinking of upgrading my mobo, processor, and memory, but keeping my BFG NVidia GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB video card.
I need to keep the cost of this upgrade down, thus not replacing the video, and my current system the CPU is the bottleneck.
I am wondering if I buy an AMD multi core processor (with appropriate mobo), will there be any issues running the NVidia GeForce on the PCI-E bus?
Since AMD and ATI are now one, I would think that AMD processors would be more tuned for ATI GPU.
If there are no known issues here, I would like to go with the AMD because I've read and heard very good things about them, and AMD has always run cooler, lower power and thus not requiring a PSU upgrade.
My current rig is:
Asus P5AD2-E Premium mobo
Intel P4 550 Prescott 3.4Ghz
3Gigs DDR2 RAM (Crucial) @ 533Mhz
BFG GeForce 9800 GTX+ 512MB on PCI-E
Antec True Power 550W PSU
Cooling: 120mm fan in rear of chassis, 120mm fan on Zalman heatsink on processor, 120mm fan in front of chassis
Stock fan on GeForce 9800
Thanks for any info
FW