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Eagle

Eagle

aka Alshain
Moderator
I'm assuming its true but I was hoping for a confirmation to make sure. Are the new 8x AGP slots backwards compatible like its predecessors were?
 
iq_132

iq_132

Banned
AGP 8x
Also known as AGP 3.0, this development support data transfer rates of 533MHz and 2.1GB/sec bandwidth. Like its predecessors, it is a 32-bit wide bus. Although early reports suggested that AGP 8x would forego backward compatibility with previous AGP incarnations, some motherboard manufacturers have implemented a 4x/8x switch option in the BIOS that allows the use of either standard"
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http://www.pcbuyersguide.com/hardware/motherboards/serialata-agp8x.html
 
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Eagle

Eagle

aka Alshain
Moderator
Nevermind, I was looking at the Asus A7V8X but its like $60 more than the A7S333. And the A7S is SiS and not VIA, so I think I'll go with that one.
 
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Eagle

Eagle

aka Alshain
Moderator
LOL, thx anyway. I posted those two posts within 10 seconds of each other. I hadnt even seen your post yet.
 
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Eagle

Eagle

aka Alshain
Moderator
Well, I cant find any of the latter without Audio either, oh well I guess I can disable it in the bios. I just hate doing that cause it can cause other complications. Although its probably better than my old SBLive Vaule so maybe I'll try it out.
 
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Eagle

Eagle

aka Alshain
Moderator
Well IQ, your search wasnt for nothing, I needed the info on USB 2.0.
 
haXgirl

haXgirl

New member
Eagle said:
I really despise onboard crap.
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I have onboard audio... It's better than my old SB Live! 1024... and you could always pop in a new one, right?

My specs:

Win2K Professional 5.0 Service Pack 3 (Build #2195)
AMD Athlon XP 1600+ (1.4ghz)
MSI KT3 Ultra 2 mainboard
256mb DDR PC 2700 ram
MSI Geforce4 MX440 w/ tv out
Maxtor 40GB 7200 w/ fluid dynamic bearings
LG 32X burner
Resolution: (1024x768x32bpp 60Hz)

Yeah, I know 60hz is icky but my monitor is poo :/
 
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Eagle

Eagle

aka Alshain
Moderator
OK, heres all the parts I ordered, tell me if it sounds good.

1 Asus A7S333 Motherboard w/ Audio
1 AMD Athlon XP 2000
1 Thermaltake Dragon Orb 3 (A1135 Model)
1 Samsung 256MB chip 333Mhz PC2700 DDR memory (reccomended by ASUS)
1 Syringe Arctic Silver 3
1 Thermaltake Copper AMD CPU Shim

Thats it.

Combined with...

Generic 480W Powersupply w/ Noise Killer
Generic 3 1/2in. Floppy Drive
Samsung 48x CD-Rom
Plextor 12/4/32 CD-Rewriter
IBM 2gb Hard Drive
Western Digital 14gb Hard Drive
Pheobe TV-Master FM
10 baseT D-Link Ethernet piece o' crap
PNY Verto Geforce 3 Ti200
Optional Soundblaster Live! Value

Whew, what a list, and thats just internal components ;)

EDIT: haXgirl, is that just your name or are you really a girl cause we dont get many of those around here :p ;)
 
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2bzy4ne1

2bzy4ne1

Mmmmm....Beeeeerrrr
Your setup to be looks pretty nice Eagle. I've been thinking of going AMD as well. Oops, shouldn't have said that out loud... :blush:
 
haXgirl

haXgirl

New member
Yeah, it's an older 15".. I tried going a little higher but then my monitor started acting up :( I dont want to fry it.

I've been using the handle "haXgirl" for years. I'm on IRC quite a bit (#emu on efnet and I'm an IRCop on irc.relic.net) Yes, I am really a girl :) I'm a youngin' though... only 18, hehe :)

http://haxgirl.is.krad-elite.net
 
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Eagle

Eagle

aka Alshain
Moderator
Ah, cute too ;) 18 is not that young by the way, a lot of us here are within 4 to 5 years higher or lower than that. I'm 21 and my girlfriend is 19 but she doesnt come here and thinks I'm a dork for coming here. :p
 
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Dabba_Deh

The Sultan
Hey, HaX, I'd just like to tell you that I live 20 mins drive from you [or so] in White Rock. I've never seen anybody else on Emutalk that's even from BC...
 
RPGlover12

RPGlover12

New member
Dude there is somethin called PMS for that and i have to agree with eagle 100% coz 18 isn't young at all :) well atleast for me ;)
 
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