tomtwostep

I have an asus a8v deluxe
with 1534 mb of ram
and a nvidia 6800gt

now i want to upgrade and i would like to know which would be the best to upgrade to play games and how much ram is supported on the a8v?

thanks

connor-53

Please Read This Before Posting

Do that 1st.

tomtwostep

I want to be able to play all the new games, and multitask. I need a graphics card recommendation not too expensive, and what ram is compatable with my motherboard.

linderman

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/c...roduct=1&os=17



you didnt list which cpu you have now ??????????

and we need a budget

tomtwostep

Oh sorry! I have an AMD Athlon 64 3500+, ~2.2 GHz.

My budget is less than 150 if possible

Thanks

Mcninjaguy

don't expect to play new games with that kind of budget

you could get new ram and a CPU or a new motherboard and a cheap CPU

linderman

well ........ you could do some ebay hunting for a 4400X2 / 460X2 / 4800 X2 / opteron 175

make sure they are socket 939 ................ goodluck ............... you should be able to find one in your range

tomtwostep

okay thanks

tomtwostep

my budget has increased and i would like to get a new mobo.

any suggestions?

linderman

what is the make and model of your existing motherboard ? use cpu-z free download ?

emosun

I think it's still the asus a8v deluxe. Whats your budget at?

tomtwostep

yeah it still is but here are the results anyway:

CPU-Z TXT Report
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Processors
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 1

APICs
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Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0 0

Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 1 (max 1)
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Name AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Codename NewCastle
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Package Socket 939
CPUID F.F.0
Extended CPUID F.F
Brand ID 4
Core Stepping DH7-CG
Technology 0.13 um
Core Speed 2202.8 MHz
Multiplier x FSB 11.0 x 200.3 MHz
HT Link speed 1001.3 MHz
Stock frequency 2200 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, x86-64
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
Max FID 11.0x

K8 Thermal sensor yes
K8 Revision ID 0.5
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 1
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 3



Chipset
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Northbridge VIA K8T800 Pro rev. 00
Southbridge VIA VT8237 rev. 00
Graphic Interface AGP
AGP Revision 3.0
AGP Transfer Rate 8x
AGP SBA supported, enabled
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 1536 MBytes
Channels Single
Memory Frequency 157.3 MHz (CPU/14)
CAS# latency (CL) 2.5
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 3
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 7
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 10
DRAM Idle Timer 16
Command Rate (CR) 2T

Memory SPD
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000)
Size 1024 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz)
Part number VS1GB400C3
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Registered no
Buffered no
Nominal Voltage 2.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 2.5-3-3-7-0 @ 166 MHz
JEDEC #2 3.0-3-3-8-0 @ 200 MHz
SPD registers
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 80 08 07 0D 0B 02 40 00 04 50 70 00 82 08 00 01
10 0E 04 18 01 02 20 C0 60 70 00 00 3C 28 3C 28 80
20 60 60 40 40 00 00 00 00 00 37 46 20 28 50 00 00
30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 B2
40 7F 7F 9E 00 00 00 00 00 01 56 53 31 47 42 34 30
50 30 43 33 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00
60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
90 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR
Manufacturer (ID) Corsair (7F7F9E0000000000)
Size 512 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3200 (200 MHz)
Part number VS512MB400
Number of banks 2
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Registered no
Buffered no
Nominal Voltage 2.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP no
JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency
JEDEC #1 2.5-3-3-8-0 @ 200 MHz
SPD registers
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 80 08 07 0D 0A 02 40 00 04 50 60 00 82 08 00 01
10 0E 04 08 01 02 20 00 00 00 00 00 3C 28 3C 28 40
20 60 60 40 40 00 00 00 00 00 37 46 28 28 55 00 00
30 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 CE
40 7F 7F 9E 00 00 00 00 00 01 56 53 35 31 32 4D 42
50 34 30 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00
60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
70 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
90 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
C0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
F0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00


Monitoring
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Mainboard Model A8V Deluxe (0x00000356 - 0x15257268)

LPCIO
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LPCIO Vendor Winbond
LPCIO Model W83627THF
LPCIO Vendor ID 0x5CA3
LPCIO Chip ID 0x82
LPCIO Revision ID 0x84
Config Mode I/O address 0x2E
Config Mode LDN 0xB
Config Mode registers
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 0B FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
10 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
20 82 84 FF FE A2 00 00 FF 20 00 00 1A 48 00 00 FF
30 01 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
40 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
50 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
60 02 90 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
70 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
Register space LPC, base address = 0x0290


Hardware Monitors
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Hardware monitor Winbond W83627THF
Voltage 0 1.52 Volts [0x5F] (CPU VCore)
Voltage 1 11.55 Volts [0xBE] (+12V)
Voltage 2 3.31 Volts [0xCF] (+3.3V)
Voltage 3 5.01 Volts [0xBC] (+5V)
Temperature 0 34°C (93°F) [0x22] (SYSTIN)
Temperature 1 62°C (142°F) [0x7B] (CPUTIN)
Temperature 2 29°C (83°F) [0x39] (VTIN)
Fan 1 3309 RPM [0xCC] (FANIN1)
Hardware registers
Register space LPC, base address = 0x0290
bank 0
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 01 FF 01 FF 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 3C 3C 0A 0A
10 01 FF 00 00 00 01 01 3C 42 00 FF FF 24 32 00 DE
20 61 BF CE BC FF DD F4 22 FF CC FF F0 00 3C 35 22
30 67 7F D1 B8 37 1C 48 6D FE 66 43 84 00 2B 00 00
40 03 8E 00 FE FF 00 00 4F 2D 03 01 04 18 95 00 A3
50 FF FF 00 FF FF FF 00 80 90 40 FF FF 11 00 FF 05
60 61 BF CE BC FF DD F4 22 FF CC FF F0 00 3C 35 22
70 67 7F D1 B8 37 1C 48 6D FE 66 43 84 00 2B 00 00
80 01 FF 01 FF 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 3C 3C 0A 0A
90 01 FF 00 00 00 01 01 3C 42 00 FF FF 24 32 00 DE
A0 61 BF CE BC FF DD F4 22 FF CC FF F0 00 3C 35 22
B0 67 7F D1 B8 37 1C 48 6D FE 66 43 84 00 2B 00 00
C0 03 00 00 FE FF 00 00 4F 2D 03 01 04 18 95 00 A3
D0 FF FF 00 FF FF FF 00 80 90 40 FF FF 11 00 FF 05
E0 61 BF CE BC FF DD F4 22 FF CC FF F0 00 3C 35 22
F0 67 7F D1 B8 37 1C 48 6D FE 66 43 84 00 2B 00 00
bank 1
50 3E 00 00 4B 00 50 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
bank 2
50 1C 80 00 4B 00 50 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
bank 3
50 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
bank 4
50 03 13 00 00 FA FF 00 00 17 CE 09 03 11 00 FF FF

Hardware monitor Winbond W83791D
Voltage 0 0.34 Volts [0x15] (VIN0)
Voltage 1 0.11 Volts [0x7] (VIN1)
Voltage 2 0.24 Volts [0xF] (VIN2)
Voltage 3 3.06 Volts [0xBF] (VIN3)
Voltage 4 0.11 Volts [0x7] (VIN4)
Voltage 5 0.11 Volts [0x7] (VIN5)
Voltage 6 0.11 Volts [0x7] (VIN6)
Temperature 0 n.a. [0x7D] (TMPIN0)
Register space SMBus, base address = 0x0400
SMBus request channel 0x0, address 0x2F

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 82 00 00 01 00 00 FF
10 00 00 7F 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 80
20 15 07 0F BE 07 07 07 7D FF FF FF 7E 68 00 00 ED
30 B0 00 00 A0 10 00 00 00 24 10 00 01 02 02 FF FF
40 01 BF 20 00 00 00 00 50 2F 10 01 44 01 95 00 A3
50 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 80 72 70 FF 00 00 00 05 FF
60 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
70 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
80 01 FF 01 FF 00 00 00 00 01 01 01 01 3C 3C 0A 0A
90 00 00 00 01 FF 00 00 00 01 01 3C 08 00 00 01 01
A0 FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 18 FF 6F 08 00 FF FF FF
B0 BE 00 07 FF 40 00 20 00 00 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF
C0 7D 00 00 4B 00 50 00 FF 7D 00 00 4B 00 50 00 FF
D0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
E0 FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
F0 FF FF 00 FF 00 01 00 FF FF 02 FF 00 00 15 FF 1D

Hardware monitor AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Temperature 0 65°C (149°F) [0x72] (Core #0)

Hardware monitor NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Temperature 0 68°C (154°F) (GPU Core)


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DMI BIOS
vendor American Megatrends Inc.
version 1015.002
date 10/06/2005

DMI System Information
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version To Be Filled By O.E.M.
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UUID 881788A1-59CBD811-983B83AC-0A0DA696

DMI Baseboard
vendor ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
model A8V Deluxe
revision Rev 1.xx
serial MB-1234567890

DMI System Enclosure
manufacturer Chassis Manufacture
chassis type Desktop
chassis serial Chassis Serial Number

DMI Processor
manufacturer AMD
model AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
clock speed 2200.0 MHz
FSB speed 200.0 MHz
multiplier 11.0x

DMI Memory Controller
correction 64-bit ECC
Max module size 1024 MBytes

DMI Memory Module
designation DIMM0
size 1024 MBytes (double bank)

DMI Memory Module
designation DIMM1

DMI Port Connector
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designation PS/2 Mouse (external)
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DMI Port Connector
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port type Keyboard Port
connector PS/2

DMI Port Connector
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DMI Port Connector
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DMI Port Connector
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DMI Port Connector
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designation LPT 1 (external)
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connector DB-25 male

DMI Port Connector
designation Audio Mic In (internal)
designation Audio Mic In (external)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
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designation Audio Line In (external)
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connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
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designation Audio Line Out (external)
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connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
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designation Audio Center (external)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
designation Audio Side Surround (internal)
designation Audio Side surround (external)
port type Audio Port
connector Mini Jack (headphones)

DMI Port Connector
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designation Audio Back surround (external)
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connector Mini Jack (headphones)

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designation MIDI (external)
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DMI Port Connector
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connector On Board Sound Input From CD-ROM

DMI Port Connector
designation CD (internal)
port type Audio Port
connector On Board Sound Input From CD-ROM

DMI Port Connector
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connector On Board IDE

DMI Port Connector
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connector On Board IDE

DMI Port Connector
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connector On Board Floppy

DMI Port Connector
designation CHA_FAN (internal)

DMI Port Connector
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DMI Port Connector
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DMI Port Connector
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type AGP 8x
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DMI Extension Slot
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DMI Extension Slot
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Name NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
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Technology 0.13 um
Memory size 256 MB
Memory type DDR3
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PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x0)
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)
DirectX Version 10.0


I dont mind spending the money if the mobo is gonna last, but I perfer it to be under $200, seeing as i have to get RAM and possibly a new graphics card.

Thanks,

Tom

Mcninjaguy

This motherboard can support everything from Sempron's to Phenom 2 quad cores.

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$110

RAM Your current setup is using DDR ram so you'll need some DDR2 ram.
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK - Retail
$60

You should be able to use your current CPU and everything else on this motherboard except the ram I suggested.

linderman

the motherboard you have is a decent motherboard


any socket 939 processor from the 4400 X2 or 4600 X2 or Opteron 175 0r Opteron 185 will work very nice for you


as for video card; 9800GTX would do you well or the ATI 4850



I am not sure you are prepared for all that a new board "should" entail ?


new mobo $100.00

new ddr2 ram $60.00

new video card $140.00

new cpu $100.00

emosun

That board only supports the athlon 64 x2's though which are basically pentium D's.... definitely gonna hold back anything above the midrange category.

tomtwostep

Okay so you're saying I should keep the mobo and upgrade my cpu and video card? The only reason i was going to get a new mobo is because I was under the impression that it didn't support much RAM.

I think I like this idea though, if I were to upgrade I'd go with the Opteron 175 because of the price, and video card I'm not sure yet.

Thanks,

linderman

4 gigs of memory is plenty for any system


VIA's K8T800 Pro follows in the footsteps of its wildly popular K8T800 chipset, while increasing its repertoire by supporting socket 939 AMD Athlon64 and AthlonFX processors, as well as up to 4GB of regular unbuffered DDR PC3200 memory. When paired with the VIA VT8237 southbridge, standard onboard goodies consist of 7.1 channel audio, IEEE 1394, Gigabit LAN, Serial ATA RAID, not to mention a PCI/AGP lock and HyperTransport links at 1000MHz.

tomtwostep

So only DDR? Not DDR2?

linderman

yes / your existing motherboard will accomodate DDR only / not DDR2

emosun

Maybe he should get a new board....