the nvidia SLI chipset for motherboard that have 16x speed for each of the two pci-express SLI  on motherboard???
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Nforce 3 or 4 \n\nsome of the Nforce4 chipsets can have cooling issues by the way.
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ditch the onBoard Video card and get an AGP or PCI-express video card.   Newegg.com will be a good place to look for new video cards.   Otherwise i don't think there is a way to increase the amount of memory used for the onboard card.
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If you're looking for REAL performance for MODERN games both will be severely disappointing. If you want to look for a card for modern games (Like Call of Duty 2, Elder Scrolls 4 Oblivion, Microsoft Flight Simulator X, Far Cry, Doom 3, F.E.A.R., ect) get something like:\nATI X800 or X850 series...\nATI X1800 or X1900 series...\nnVidia 7600 series...\nnVidia 7800 series...\nnVidia 7900 series...\nnVidia 8800 series.
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Simply enough, if you have the money for it, do it. It's called SLI, Nvidia came out with it. An SLI capable motherboard will have 2 pci-express slots, in which you can put 2 video cards and connect them with a bridge (DON'T get the ones that claim to work without a bridge, through software, they're not nearly as good) Even if you don't want to spend the money right now, I suggest still getting an SLI capable motherboard and one SLI capable video card. You can always use just one for now and get another later, if you do.\n\nEdit: Guys, we're not talking about have 2 monitors, we're talking about using two video cards in tandem, for increased performance in graphics-heavy things, games especially. It's called SLI, look it up.
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AGP stands for Accelerated Graphics Port, you weren't far off.  Anyway, here is part of the problem... all the new graphics cards are coming out for PCIe only and had you had PCIe I would have told you to get either a 7600GS or 7600GT, which are both great graphics cards and offer the best performance per dollar.\n\nWell, here's my reccomendation, a 256MB Geforce 6800XT for $146, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814150157 Yes, you can get a graphics card with more memory for less but more memory does not equal more performance.  The 6800XT has GDDR3 memory MOST of the other cards with the AGP interface have GDDR2 memory which is slower.  256MB of GDDR3 memory will outperform 512MB of GDDR2 memory, every time.  Well, that's really the only card I would purchase out of the entire AGP choices.
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Frankly,  I Don't see the point. \n\nFXF's 7800 AGP is the best card (well, short of Wildcat Realizm 800), but the limitation is your interface. \n\n4x AGP is really slow, sure it's better then PCI regular, but not by a whole lot. You'll be putting a super fast card on a slow interface. Think of it like this, putting the cheapest gasoline and cheapest tires into a Ferrari, and then driving it. \n\nOdds are also that since you're using a D845GBV board, that the rest of your system is pretty obsolete too, including your powersupply. The 7800 is a powerhog. If you have less then a 300 watt with two drives, a decent CPU and the basics, you will incounter problems from startup, to random shutdowns. \n\nIf you're willing to spend the $260+ on the 7800s, the better upgrade for you would be to simply buy a motherboard that has a PCI-E x16, and get a Nvidia 6800 (256 bit version) and upgrade your power supply. You'll see a much better performance overall with a newer motherboard, better power supply and better graphics card rather then just upgrading your graphics card.
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are you talking about expansion slots or cpu forms?\n\nin the case of expansion slots, typically pci slots are white, agp slots are brown, isa slots are black and vary in length, pci express slots are very long for x16 and very short for x1.  sometimes pci slots are colored by the motherboard manufacturers to glow under black lights in strange colors.  i sugges you find your motherboard model number or chipset, and try to find an online manual on their website.
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Let's get one thing straight. I see a LOT of people calling "PCI-Express" (aka PCI-E) just plain old PCI. PCI and PCI-Express are entirely different. For a complete explanation, including pictures for the reading impaired, consult the link below.\n\nHere's the order in which the 3 currently used BUSES were invented, along with their transfer speed capabilities:\nFirst: PCI transfer speed - 66-133MB/s (shared between all PCI devices)\nSecond: AGP transfer speed - 500MB/s to 2.1GB/s \nThird: PCI-Express transfer speed - up to 8GB/s in x16, 200MB/s in x1 (still faster than PCI).\nPCI-Express is the fastest system BUS.\n\nWhen compared on 2 nearly identical systems with the same CPU, RAM, Chipset, Video Card chipset, and other hardware, the system with the PCI-Express version of the video card installed in it will usually run 3D applications faster. I said usually because sometimes the software and drivers aren't optimised to make use of a PCI-E cards capabilities, though this was really only a problem when the technology was new. Since then, such optimizations and advances in drivers give PCI-E the edge. That aside, the main advantage of PCI-E over the other interface types really only shines when it's used for other devices, such as Gigabit Ethernet and RAID Adapters. PCI-E handles upstream and downstream data separately, and each device that is connected thru a PCI-E interface has it's own bandwidth, rather than sharing it (like PCI).
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The board has two say it supports SLI, hence it has to use an nVidia chipset.  There are ways of achieving SLI without an SLI board, but they are unreliable and you really should not mess with them.  Also, I would seriosuly not recommend SLI unless you have at least $1000 alone to invest in SLI cards, else you would be better off buying an expensive one card solution.
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this may be a silly question, but the msi cards are pci-e and not AGP? there should be a small row of pins on the top of the card. I believe you will need to be able to  attach the sli bridge to get the 6600's to work in sli mode
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The NVIDIA NFORCE 4 is close to 100 timess better.\n\nI am exagerating a little bit, but yes the Nvidia is way better.\n\nASUS is just the company who buys the chipset from NVIDIA and puts it on a motherboard they designed/tweaked. giga-byte, MSI and lots of other companies can by NFORCE 4 chipsets from NVIDIA and make their own boards, based on set standards obviously.\n\nVIA is generally the manufacturer of low-end/budget chipsets, as is SIS.\n\nI own an Motherboard with an Nforce 4 chipset and it is excellent, so excellent that words really can't express my level of satisfaction. It was pricey though,  compared to the VIA and SIS chipsets.
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get somthing from asus ... lok for the features you want ...plenty of pci expansion slots ...if you dont want to buy a new video card then you need an agp board but if u want to play the latest games you should move up to pci express and get a new video card like an nvidia 7950 ... a sli capable board is a bonus if you ever want to increase video performance even more by adding a second card ... raid is a good feature to have ...sata is better if you want to move up to faster harddrives  ...and get a board that supports ddr2 unless ur wanting to keep ur old memory ... it really depends on if ur wanting to run ur old components off of it or wanting to put together a new system ...
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its not about the compatibility ... he might have asked u about the brand or different sizes of vgas like 128MB or 256MB or 512MB. i have INTEL915 motherboard and i tried almost every PCI EXPRESS graphic card n they worked perfect.
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SLI\nBackground- nVidia's SLI(Scaleable Link Interface) ability works with 2 similar nVidia GPUs by connecting them with a physical AND software bridge.\nPros- Allows for a better framerate in games and programs.\nAllows for better support of multiple monitors\nCons- Takes up another PCIe slot, reducing the number of PCI 32-Bit slots usable\nRequires special motherboardRequires second Graphics Card, raising costs even higher\nIncreases heat output\nNeutral- Requires a larger power supply that is SLI-Certified\nTakes up another Expansion slot in the case\n\nOverall, SLI is good after the basics are covered, though balance should be controled between the CPU and Graphics. SLI is better for an upgrade later
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Well I was looking at the 2 graphic cards at Best Buy the other day and the 7600 is designed to run a duo card set up. It has an adapter that connects 2 7600's together its more expensive because you have to buy 2 cards but it is well worth it in the end. I personnaly have the duo card set up running the 7600. I get awsome performance and i am thinking I really saved alittle cash. the bang is deffinatelly worth buck.
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Eeeeesh.  You mean you are limited to a PCI slot.  Well, in that case it would be the Radeon 9600 BUT let's take a look at some other options.  Note that none of the PCI graphics cards are going to be powerhouses but if it's the best you can do... it's the best you can do...\n\nThe best you can do in a PCI graphics card is probably at Radeon X1300 for $115, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814129062\n\nAs I said, it's not powerhouse but is far superior to either the 9250 or 9600.  If you have really reserved yourself to the 9250 or 9600 keep in mind that not all Radeon 9250 cards support DirectX 9, most only support DirectX 8 (that's bad...) so go with the 9600 if those are really your only two choices.\n\nI was also unable to locate a PCI version of the Radeon 9600 from Newegg (though other stores may have it), I will only shop and buy from them.  The final word is, neither model you have picked is that great and if you really must go with PCI the the Radeon X1300 is the way to go.
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Well they are techically using 2 7950 GX2s.  It is 2 boards put together to look like 1 huge dual layered one.  It uses a crap load of connectors and transmiters.  It is quite simple, just don't think of how Geforce made the 7950 GX2\nmaking the quad SLI is accually just connecting the 2 7950 GX2s together using 2 connectors unlike the 1 that is usually used.\nTHe 1st SLI bridge connects the top card of the first 7950 and the top of the 2nd 7950, and same with the 2nd SLI bridge, except its for the bottom.  Quad SLI is not yet availible in stores yet, but the products used for it are.\nThere is a simple way of thinking of this.  It is just like the Intel board called Quad Royal.  It is 4 PCI 16x slots for 4 video cards.  The Quad SLI is exactly like that, its just 2 boards on 1 slot. the 2 boards are not accually connected. its just placed on so you need the 2 SLI bridges to connect all of them.  THe Quad SLI may seem new to everyone, but it has accally been availible to Intel users for the past 1 and a half years.