I have around 120$ (Willing to save more, since i will probably have to), basically my system is this [url]http://gdgt.com/dell/inspiron/518/specs/[/url] with the graphics upgraded to ATI radeon 5570 1gb (pci-e 2.0) What is a good motherboard I could get that would be compatible with this system?
Why would you upgrade your motherboard?
If you want to improve your PC's performance, find the bottleneck(s) and fix them instead.
If you want more performance on games, you should upgrade your graphics card, 5570 is getting a bit old.
[QUOTE=ollie;39183915]Why would you upgrade your motherboard?
If you want to improve your PC's performance, find the bottleneck(s) and fix them instead.
If you want more performance on games, you should upgrade your graphics card, 5570 is getting a bit old.[/QUOTE]
Because my motherboard doesn't support pci express 2.0, only the 1.0 and if im not correct that will cause a bottleneck with my GPU?
[IMG]http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5070/singlegpu.jpg[/IMG]
It doesn't matter so much on low-end gpus.
[QUOTE=ollie;39196272][IMG]http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/5070/singlegpu.jpg[/IMG]
It doesn't matter so much on low-end gpus.[/QUOTE]
This doesnt say anything about pci-e 1.0.
[editline]13th January 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Kaonashi;39190144]Because my motherboard doesn't support pci express 2.0, only the 1.0 and if im not correct that will cause a bottleneck with my GPU?[/QUOTE]
That gpu wont be bottlenecked by pci-1.0 and im pretty sure you actually have pci-e 2,0 16x. (thank dells shitty support for not knowing the actual pci-e version).
Updating your mobo will do nothing for performance and is a waste of money, considering the LGA775 socket is dead.
[QUOTE=taipan;39203946]This doesnt say anything about pci-e 1.0.
[editline]13th January 2013[/editline]
That gpu wont be bottlenecked by pci-1.0 and im pretty sure you actually have pci-e 2,0 16x. (thank dells shitty support for not knowing the actual pci-e version).
Updating your mobo will do nothing for performance and is a waste of money, considering the LGA775 socket is dead.[/QUOTE]
It is only pci-e 1 [url]http://www.dell.com/us/dfh/p/inspiron-518/pd[/url]
pci-e 2.0 x1.
And this one says x16.
[url]http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/insp518/en/sm/techov.htm#wp1194395[/url]
I wouldn't recommend a Gigabyte mobo, often have problems with sound.
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