Hi Guys,
As I suspect my motherboard has just toasted my RAM, I am looking (reluctantly) to replace it (the motherboard). In which case, I might as well switch my AGP Radeon X800XT for something in PCI-E at the same time.
I've been looking at the Sapphire Pure Innovation motherboard, which seems to have been getting reasonable reviews. I don't want an SLI board as I prefer ATI graphics cards over nVidia (so no SLI setup for me), but that is not to say I have anything against nVidia chipsets (their nForce2 was the dogs danglies). Any thoughts on my choice of motherboard? It looks like this will cost around £120.
In terms of graphics card, I'd love an X1800 but would struggle to keep to my budget, although I could stretch to nearer £400. I would like a card that has dual DVI and is the equal or better to my X800XT that I have already. I guess here we are looking at around about £180, unless I can justify more to myself.. In terms of gaming, I'm not using my PC for games much now, but do still want the card to cope with the likes of HL2 or Quake 4, although I am mainly interested in driving games - Toca, Colin McRae, etc.
I'm also hoping to sneak in an Antec Sonata II case, which I can find for about £40 with no PSU at Overclock, since my OCZ PSU is good for the forseeable future. The other components will be reused from my rig in my sig.
Any thoughts gratefully received.
Cheers,
Stephen