[hotfart]

I built my pc just over a year ago and i want to play cod4 and halo 2 on my pc so i need an upgrade from my on board chipset
Im not sure if it supports an ati or nvidia, i was tolb by somebody since its intel it is compatable with both

this is my mobo- gigabyte
http://www.gigabyte.us/Products/Moth...ProductID=2304


i was looking at something for around 120, heres what ive been looking at
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814150228

or


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161174

[Carbon]

From your specifications page on that motherboard, you have a x16 slot but it only runs at x4 speed.

Get a new motherboard - you have absolutely zero chance of getting a worthwhile gfx upgrade. A 8800GT running at x4 is not going to be worth the money you shell out for it.

[hotfart]

it is a x16 slot, its saying it has 4 time the bandwith of the other PCI's

[Carbon]

Erm, I'm pretty sure that's not the case. My original post was in error, the specs say:

"1 PCI Express x 16 slot (x4 bandwidth)"

PCI-E x16 has much more than 4x the bandwidth of a normal PCI slot.

[hotfart]

well when im on new egg and on the left where you sort stuff it has
PCI Express x16
and all the cards are under it

[alex]

Hi.

Carbon is correct. The motherboard has a full length pci-e port which will physically support the card quoted but is only running 4 pci-e lanes, so you're going to struggle with bandwidth.

I'd recommend choosing a different motherboard as well to be able to get the most from the card quoted.

[hotfart]

alright ive decided to try and look for a motherboard
this one has a $50 rebate i think its kind of cheap and wondered if it was worth buying or not.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813186110

[alex]

Yup, decent board.

Every external connection you could want is supplied.

Also, full 16 lanes in the pci-e port.