[eLliDKraM]

I find myself extremely screwed because I bought a new computer when PCI-Express wasn't really known or used but newer and newer games' graphic requirements are beginning to be so demanding, soon I may have to get a PCI-Express card (rather than a brand new one on AGP). I was wondering if there's anyway to have a regular mobo accept a pci-e card with a decent outcome. I know this is a long shot, but my poor ass is desperate.

[MarkoDaGeek]

Im not sure a PCI Express video card would even work in a regular PCI slot, maybe other hardware but it seems like you would have a lot of problems...

[eLliDKraM]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I'm kind of screwed here. I don't want to be stuck with AGP for the rest of my life because I sure as hell cannot afford a new motherboard + video card, and that's just ridiculous since everything runs fine. Does anyone know of any adapters out there that would fulfill my needs?

[BigL]

ya man, and u gotta be carful, i just got a new vid card thinkin i was gonna be ok with a PCI/ or PCIe, but what i really need is PCIe X 16. now i need a new Mobo. no now i need to figure out what board to get and i think i might need a new CPU

[MarkoDaGeek]

Why do you want to upgrade so badly eLliDKraM ? Are the games your running right now performing sub-par or are you just worried about the future ?

[Acid Reign]

if you bought the motherboard recently, you can sell it for a reasonable amount and turn that around and throw it at a motherboard that has PCI-E, but i'd wait.

Because PCI-E is really new, and by the time that your games demand the performance, something newer will be around.

[eLliDKraM]

Worried about the future, games are running JUST about par and I'm a 3D CAD designer which requires some serious graphic power as well. Present/future is my concern and the motherboard is at the point where I doubt I will get much for it. I just wish there were some type of substitutable device, whether it is a card itself or some sort of an adapter that would provide the power of a PCI-E without needing a PCI-E mobo.

EDIT:
I'm actually not going to pursue buying anything for a few months actually. Once cards double/triple the power of MY card and reach a price of less than $200, that's when I think about buying...

This post has been edited by eLliDKraM: 21 October 2005 - 07:22 AM