righto, sounds working, videos working .... about upgrading ..... following is my mobo specs can anyone tell what processor i can go up to (only looking at about 2.5gig, nowt flash) and what graphic card size/make (i.e nvidia, geforce) i can go up to. thankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.......


Processor:Socket 754 for AMD Athlon™ 64 / Sempron™ processorsChipset:SiS 760GX + SiS 964L – MuTIOL® 1GB/s bandwidth HyperStreaming™ Engine (HSE)Front Side Bus:Up to 1600MT/s HyperTransport™Memory:2 x 184-pin DIMM sockets up to 2GB PC3200 / PC2700 / PC2100 DDR DRAMVGA on Die:Integrated Ultra256 2D/3D GraphicsExpansion Slots:1 AGP slot supports 8X / 4X modes and 3 PCI slotsIDE:2 UltraDMA 133 - supports up to 4 devicesSerial ATA(SATA)/RAID:N/AAudio:ADI AD1888; 5.1 channel audioLAN:Realtek RTL8201BL; 10/100 PHYIEEE1394:N/ABack Panel I/O Ports:1 x PS/2 mouse
1 x line-in / line-out / MIC ports
1 x PS/2 keyboard
1 x parallel
1 x RJ45
1 x COM1 port
4 x USB 2.0
1x VGA port
Internal I/O Connectors:2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 ports
1 x S/PDIF header out
1 x COM2 header
BIOS Features:4Mb flash ROM w/ LAN Boot, PnP, DMI 2.0, WfM 2.0, SMBIOS 2.3, ACPI 1.0bSupport CD:Chipset Drivers, DirectX 9.0, VGA Driver, USB 2.0 Driver, Audio Driver, Network Driver, Adobe Reader 6.0, SuperUtilities, Norton Internet Security, Motherboard Support CDStandards/Manageability:PCI 2.3, USB2.0, WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, LPC 1.1 Interface, PC2001Special Features:Wake on ring, LAN, USB, keyboard & mouse, STR (Suspend-to-Ram), STD (Suspend-to-Disk), SuperRecovery, SuperBoot, SuperBIOS-Protect, SuperSpeed by BIOS, SuperStep, SuperLogo, SuperUpdate by CD DriverForm Factor:Micro ATX (9.6” x 8.6”)

Hello again elle,

I believe the best AGP video card you can buy is either an NVidia 7800 GS *preferred* or an ATI X850.

I'm not sure what Sempron processor you have, but I believe the maximum it can support is a Sempron 3400+.

These are you limits, but if your going to upgrade, and you have the cash, I would recommend upgrading your motherboard and RAM also, so that it supports a much faster PCI-Express, instead of AGP. The disadvantage of replacing your motherboard is that Windows will not work, and would need to be re-installed from scratch also, but I thought I would just point this out.

thanks mr monkey, will look into it all. p.s, about reinstalling windows.... I LIKE TO FORMAT FORMAT, I LIKE TO........... FORMAT!

lol, elle, you are as mad... as a bag of prunes! I will ask Hengis about renaming your username to Mad Elle, because your quickly catching my madness... it's what happens when you don't take your meds on a daily basis... shhhhh...

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Too many Mad's on this forum, grrr.

Madmonkey. Madgamer, Madmatt etc.

mad elle dosent ring right and elle mad just sounds like a crazy spaniard. Elle wil do for now (more exciting than tony). Right....... wheres that LINUX O/S disc?????????