Motherboard, Graphics Card, Processor Qns

1st Qns:

I currently have an Acer F945PL Mainboard and a Pentium D processor. Is this motherboard able to support a Core 2 Duo processor?

2nd Qns:

Is there any other graphics card which is better or has the same performance than the Nvidia 8800GT and also cheaper? An 8800GT cost $200+ in my country.

Acer doesn't make motherboards, that's most likely a re-badged ASUS or Foxconn board, but certain 945 chipset boards do indeed support Core 2 chips (with a BIOS update), and the fact that you have a Pentium D is encouraging in that respect. I'd get a program like CPU-Z that tells you exactly what motherboard you have. If you can upgrade to a Core 2 Duo, the Allendale-core chips are your safest bet.

Regarding the graphics card the 9600GT is very close in terms of performance to the 8800GT and will probably save you a fair bit of cash.

I'll let you know I was able to buy a Radeon HD 3850 for £62.99, and I've seen it go for $100 before. Better preformance and much cheaper.

I'll let you know I was able to buy a Radeon HD 3850 for £62.99, and I've seen it go for $100 before. Better preformance and much cheaper.

xxLordDavidxx

xxLordDavidxx : lol the 3850 isnt even close to the 8800 gt !!

go for the 9600 gt i think