i want a new pc so that i can play desent newer games then i can now im my current pc i got a AMD based pc and i want the graphics card out of it because it can run most games i got a NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS 256mb i want to know if i need a new graphics card or if it will work in intel the new motherboard that im going to get is a Gigabyte GA945GCM with an Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 2.5GHz
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i also want to run gta iv on it and the minimum graphics card is 256MB NVIDIA 7900+ will my one that i got now work it passes everything exept the 7900 i got the 7600 does that matter or not

You're sure this is the mobo you want? It has a max of 4 gigs of ram and that's if you use a 64 bit os. Your 7600 will operate with any mobo including this one as long as it has a pci x slot. I would give the 7600 a try on the game you want and then upgrade if it is unable to handle the graphics level you want. If you have to upgrade you can find 8800 series and up on sale at good prices.

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EVGA 650i mobo with Intel e8400 Core 2 Duo
4 gigs OCZ 800 ddr2 ram and 160 gig sata hard drive
EVGA GTS 250 SC - Windows 7
See my test at http://www.pcpitstop.com/betapit/sec.asp?conid=23014579

i want to run XP sp3 32bit iv been told that theres hardly any games that work on 64bit

You will be buying this os? 64 bit will run anything and everything you get without limiting your ram to 3.5 gigs. Personally I would buy a mobo with four slots for ram, 2 pci x 16 slots and Vista 64 bit for directx 10. That would at least give you future proof for a while. We already have software with directx 10.

Have a look http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128358

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EVGA 650i mobo with Intel e8400 Core 2 Duo
4 gigs OCZ 800 ddr2 ram and 160 gig sata hard drive
EVGA GTS 250 SC - Windows 7
See my test at http://www.pcpitstop.com/betapit/sec.asp?conid=23014579

i forgot to say that the bundle comes with 4gb ram anyway so i think il use 32 bit and im not buying the os i already have it on disk the only thing that im going to buy is the case with 600w power supply, motherboard cpu ram bundle and maybe a graphics card if gta iv doesnt work with the one that i have now and im only 16 so i cant really afford all that im getting EMA when i go to college in september and i get £30 a week from that so il have to save up for a while the case alone is £80 on ebay and the motherboard bundle is £125 il still need ot buy the cables to get the power to the motherboard but i can probly get them for £5-£10