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hey i have a question. Does motherboard effect gaming performernce at all? So far my specs are:
INTEL P4 2.53GHZ
512mb PC2100 RAM
80GB ULTRA DMA HD
Radeon 9600 SE(soon to be 9800 pro)
Intel 845g Mobo

Is this one any good and will it make much of a difference to upgrade to say...asus mobos?

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hey i have a question. Does motherboard effect gaming performernce at all? So far my specs are:
INTEL P4 2.53GHZ
512mb PC2100 RAM
80GB ULTRA DMA HD
Radeon 9600 SE(soon to be 9800 pro)
Intel 845g Mobo

Is this one any good and will it make much of a difference to upgrade to say...asus mobos?

No, not really. Some chipsets and hardware combinations (SD-RAM + a Pentium 4 for example) have noticeable performance issues, but your system isn't a member of this group. It's what you put in it that matters. ;)

The only reasons for changing would be:
1. Stability issues.
2. New CPU unsupported.
3. Lack of onboard features.

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