I am considering the following potential upgrade:Asus P4C800 Deluxe or P4P800 Deluxe MBP4 3.00 800 MHz CPU1G PC3200 DDR400 Mem (two sticks)I have an Asus V8460 NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti4600 graphics card.Will this video card be adequate for the above upgrade, or will I be shooting myself in the foot?Thanks:RTH

Yes it should work well. I'd suggest upgrading the video card too if you have the $$. Get a Radeon 9800 Pro or a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra and you'll have a rockin system.

You should have no problem with that upgrade. Pleae note that your video card is fine, and should work well in FS2kX. But if you want to unlock the full potential, get an ATI9500/9700/9800 or (ew, I might add for this next choice, but I will add this choice so you know your options ;-)) get an nVidia FX5900. Any other FX is a waste of money when comparing the equivilently priced ATI card(in some instances when compared to an older version of the nvidia line, like some FX cards vs the GeForce4 'equilvilant'), with the exception of the 9800 vs the 5900. They are both close, real close....Whew, talk about your run ons.....;-)

One last question: (probably)With the latest applications, does anybody know of any decisive advantage to the P4C800 MB over the P4P400 MB? There is a significant differnce in price, but from what I read (i.e. Tom's hardware) they are essentially the same card now.I may try to be patient (doubtful) until the next generation arrives and the prices go down for what I have specified.Thanks:RTH

RTH,My P4C800 Rocks. One of the best Overclocking boards I have ever owned. Not to mention the stability of a rock.But for your own comparison...Here you goP4P800-Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4/Celeron up to 3.2GHz+ -Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ready-New power design supports IntelR next generation Prescott CPU!! Chipset Intel 865PE MCHIntel ICH5R Front Side Bus 800 / 533 / 400 MHz Memory 4 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max. 4GB PC3200/2700/2100 non-ECC DDR SDRAM memoryDual Channel Memory Architecture Expansion Slots - 1 x AGP 8X/4X (0.8V, 1.5V only)- 5 x PCI - 1 x ASUS WIFI Connector for optional wireless LAN upgrade Storage South Bridge:-2 x UltraDMA 100/66/33 -2 x Serial ATA, RAID 0 (Microsoft Windows XP only)VIA6410 RAID controller:-2 x UltraDMA 100 support four hard drives-RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, JBOD AI Audio ADI AD1985 SoundMAX 6-channel CODECAudio Sensing and Enumeration Technologysupport S/PDIF out interface AI LAN -3COM Gigabit Lan PCI Controller supporting 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet-Virtual Cable TesterTM Net-Diagnosing Utility AI BIOS Feature ASUS CrashFree BIOS2, ASUS Q-Fan technology, Post Reporter IEEE 1394 VIA 1394 controller with 2 1394 ports USB Max. 8 USB2.0 ports Special Features Power Loss RestartSupport S/PDIF out interfaceASUS POST ReporterASUS MyLogo2ASUS Q-Fan technologyASUS EZ FlashMulti-language BIOSASUS CrashFree BIOS 2ASUS Instant Music Overclock Features -AI Overclocking: Intelligent CPU frequency tuner-ASUS JumperFree-ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)-CPU, Memory, and AGP voltage adjustable-SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) from 100MHz up to 400MHz at 1MHz increment-Adjustable FSB/DDR ratio, Fixed AGP/PCI frequencies. Back Panel I/O Ports 1 x Parallel1 x Serial1 x PS/2 Keyboard1 x PS/2 Mouse1 x Audio I/O1 x RJ451 x S/PDIF Output4 x USB 2.0/1.11 x IEEE1394 Internal I/O Connectors - 2 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports- CPU / Chassis / Power FAN connectors- 20-pin ATX Power connector- 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector- Chassis Intrusion- S/PDIF out connector- CD / AUX / Modem audio in- 1 x IEEE1394 ports- GAME/MIDI connector- 2 x SATA ports- COM2 connector- Front panel audio connector BIOS Feature 4 Mb Flash ROM,AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.3, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash, MyLogo2, ASUS C.P.R. Industry Standard PCI 2.2, PCI 2.3, USB 2.0 Manageability WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME, Chassis Intrusion, SM Bus Support CD -Drivers-ASUS PC Probe-Trend Micro? PC-cillin 2002 anti-virus software (OEM version)-ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Accessories User's manual2 x UltraDMA 100/66 cable2 x Serial ATA cable1 x IDE cableFDD cableI/O shieldInterVideo WinDVD Sutie P4C800 Socket 478 for Intel Pentium 4/ Celeron up to 3.2 GHz+-Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ready-New power design supports Intel next generation Prescott CPU Chipset Intel 875P MCHIntel ICH5 Front Side Bus 800/ 533 / 400 MHz Memory -Dual Channel Memory Architecture-4 x 184-pin DIMM Sockets support max. 4GB PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 ECC DDR SDRAM memory-Intel Performance Acceleration Technology Expansion Slots 1 x AGP Pro/ 8X/ 4X (0.8V, 1.5V only)5 x PCI1 x ASUS WIFI Connector for optional wireless LAN upgrade Storage South Bridge:2 x UltraDMA 100 2 x Serial ATAPromise 20378 RAID controller (optional):1 x UltraDMA 133 support two hard drives2 x Serial ATARAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0+1, Multiple RAID AI Audio ADI AD1985 SoundMAX 6-channel CODECAudio Sensing and Enumeration Technologysupport S/PDIF out interface AI LAN 3COM 3C940 Gigabit LAN PCI Controller supporting 10/100/1000 BASE-T Ethernet Virtual Cable Tester