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Right now what I'm running 2 machines:
P4 2.4C
Abit IC7-G
2x512 Corsair XMS
Sapphire X800XL 256 (AGP)
P4 1.5 (socket 423 I think, I could be wrong)
On some gateway motherboard
256mb RAM
Sapphire 9800 Pro 128
The Gateway has been upgraded so pretty much everything has been upgraded except the RAM, processor, and motherboard. Well, the motherboard decided to die on my Gateway, and I'd like to get it running again. So I'm going to get a new case, motherboard , Ram and processor. I'd like it to be an increase in preformance over my 2.4C...I'm inbetween school and job right now, so I don't have much for a budget. I was thinking an AMD 3200+ or 3700+ on a ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 motherboard, with G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB). My thing is I'd like to stay AGP until I have a budget to upgrade to something better. Is there that much of an increase in performance in the 3700+ over the 3200+? Should I consider an Opteron? Stay with intel? Is there another motherboard I should consider? Can anyone suggest a decent case?
Suggestions? Input please!
P4 2.4C
Abit IC7-G
2x512 Corsair XMS
Sapphire X800XL 256 (AGP)
P4 1.5 (socket 423 I think, I could be wrong)
On some gateway motherboard
256mb RAM
Sapphire 9800 Pro 128
The Gateway has been upgraded so pretty much everything has been upgraded except the RAM, processor, and motherboard. Well, the motherboard decided to die on my Gateway, and I'd like to get it running again. So I'm going to get a new case, motherboard , Ram and processor. I'd like it to be an increase in preformance over my 2.4C...I'm inbetween school and job right now, so I don't have much for a budget. I was thinking an AMD 3200+ or 3700+ on a ASRock 939Dual-SATA2 motherboard, with G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB). My thing is I'd like to stay AGP until I have a budget to upgrade to something better. Is there that much of an increase in performance in the 3700+ over the 3200+? Should I consider an Opteron? Stay with intel? Is there another motherboard I should consider? Can anyone suggest a decent case?
Suggestions? Input please!