Upgrade advice

[dpaul01]

I'm toying with building another PC and giving my current one to my wife.

My current rig is a 754 3000+ 1 GB memory and x800xtPE with a raid 0 7200 rpm setup. It still runs everything well enough, but since I need to get a new PC anyway (for her), my question is, wait until M2 for a better upgrade path or just go ahead and buy a 939 now.

Pro's:
-939 is mature and fully featured
-Mature prices
-940 socket is not believed to be better performing
-I usually dont like to buy brand new technology until it matures a bit


Con:
-M2 provides better upgrade path


Also, I will be buying an LCD for the first time, probably a 21.3 or 23/24 widescreen. What suggestions for video cards for a SLI setup that will drive these high resolutions? Assume no budget constraints.

 

[milktoast]

If you are happy with your current system's performance, you should save some money and buy your wife an inexpensive dell or emachines. Upgrade yours down the line when it doesn't run apps/games as well as you like.

If your wife needs a beefier computer, then go ahead and give her your current one. I say go ahead and stick with the 939 socket since you do like mature technology. It should still be supported for a while after the AM2s.

And if you are asking for gpu recommendations for an sli setup with no budget constraints... 7900GTXs for sure!