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Boardin087

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Looking to upgrade my system. The specs can be found in my sig. I would like to get a new mobo with both AGP and PCI-Express as well as new processor and an additional gig of ram for under 400-450. The AGP slot and PCI-E slots are both required as in a few months I will be upgrading video cards followed by DDR2 Ram and then most likely another mobo/processor upgrade. Any insight would be great as I have not been keeping up with technology within the past 6 months and have just recently began to read [H]ard daily once again. Thanks!

*Edit computer is used for everything, lots and lots of gaming/3dart/typical college stuff as well as programming/photoshop.

Also must run well with dual monitors. Thanks!
 
Oh and if i need a new PSU thats not a problem also........ just try to keep it cheap if possible :)
 
Was looking into possibly a X2 3800+ when the C2D comes out as i can wait that long ezly, however i still am going to need a motherboard that supports my old videocard and ddr ram, is this a possibility or am I SOL
 
actually I was in pretty much the same position a month ago... had a p4 2.8 (478), 2x512 ddr, agp 9800 pro...

I ended up just getting a x2 3800+, a 6150 based board, kept my ram (for now), and got a x1800xl ~ $750 (with qpack)

If I had to do it in a few months instead... I'd wait for conroe probably, or just go with am2. If I were you I'd forget about trying to keep the 9800pro and just get a pure pci-e board.

you can get a single-core venice based a64 for $111 - board under $100 - and then have the rest to play with for a video card - like a x1600pro (or xt) or x850xt or something... x1800gto maybe. Or for cheap dual core go intel and get an 805, o/c it some =), get some ddr2 and matching board. but you'd have less $ for a video card... if any haha.
 
not a bad idea...... what kinda video card would be a significant improvement and waht price
 
Is that a better idea or should i go with somethign like a
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157081R
and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533
along with some
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145029 for a total of about

320 ish. Then wait a month or two and upgrade videocard and upgrade to a C2D in december when we find out what mobo's work best and prices are a little better.


Otherwise il be upgrading mobo/processor/video card after july 24th (i prefer this i think just think its gonna cost more then that cuz ill prob need a psu too.....) to a dual core setup. can someone map out some options. i can go up to about 550 but would like to NOT go past that. and is any of my old stuff worth selling?
 
Okay so sorry for the frequent posts, just haven't been active and am really excited for my upgrade.

I think im going to go with the amd 64 x2 3800+ for 169 after july 24th.
along with most likely a abit KN9 for about 138 shipped.

thats only approx 310 and should be a nice start. Will ddr ram run with this mobo? Also how big a psu should i get?
 
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