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quannumkid

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I'm sure this has to be a popular topic, but I'd really like some input.

Current System:
AMD Athlon 2800+ Barton
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
Enlight 420w PSU
2 x 512 Corsair XMS 2-3-3-6
80gb WD Caviar SE
GeForce3 64mb (just sold my ATI 9700)

I'm was looking to upgrade soon to an Athlon 64 3200+, some type of 939 board possibly with SLI for future expansion, and a 6600GT. I'm not sure how my PSU will handle the upgrade, but it seems it would, however to be safe I would like to upgrade to a 500w.

I was all set on this upgrade which is why I sold my 9700, however now I'm intruiged by the 64x2 release, and I'm considering waiting until I can afford that. I'm afraid however if I wait that long I won't get as much resale value for my current mobo/cpu that I'm planning on selling.

What kind of upgrade would you guys perform right now? I'm curious as to what the consensus is.
 
I run an Asus A8N-SLI / 3500+ with a 6600GT OC, 2 1g sticks of RAM, 1 optical and 2 SATA HDD. All of this is powered by the 380w supply provided with my Antec Sonata. The power plug dosen't even have all of the pins to match up to the socket. 95% of my gaming is Everquest2 at "Very High Quality". And I never have a hiccup.

Sure I will upgrade my PS as soon as I get my hands on another videocard and I can convince my wife I NEED a $500 PS instead of new curtains.

And any 939 socket mobo will be compatible with the dual core processors when you can afford one.
Get the mobo and processor now.
 
I'd get a 6600 GT or 6800 and wait until socket M2 comes out to see much lower prices on dual core. Then I'd go dual core. XP 2800+ to 64 3200+ to me is a difference but it's not like being in two different worlds. The big difference would come from a better video card. Or, try a new video card and see if you want to upgrade later (if you want to stay with AGP, there are still some socket 939 AGP boards out there).
 
Unless you are rolling in cash, i'd stay away from SLI. The best thing you can do for instant performance, now, is a video card. Just buy a good AGP card now, then when you can pony up the other $300 for an A64 processor/mobo, go for it.
 
I say go ahead with your upgrade, and don't worry about selling your current rig, just use it as a server :).
 
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