Upgrade Question

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I was just given a 7900 GTX card, but am unable to use it right now due to only having AGP. With that in mind, here are my current system specs:

AMD 3200+ overclocked to 2.4ghz
2gig DDR
BFG 6800 GT OC

What I am wanting to do is upgrade my system so I can use my new card. This machine is mostly used for gaming, and the above system does a great job. The hope is that whatever I purchase can last for at least a year without needing another upgrade.

My biggest question is do you think it is worth switching to either a AM2 or Core2 system? Keeping with socket 939 would help save the cost of replacing memory, but I want something that will last. I would like to not spend more than $500-600, but I am open to suggestions.

Thanks in advance.
 
i think it depends on weather you want to spend that cash or not. if you want to hang onto as much of that as possible and you don't care about getting a dual core cpu, keep what you got and do just a S939 mainboard upgrade so u have PCI-e.

if you want better cpu and/or dual core....then might as well get an X2 3800+ and OC that little beast. you'd probably make 2.4Ghz like you have now without much trouble. it wont be much 'faster' right away. when more games become multithreaded you will see it fly.

don't care about that right now? get a cheaper S939 board until you're ready for that and then get a better X2 or whatever is out by then for less.its not really worth it to get another S939 cpu since thats a dead end upgrade wise. so if you go AM2 that means you also need new ram. figure that into your cost too.

if it were me, i'd get just the new mobo and keep what i got. but then i'm a big time bang for your buck kinda person.

hope that helps and good luck!
 
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