Upgrade worth the price?

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sandaflo

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Hello All,

Looking to upgrade on the cheap and leverage as many components from my old system as possible.

Current Specs/items to be upgraded
Mach Speed P4m800 MB w/ skt. 478 P4 2.8a o/ced to 3.2ghz on stock cooler
Radeon X1600pro 256mb AGP
2 GB DDR3200

Taking a look at this http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2945301&Sku=MBM-MSNV-3800

taxes in, it would cost me $171 Canadian, plus the cost of a cooler (approx. $35). I would also need to find a PCI-E videocard, but don't want to break the bank.

Is this a worthwhile upgrade? The P4 doens't have HT, the board doesn't support dual channel memory. At the time, the x1600 was the best AGP videocard I could find w/o spending a fortune. Anyone with feedback on the athlon x2 3800?

thanks
 
That looks promising, but I disklike MachSpeed mobos. Whats your budget?
 
Ideally, no more than $300, but that won't happen unless I can find a relativley cheap videocard on sale. I wouldn't mind a 7600GS or the like; hopefully prices will drop following the introduction of the 8600.

I know Machspeed boards aren't the greatest, but I figure a NF4 is an NF4, provided I don't expect all sorts of extras.

What sort of overclock could I expect from the x2 3800? I hear 2400Mhz is almost a given on even a stock cooler.
 
yah. mine reached 2.4 with ease. going higher is the hard part that needs more voltage, lol. more voltage = more heat. more heat = need for better HSF. Check the FS/FT forum for a vidcard.
 
If you sell, LMK about the 2GB ram. I'm looking for 2x1gb kit. PM me w/ info if intrested.
 
Oh yah, sell all that stuff to give you a better budget, lol. Im just asleep today. :eek:
 
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