Ok, my socket 939 system is getting a little long in the tooth, and I need to make some upgrades. HOWEVER, I don't really have the coin to go all out.
This is what I have:
S939 AMD X2 3800+ (2ghz clock speed)
Abit Fatal1ty motherboard
eVGA 7600GT
SB Audigy 2ZS
2GB RAM
~1.5 TB storage (spread across ~5 or 6 HD's)
It's all stuck in a big effing Cooler Master CMStacker case.
I figure that, right now, I can either buy a new video card (NewEgg has a 9800 GTX right now for $196.99), which would ... ehh, it'd be a stepping stone, but not a huge one. Alternatively, I can buy the following items:
Foxconn G31AX-K motherboard. (It's cheap, but it has 5 PCI slots, which would come in extremely handy for me)
C2D E7200 Wolfdale processor
PNY 2x1GB DDR2 memory
This would, all together, run me about $222, plus shipping and handling.
Would this be a substantial upgrade from what I've got right now, if I did this instead of the video card?
Ideally, I'd rather -keep- the 939 system for another year or so, and just upgrade the processor, but it seems that nobody has any decent prices on S939 chips anymore. What few still remain on store shelves are expensive as all hell.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
This is what I have:
S939 AMD X2 3800+ (2ghz clock speed)
Abit Fatal1ty motherboard
eVGA 7600GT
SB Audigy 2ZS
2GB RAM
~1.5 TB storage (spread across ~5 or 6 HD's)
It's all stuck in a big effing Cooler Master CMStacker case.
I figure that, right now, I can either buy a new video card (NewEgg has a 9800 GTX right now for $196.99), which would ... ehh, it'd be a stepping stone, but not a huge one. Alternatively, I can buy the following items:
Foxconn G31AX-K motherboard. (It's cheap, but it has 5 PCI slots, which would come in extremely handy for me)
C2D E7200 Wolfdale processor
PNY 2x1GB DDR2 memory
This would, all together, run me about $222, plus shipping and handling.
Would this be a substantial upgrade from what I've got right now, if I did this instead of the video card?
Ideally, I'd rather -keep- the 939 system for another year or so, and just upgrade the processor, but it seems that nobody has any decent prices on S939 chips anymore. What few still remain on store shelves are expensive as all hell.
Thoughts? Suggestions?
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