754 or 939... upgrade

[RSanders]

Ok. I have an Athlon XP 2800+ 754...... Should I upgrade my motherboard and get a new processor with 939.. Or is it fine to just upgrade my processor? I don't want to upgrade my processor if it is not going to do much good cause I am on 754.

Also.. my motherboard is AGP only.. So if PCI-Express is too important.. That would also be part of the new mobo, but I guess I would have to get a new videocard as well.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Is this for gaming?

Is there some game you want to play but can't?

What CPU did you want to upgrade to?

What is your current video card?

When do you want to buy a better video card, and what is your budget?

Since new video cards need a lot of 12V power, what is your power supply, and what is its combined amps rating for 12V ?

 

[MichaelD]

^ What he said.

What are you trying to accomplish, what reusable/still usable equipment do you have now and what's your budget?

 

[RSanders]

Athlon 64 2800
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
768MB PC3200

Yeah I play games.. not many games that I want to play right now, but there are some that don't run really smooth. So yeah, for gaming. Budget.. not much of one right now, but right after I pay for some college, I will have some.

 

[1N0V471V]

I'm not saying it makes the most sense or you should... but consider Core 2 as it is as future proofed as something can get. Granted, you'll probably need to buy just about everything... but as long as you stay at the "low-end" of the CPUs, you'd be happy. It's a lot better IMHO to get something that will last a little while than to be upgrading everything a new game comes out because you can't run it... but like I said that's just my opinion...

 

[SoundTheSurrender]

you're wrong 1n0v47iv, there is a motherboard that supports Core 2, Agp, and ddr ram. it also has the ability to get ddr2 and Pci-express.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813157092

 

[1N0V471V]

Originally posted by: djmihow
you're wrong 1n0v47iv, there is a motherboard that supports Core 2, Agp, and ddr ram. it also has the ability to get ddr2 and Pci-express.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813157092

Yes. I know that. I do not live under a rock.

Why I mentioned is if you get a new computer, IMO, just get everything and not have to deal with the hassle... but that's just me.

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: RSanders
Ok. I have an Athlon XP 2800+ 754...... Should I upgrade my motherboard and get a new processor with 939.. Or is it fine to just upgrade my processor? I don't want to upgrade my processor if it is not going to do much good cause I am on 754.

Also.. my motherboard is AGP only.. So if PCI-Express is too important.. That would also be part of the new mobo, but I guess I would have to get a new videocard as well.

Games are more gpu limited so a faster cpu helps up to a point. With your setup the gpu is the weak link. Upgrading to a 7600gs agp would probably double your performance which should be sufficient until you scrape up enough for a conroe pc.

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: 1N0V471V

Originally posted by: djmihow
you're wrong 1n0v47iv, there is a motherboard that supports Core 2, Agp, and ddr ram. it also has the ability to get ddr2 and Pci-express.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813157092

Yes. I know that. I do not live under a rock.

Why I mentioned is if you get a new computer, IMO, just get everything and not have to deal with the hassle... but that's just me.

Agreed because getting a conroe but sticking with a 9700pro doesn't make sense.

 

[RSanders]

Thanks guys. Yeah I plan on upgrading my videocard as well. It seems to me that the PCI-Express cards are a little cheaper.. eitherway, 9700 Pro is just outdated. My processor is decent, but definately not great by any means. I will be upgrading soon enough.