<< I'm thinking of upgrading my athlon 1.2 to an XP sometime in the future, probably 1700. The thing is, I'm going to have to replace my mobo too if i upgrade since my epox 8k7a doesn't seem to support the XP chipset. Is it worth it so spend around $200 just so i can have a +.2 ghz increase in speed? Or should i better spend it on a graphics card? >>
I have the same CPU as you, but running with Epox 8KHA+ even though I could make a jump or more like yours I went ahead and got a Ti200 and replaced my GeForce 1 DDR card. I'm going to try to wait for a 1.0 GHz jump from 1.2 to 2.2 GHz, plus I'll be getting the Thoroughbred (sp?) and if any added benefits that come with it, just hang on, get a new vid. card instead or a small bump in memory.