upgrading and would appreciate some advice

[bdyeager]

1700+ athlon xp
abit kr7a133
sb live platinum
g4 pny ti 4600
a95f viewsonic
pf790 viewsonic
epson photo r300 printer
hp 4470c scanner
creative inspire 5.1 5300
logitech cordless keyboard
logitech cordless optical usb mouse
alpha pal8045
wd fire wire card with sony camcorder
linksys ethernet card
ibm 60gb 7200 rpm ata 133
pioneer 16x dvd
plextor dvd-rw px708a
creative modem blaster voice/fax modem
4 port entrega usb hub
4 port d-link wireless router
motorola surfboard cable modem
480 watt antech psu
fuji digital camera usb
1gb crucial ram pc2100
windows xp home
aver tv studio tv tuner

thats the system i have now and would like to upgrade the mb and perhaps the processor as well and i will not be overclocking with it so i just want it to be faster and more stable than anything else
thank you and am looking forward to hearing your suggestions
bri.

 

[o1die]

You can get a barton 2500 as low as $79 (pricewatch). If you don't overclock, any nforce II ultra 400 board will work fine. The asus nf7-s version 2.0 is highly recommended for overclocking. Many barton 2500's will overclock at 200 fsb (posting as xp3200). For memory, you'll need some pc3200. Your old sdram won't work with newer cpus. I use generic from aib.com, but you may want to go with crucial. 2 sticks of 256 meg will work fine. You can order directly from crucial's website.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: o1die
You can get a barton 2500 as low as $79 (pricewatch). If you don't overclock, any nforce II ultra 400 board will work fine. The asus nf7-s version 2.0 is highly recommended for overclocking. Many barton 2500's will overclock at 200 fsb (posting as xp3200). For memory, you'll need some pc3200. Your old sdram won't work with newer cpus. I use generic from aib.com, but you may want to go with crucial. 2 sticks of 256 meg will work fine. You can order directly from crucial's website.

His memory(it isn't sdram btw) possibly will work if his mobo/memory is capable of reaching pc2700 so the Barton can achieve its rated speed or higher.

 

[bdyeager]

ok think im getting the second edition nf7-s abit and the barton 2500 with 512 mgs of ocz 3200 in two sticks cl 2
and two western digital 80 gb serial ata drives wd800jd
how does that sound for under 500 dollars
will that chip run at 400?

 

[bdyeager]

bump
please