Jin-Wei Tioh wrote:
::: Ok...I just want to make sure I understand you guys. You're
::: basically saying that I can go buy a new mobo that has PCI-X for
::: graphics that I can drop my P4 3.0 GHz CPU into and then later
::: upgrade that puppy to dual/quad core? I'd have to upgrade both
::: memory, graphics card, and PS right? Only memory at first,
::: though, right?
:::
::: I'm asking because i'm starting to get a little tired of sucking so
::: much hind tit, these days. However, I need my upgrades to be very,
::: very meaningful, or such I say impactful.
::
:: Not unless your current CPU is a S-478, in which you're kinda SOL
:: since the Socket 478 PCI-E mobos aren't all that great.
Not that I know for sure, but I'd guess that it is, since I've had it quite
a while now. I bought from of them from Chris.
::
:: A nice "go between" mobo would be the Asrock 775 VSTA, which takes
:: an LGA775 CPU (both P4s and Core 2s) and gives you the flexibility
:: of AGP + PCI-E, DDR + DDR2. It won't overclock quite as well as say
:: an eVGA 680i or a Gigabyte DS3, but people seem to like it.
::
that sounds nice but I think I'm out of the game.
:: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813157092
::
:: So I guess you could say no the memory and graphics upgrades. What
:: PSU do you have currently? If it's a 20-pin with a strong 12V rail,
:: you should be alright since you can get MOLEX -> 6-pin PCI-E
:: adapters to sate a more power hungry PCI- E card and most 24-pin
:: mobos don't mind running with just 20-pins. You'll have to watch out
:: for PCI-E graphics cards that don't have a separate power connector
:: though, since they'll try to suck power from the unconnected 4 ATX
:: pins.
::
:: I guess one last thing would be that it might be beneficial to dump
:: your older RAM now before RAM prices start to dip even further. I
:: did exactly that in Dec and got top dollar for my Crucial DDR400 -
:: switched to Kingston DDR2-667.
::
Or, I could just keep these machines running until they die! :) I mean, a
P4 3GHz with 2GB of ram & 400 GB of HD space has got to be useful for a lot
of stuff.
:: Hope this helps :)
Yes, it did. I think you've told me I'm better of just getting a brand new
system that has some version of Vista installed.
The funny thing about me is that I like to have a machine that will run all
of the latest games - just in case I want to play one. When I do buy one, I
end up not playing it much. I seem to have too much else going on, like
riding my bike 100 miles on Saturdays! :) Too many money sinks around my
place! :(
:: "Without C, there'd be BASI, PASAL, and OBOL"
:)
