So I received an iminent HD failure warning this morning :evil: I was planning on upgrading just about my entire system this spring with my tax refund but it looks like I'll have to do it sooner as I don't really want to sink money in to upgrading the current 5+ year old hardware. In other words, if I'm going to spend money on new components I may as well upgrade and get better faster stuff.
FYI I don't do a lot of game playing, mostly A/V editing, DVD backups etc so the video card doesn't need to scream for games.
So here's what I'm looking at:
Option 1: I use my current NVidia GeForce2 MX400 64 MB (AGP4X ?) and get an Asus A8V (socket 939) mobo that supports AGP instead of PCI-E. This will save me about $30 on the mobo and about $70 on the video card or a good $100 plus tax. But is less future proof (no PCI-E slots, no SATA II)
Option 2: I get an Asus A8N-E that supports SATA II (not just SATA) and PCI-E with an Asus Extreme 6200TC256TD video card for the above mentioned prices. Now granted the 6200 is nothing spectacular by modern video card standards but it's certainly better than my existing card, is still fanless (quiet), as is my current card and would allow me to get a more future-proof mobo. Besides I could always upgrade to a better card down the line with the PCI-E slot.
So in your opinion is it worth it to get the upgraded mobo/video card?
Otherwise the other gear I'm looking at is as follows:
-2 X 512MB PC3200 (400MHz) DDR SDRAM (Dual Channel)
-AMD Athlon 64 3000+ / 1.8GHz, 2000MHz HT, 512K L2 Cache, 90nm, Heatsink
- 1 - Samsung SpinPoint: 80GB, SATA II, 8MB, 7200rpm (For the OS)
- 1 - Samsung SpinPoint: 160GB, SATA II, 8MB, 7200rpm (For Data)
-LitOn 16X DVD-Rom
-LiteOn 16X DVD-RW
Thanks for your input/opinions :T
FYI I don't do a lot of game playing, mostly A/V editing, DVD backups etc so the video card doesn't need to scream for games.
So here's what I'm looking at:
Option 1: I use my current NVidia GeForce2 MX400 64 MB (AGP4X ?) and get an Asus A8V (socket 939) mobo that supports AGP instead of PCI-E. This will save me about $30 on the mobo and about $70 on the video card or a good $100 plus tax. But is less future proof (no PCI-E slots, no SATA II)
Option 2: I get an Asus A8N-E that supports SATA II (not just SATA) and PCI-E with an Asus Extreme 6200TC256TD video card for the above mentioned prices. Now granted the 6200 is nothing spectacular by modern video card standards but it's certainly better than my existing card, is still fanless (quiet), as is my current card and would allow me to get a more future-proof mobo. Besides I could always upgrade to a better card down the line with the PCI-E slot.
So in your opinion is it worth it to get the upgraded mobo/video card?
Otherwise the other gear I'm looking at is as follows:
-2 X 512MB PC3200 (400MHz) DDR SDRAM (Dual Channel)
-AMD Athlon 64 3000+ / 1.8GHz, 2000MHz HT, 512K L2 Cache, 90nm, Heatsink
- 1 - Samsung SpinPoint: 80GB, SATA II, 8MB, 7200rpm (For the OS)
- 1 - Samsung SpinPoint: 160GB, SATA II, 8MB, 7200rpm (For Data)
-LitOn 16X DVD-Rom
-LiteOn 16X DVD-RW
Thanks for your input/opinions :T
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