Computer upgrades

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 4th, 2005, 7:30

It's about time for a fresh computer i feel, but as ever, there's a few upgrade paths to choose from.

Currently i have:
biostar ideq200n, 2x512mb pc2700, barton 2800+ ati x800pro agp (Berkserve)
also: Dell poweredge 400SC 2x256mb ddr2 4200, 2.8ghz P4 (shibari)
and: Dell poweredge 400SC 2x1024mb ddr2 4200, 2.8ghz P4 (bukkake)

Now, i'm not too keen on gutting bukkake (for obvious reasons)
shibari could be a cpu donor if needed
Only thing worth getting from berkserve is the x800, but that means finding a new mobo with agp support that's not crap.

What i want:
Either: A socket 939 or an LGA775 mobo, with AGP support (and PCI-E, Ideally)

Both need a shitload of sata holes, not being DDR2, gigabit ethernet.

Anyone have any ideas on which way i should go, obviously, cheaper is better

Post by **deject** » December 4th, 2005, 7:35

If you want both AGP and PCI-Ex, then the only motherboard is the ASRock 939Dual-SATA2. Otherwise you're SOL.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » December 4th, 2005, 7:37

deject wrote:If you want both AGP and PCI-Ex, then the only motherboard is the ASRock 939Dual-SATA2. Otherwise you're SOL.

yup.

mostly my thought is swinging to the dark side, that way i can cut down on costs by using a cpu i already own, and spend the money on another graphics card.