Next upgrade is scaring me.

[RichM499]

I am about to upgrade again, and i have a few options
My current system is:

Athlon x2 3800+ (SKT 939)
Asus a8v-x
Corsair XMS ddr 400
Geforce 7600gs

now, i have 2 options, i can get a HD radeon 3850 AGP to replace the one i had that just died
or
i can get an Asrock AliveNF6P-VSTA Nforce 430 Motherboard with AMD x2 5400+ Black Edition CPU


now at first glance, it seems obvious, the Asrock mobo / cpu is a huge upgrade, and AGP is dead, im at the end of the road with this AGP rig.

but i'll be stuck with a 7300GS if i get the mobo/cpu combo

(the price is roughly the same, 130~ shipped for either one)

so, i'll either have to deal with onboard gphx untill my friend sends me a 7300gs, and deal with that 7300 untill i buy a 4850 in a few weeks

or i get the 3850 and enjoy the big frame boost immediately, instead of waiting



=/

any input is welcome and appreciated

 

[Dauntae]

I'd wait the few weeks because if you get the AGP GPU now, You will be stuck with it and will need to spend more money on a MB and GPU later. If you can deal with the 7300 for a few weeks you will be glad when you finally get the 4850 with much better graphics than the 3850 could dream of. I'd wait.

Dauntae

 

[Hussein19891]

Rich get a nice AM2+ board. Let me help you out man.

Newegg.com - BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - AMD Motherboards

Go to the bottom and check out the combo deal man.


AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz Socket AM2 89W Dual-Core Processor Model ADA6000CZBOX - Retail
BIOSTAR TFORCE TA790GX A2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

Original price: $191.99
Discount: -$20.00
Combo Price: $171.99

Thats a really good deal. That motherboard is AM2+ so it will handle a Phenom if you decide to go with one some where down the road.

 

[RichM499]

i was thinking about getting the MSI 790v mobo, (newegg has an opened box version avaliable, and the drivers come in a package on the MSI website)

but i'll check out your link (also the MSI mobo is 140 after shipping with a x2 5600+)