Deciding on what I should do

[asg102]

So many people are telling me to get a mobo with pci-e becuase all the new video cards are going to be coming out in pci-e so I decided to look for a good mobo and new graphics card. Should I stay like I had it before. Please note there are 3 other things I will change the memory, video card and CPU that I would have to switch. Any advice is welcome


Old setup:
ABIT "IC7-G MAXII ADVANCE" i875P Chipset Motherboard for Intel Socket 478 CPU
LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewprodu...tion=13-127-152

Intel 478 Pentium 4 3.2C GHz
LINK: none anymore

Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, (Twin Pack) 184 Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200
LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewprodu...tion=20-145-450

BFG nVIDIA GeForce 6800 Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, 8X AGP
LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewprodu...tion=14-143-020

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New plan:
ASUS "P5AD2-E Premium" i925XE Chipset Motherboard For Intel LGA 775 CPU
LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-131-516&depa=0

Intel LGA 775 Pentium 4 540 3.2 GHz
LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewprodu...-116-183&DEPA=1

CORSAIR XMS2 Series 240-Pin 512MB DDR2 PC2-5400 with Heat Spreader
LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-145-538&depa=1

Chaintech nVIDIA GeForce 6600GT Video Card, 128MB DDR3, 128-Bit, TV-Out/DVI, PCI-Express
LINK: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-145-098&depa=1

 

[endyen]

This is a joke right? You are going to spend how much, to get worse performance? Just take up smoking cigars, and light them with $100 bills.

 

[Crashman]

LMAO! You HAVE the faster processor already: The Northwood performs better and runs cooler. DDR400 performs better than DDR2-400, which is the speed you'd be operating at with an 800 bus CPU.

If you just want to run a PCIe card, get ONLY a new Socket 478 board with 915 chipset and DDR support. No DDR2, no Socket 775. And yes, there are Socket 478 boards with the 915 (PCIe) chipset.

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[mozzartusm]

And yes, there are Socket 478 boards with the 915 (PCIe) chipset.

I bought the Epox 5EPA+ for $119.00. Its one of the 915 boards that uses DDR and it has a PCI-E slot. Other than the fact that it only has 1 IDE interface "2 on the Southside" this is a good overclocker and very user friendly. I mentioned that because I figured you had probably read the article over at Amandtech that covers this board.