It's that time again..

[thejuice]

Well I believe my current setup is about to take a dive soon.. so I looked around a bit and want new stuff! Currently my setup is:
P4 3.0c
Asus P4C800 Deluxe
512x2 Corsair XMS3200
Nvidia GFFX 5900
160 WD 160GB HDD

I have a budget of around $500.00 and was eyeballing the Radeon X800XL for the vid card. I've been looking for a mobo that still supports my CPU and has an x16 slot but I've only found one, the Albatron PX915P4 PRO. I can't find anything on it though. Has it been released yet or scrapped altogether? I really don't think I can afford a new 775 CPU but if it comes to it, I guess I'd opt for the cheapest one. I think I saw a 2.8 for 160.00 or so. I've also heard that 478 processors don't run that good with Pci-e. I haven't read up on any of this stuff in awhile, so I'm looking for a short briefing on what's good these days.

So can anyone recommend a good, reliable, fairly priced mobo that can handle a 478 CPU with an x16 slot? If it's non existent I'm interested in hearing about a decent mobo for the 775 processors as well. I miiight be able to stretch my budget.... damn you computers!

 

[sharps107]

there are few mobos out there that slap a 478 socket onto a 9 series chipset, but they are horrid performers, and hard to find. also, the x800 xl will be available in AGP soon, and the performance diff for agp and pci-e is still non-existent. my opinon for your upgrade: get an x800 XL agp once the price settles down to about $300, then buy yourself a nice, solid copper heatsink and a new case fan or two, and oc that p4 to about 3.4Ghz. it's stretching your budget a little, but i would spring for some 2-2-2-5 400mhz ddr. can be had for as little as $200 and will oc just fine along with your proc at relaxed timings and extra voltage. good luck.

-I'm Laughing At It Now-

 

[endyen]

Want to realy go all out. <A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-161-123&depa=0" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-161-123&depa=0</A>

 

[Cybercraig]

The market is real good for your current rig. You should look at going A64-939 and E-bay your current parts. You could get an IS7 and clock-up to 3.6ghz, get a X800XL, and call it a day but where would you be next year? JMHO

Abit IS7 - 3.0C @ 3.6ghz - Mushkin PC4000 (2 X 512) - Sapphire 9800Pro - TT 420 watt Pure Power
Samsung 120gb ATA-100 - Maxtor 40gb ATA - 100
Sony DRU-510A - Yellowtail Merlot