Hi everyone, this is my first post.
anyways, I have a bit of a dilemma. I will be getting a new mobo/cpu this xmas. i've been looking at reviews and prices for a while now, and pretty much decided that the Asus A8V-Deluxe is the board for me.
my current setup is a P4 2.4, ASUS P4PE, 512M PC2700 DDR, Radeon 9500 PRO.
the dillema is that i want to start upgrading my system, but i don't have the money to do everything at once. so i'm thinking i'll get an A8V + AMD 3500+ (90nm) this xmas. as soon as possible (probably a month or so) i'll get 1G of PC3200 DDR of some nice low latency ram (cause i only have 1 stick and performance aint gonna be good). then i'll wait until fall until the new graphics boards show up and the SLI situation clears up and get a new SLI mobo with a new PCI-Ex vid card.
my question is whether this is a safe path??? i'm afraid that AMD might switch to another socket or start using DDR2, and i'll be stuck buying an inferior mobo to keep compatibility with old parts.
i use this system primarily for gaming and programming, and i do plan on doing some OCing with my system (hence the 90nm part). is this a good slow and safe upgrade path? any input would will be appreciated.
anyways, I have a bit of a dilemma. I will be getting a new mobo/cpu this xmas. i've been looking at reviews and prices for a while now, and pretty much decided that the Asus A8V-Deluxe is the board for me.
my current setup is a P4 2.4, ASUS P4PE, 512M PC2700 DDR, Radeon 9500 PRO.
the dillema is that i want to start upgrading my system, but i don't have the money to do everything at once. so i'm thinking i'll get an A8V + AMD 3500+ (90nm) this xmas. as soon as possible (probably a month or so) i'll get 1G of PC3200 DDR of some nice low latency ram (cause i only have 1 stick and performance aint gonna be good). then i'll wait until fall until the new graphics boards show up and the SLI situation clears up and get a new SLI mobo with a new PCI-Ex vid card.
my question is whether this is a safe path??? i'm afraid that AMD might switch to another socket or start using DDR2, and i'll be stuck buying an inferior mobo to keep compatibility with old parts.
i use this system primarily for gaming and programming, and i do plan on doing some OCing with my system (hence the 90nm part). is this a good slow and safe upgrade path? any input would will be appreciated.
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