Next Upgrade?

DVD-ROM ASUS|DVD-E818A3T 18X 1
PSU ANTEC|BP500UB 500W % 1
MB BIOSTAR A740G M2+ AMD740G RT 1
MEM 2Gx2|GSK F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ R 1
CPU AMD|A64 X2 5000+ 2.6G AM2 65N R
VGA SAPPHIRE 100255L HD4670 512M RT
MNTR ACER|LCD 19" 5MS DVI X193W+BD
and then this old ide seagate barracuda hard drive.

those are kinda the specs of my comp right now, running windows xp pro, and was wondering what i should upgrade next.

Was thinking i could get a new HD, then i could upgrade to vista for dx10, and maybe something else since HD's are cheap.

Or go with a new mobo, grab a crappy dual core processor and switch it out for the nice quad core in my basments computer

otherwise...not sure what to do. let me know your ideas, thanks.

DVD-ROM ASUS|DVD-E818A3T 18X 1
PSU ANTEC|BP500UB 500W % 1
MB BIOSTAR A740G M2+ AMD740G RT 1
MEM 2Gx2|GSK F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ R 1
CPU AMD|A64 X2 5000+ 2.6G AM2 65N R
VGA SAPPHIRE 100255L HD4670 512M RT
MNTR ACER|LCD 19" 5MS DVI X193W+BD
and then this old ide seagate barracuda hard drive.

those are kinda the specs of my comp right now, running windows xp pro, and was wondering what i should upgrade next.

Was thinking i could get a new HD, then i could upgrade to vista for dx10, and maybe something else since HD's are cheap.

Or go with a new mobo, grab a crappy dual core processor and switch it out for the nice quad core in my basments computer

otherwise...not sure what to do. let me know your ideas, thanks.

infamous16

Direct x 10 isnt all that and Windows 7 is around the corner. Your motherboard does support quad core cpu's, I would pick up a 4830 or 4850 and a Phenom 9850 and you will be set. But make sure to update your bios too.

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DVD-ROM ASUS|DVD-E818A3T 18X 1
PSU ANTEC|BP500UB 500W % 1
MB BIOSTAR A740G M2+ AMD740G RT 1
MEM 2Gx2|GSK F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ R 1
CPU AMD|A64 X2 5000+ 2.6G AM2 65N R
VGA SAPPHIRE 100255L HD4670 512M RT
MNTR ACER|LCD 19" 5MS DVI X193W+BD
and then this old ide seagate barracuda hard drive.

those are kinda the specs of my comp right now, running windows xp pro, and was wondering what i should upgrade next.

Was thinking i could get a new HD, then i could upgrade to vista for dx10, and maybe something else since HD's are cheap.

Or go with a new mobo, grab a crappy dual core processor and switch it out for the nice quad core in my basments computer

otherwise...not sure what to do. let me know your ideas, thanks.

04dcarraher

Direct x 10 isnt all that and Windows 7 is around the corner. Your motherboard does support quad core cpu's, I would pick up a 4830 or 4850 and a Phenom 9850 and you will be set. But make sure to update your bios too.

Well, I was looking to upgrade for around $200 for now.

If the mobo doesn't support quad cores, then why suggest one? XD

If I got a new mobo, I would make sure to get intel socket to fit the quad from my downstairs computer.

What does the basement computer have?X360PS3AMD05

Barghh...................then it's obvious you should swap that mobo and cpu into your rig :? OC it, if the mobo won't let you get a new one, then get a new monitor and a HDD like you want, later on you can upgrade your GPU.X360PS3AMD05