Hello all,
I currently have an ASUS A7N8X-E mobo with an Athlon XP 2800+, 1GB (Corsair CAS2) and a Gforce 6800 Ultra. I'm told that my current mobo + processor is holding my video card back significantly, even though the games seem to run pretty well and the onboard sound seems pretty good. I'm considering an MSI Nforce 3 mobo (only because the video card is AGP and I think NForce mobos do away with AGP), an Athlon 64 3500+, 1 GB Corsair PC3200 CAS2 and an Audigy2 OEM since the MSI has crappy onboard sound.
Will I see a significant boost or is my XP 2800+ still good enough for another year? My only real worry is that Nforce 3 mobos won't be around in a year since they are being phased out quickly by Nforce4.
I currently have an ASUS A7N8X-E mobo with an Athlon XP 2800+, 1GB (Corsair CAS2) and a Gforce 6800 Ultra. I'm told that my current mobo + processor is holding my video card back significantly, even though the games seem to run pretty well and the onboard sound seems pretty good. I'm considering an MSI Nforce 3 mobo (only because the video card is AGP and I think NForce mobos do away with AGP), an Athlon 64 3500+, 1 GB Corsair PC3200 CAS2 and an Audigy2 OEM since the MSI has crappy onboard sound.
Will I see a significant boost or is my XP 2800+ still good enough for another year? My only real worry is that Nforce 3 mobos won't be around in a year since they are being phased out quickly by Nforce4.