I was perfectly happy with my old machine (see signature). But for some reason I have not been able to get a reliable Asus mobo. I have just experienced the fourth, yes fourth failed Asus mobo in my system in 2 years. I've had enough.
I've 2 choices:
1)Stick with a Socket A system and just buy another mobo, probably from Abit.
2) Upgrade to Athlon 64, get improved performance, and a quieter system (because of going water cooling)
I'm not sure what components I have already will be suitable for the new A64 system. Currently I have 2 sticks of DDR400 Kingmax 512Mb. I have a PCI Dolby Digital Live soundcard from Mystique (brand new). I also have an AGP Gigabyte 6800 fanless graphics card (I think I will have to ditch this). My PSU is 2 year old Cheiftec 420W
I'm guessing that the only component in that list above that I will have to ditch is the GPU.
I think I want a Socket 939 NForce 4 system. I know that I do not want SLI. I also will not touch another Asus board.
I'm thinking about using the new Reserator 1 Plus for cooling.
I am not sure if my memory will be suitable. I am also not sure what chipset I should be looking for....
I use my machine for web browsing, video, music and games. I am heavily into music, hence the Dolby Digital Live Coax SPDIF output soundcard.
Oh, and I also fold for nearly all day for SPCR
Any suggestions please?
My old machine just broke :( Need help in my upgrade route
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