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Btw, it sounds like I need a completely new Mobo, RAM and CPU.. plus power supply.. I am wondering if its smarter for me to just upgrade the power supply in this PC and just buy a completely new PC later this winter. Or is it possible to upgrade this within $500 and still make it 6800 capable?

Thanks for all the feedback, I will digest it but for now to answer the questions: 1) How much am I looking to spend? Answer - $500, give or take.. 2) Why did I have 2GB of RAM? I am a developer (of 3D apps) and I used the system for high end modelling and animation tools like Softimage and...

in Jan 2002 I bought a PC with an AMD 1800+, 2GB of 266mhz RAM and I believe a VIA 266 something or other based mobo. I have upgraded the GPU throughout the years and it currently sports a 128MB Radeon 9800 board, one that actually came from ATI themselves (on their dev list). On the storage end...