ECS K7S5A mobo upgrade?

[Rottie]

I am using K7S5A mobo for about 3 years I think and it never had a problem. It is good mobo but I wonder if it is time to upgrade mobo? Which mobo is best?

 

[someone16]

Unless you really need some new features that your current board doesn't have (Raid,sata) I wouldn't really bother upgrading. I doubt a new mobo will increase performance bya whole lot

 

[Peter]

If you don't need (!) something this board can't give you, then yes, update. If you're happy with it as it is, why bother?

 

[o1die]

If your using pc133 sdram, I would stick with the board you have now. For ddram, the nforce2 boards will offer a slight increase in performance, but not enough to justify changing boards. I would save for a possible athlon 64 upgrade later when prices drop. They may drop slightly when socket 939 is released this summer.

 

[L00PY]

It depends on why you want to upgrade.

1) Socket A performance -- don't bother.
2) Gaming performance -- a better video card would give you more fps.
3) The upgrade itch -- there are more fun upgrades than a mobo.

Only real reason I see to replace the mobo (and only the mobo) would be if it blew a cap.

 

[Rottie]

I am happy with this mobo I just added faster CPU after one year use with Duron 1.3. I use computer for games and artwork....maybe 2 more years I will upgrade.