Is It Really Necessary?

[Shl122]

Hey All

My Currently Pc Is:
Asus A7v133 (kt133a socket A)
Athlon xp 1700+ (1433Mhz)
Generic Sdram 256mb pc133(133mhz)
Hercules 3D prophet 9700(ati Radeon 9700 GPU)

because i'm low on budget, my only option is:
AMD Sempron 2600+ or 2500+ (Socket A, 333mhz fsb)
TwinMOS 512Mb DDR PC3200(400Mhz)
In MOBOs I'm hesitate between:
1)GIGABYTE 7VT600-RZ (VIA KT600 + VT8235)
2)GIGABYTE GA-7NF-RZ (NVIDIA nForce2 400 + MCP)
3)GIGABYTE GA-7N400-L1(NVIDIA nForce2 Ultra 400 + MCP)
4)GIGABYTE GA-7VT600 (VIA KT600 + VT8237)

My Qs is how mach this upgrading good ? i'll see any difference in performance ?
my pc is basically being used for Games, so how mach that would help in hl2 or doom3 for example ?
my video card support agpx8 and my current mobo only suppory until agpx4... how mach this effect ?
also consider the memory that now work in sdram at 133mhz and would worked in ddr at 400mhz...
can u plz suggest me what to do ? should i upgrade at all ? there is somthing i should replace in my upgrade ?
10q all

Shlomi

 

[Fern]

I'd get a mobile Barton (2400+, 2500+ or 2600+), they all will reach 3200+ speeds.

Add to the above an nForce2 mobo. Either an NF7-S v2 (not the NF7-S2, similar name, diff mobo) or a Shuttle AN35N-Ultra. Depending on features or budget.

Ram? I'd prolly get a gig of Corsair Value Select (Cas 2.5) PC3200 if I had it to do over again.

The above should let your 9700pro do it's max.