Should i upgrade the motherboard?

[Walleye]

well, i'm giving my second system to my father. it's currently got a xp2400+, and a K7S5A pro (rev 5) board. i'm wondering if it'd be worth it to go to a newer board for purposes of stability (its currently stable, but i'm still worried about it). if so, what board would be best? this is a cheap system, i'm changing a few things to make it more stable (maybe mobo, and case/power supply.. looking at antec case with 300 watt p/s) suggestions on the motherboard? i'm currently looking at the Asus A7n266-VM board. it's an Nforce board, and i'm curious as to whether it'd be worth it to go to Nforce2 (and if so, what board would you reccommend?)

 

[Bonesdad]

Well, what does he use the computer for? If it's just to cruise the web and write email and do word processing, I would say you are fine. If you upgrade the PSU, it will likely make any instabilities with this board vanish. K7S5A is a decent board for low-mid uses. If he is a heavy gamer, then yeah, an NForce2 is a good upgrade...allows u to up the CPU later if you want. Look a NF7 or NF7-S or if you are value minded...check the Shuttle AN35N Ultra or the Shuttle MN31N. I don't really know of a "bad" NForce2 mobo...just depends on your needs/wants and your budget.

SInce it's your dad, it's not likely he's into fraggin a lot...maybe an occasional DOOM player or something, no? I would say he is sitting good with the setup as is...but getting a new mobo will enable future upgrades. That AN35N is a nice, inexpensive board!