Well, as you can see by my system specs, I've taken the first few steps towards integation of my system into my home enertainmen system. I've been researching, and I came up with this upgrade path which suits my budget and sensibility. More power than needed, but playing 3D shooters is so much fun on a bigger screen. What do you think?
Current system
Motherboard: Asus P3B-F 440BX (100 MHz FSB, 2X AGP)
CPU: Intel 850 MHz Cu-Mine Processor
Memory: 224 MB Generic PC100
Video: ATI Rage Fury 32 MB 2X AGP w/ TV out
Sound: Sound Blaster Live mp3 with toslink adapter (it?s a card to connect to the board that allows a plug in for a digital adapter so I can run it to my receiver through the optical input)
Hard Drive: 3 X 23 GB Seagate Elite UW SCSI 5400 RPM
4 GB Western Digital drive (stores an alternate boot path if I have a problem with accessing my other drives)
DVD Drive: Pioneer 10/40X DVD 305 SCSI
CDRW: Yamaha CRW2100S 16X/10X/40X SCSI
SCSI Adapter: AHA2940UW Pro Ultra Wide
Ethernet: 10/100
Modem: USR 56k PCI
Monitor: S-Video input of my 32? television
OS: Win2k Pro
Logitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse
PSU: Enermax 365FC
This is my proposed path:
Upgrade Path
1. Within 1 month: 9700Pro AIW ($350)
2. In 6 months: Springdale MB, Entry level 800 MHz CPU, Kingston HyperX memory (2X256 MB) ($550)
3. In 9 Months: >=100 GB ATA drive ($100)
4. In 15 months: HDTV ($1250)
5. Within 24 months: New sound card with direct digital to my head unit ($250), start in on a new SCSI chain (this time low voltage) ($600, Ebay bargain hunting)
6. Other upgrades as needed. Another CPU (> 2years) ($150), more RAM ($100), 450W PS ($80).
Current system
Motherboard: Asus P3B-F 440BX (100 MHz FSB, 2X AGP)
CPU: Intel 850 MHz Cu-Mine Processor
Memory: 224 MB Generic PC100
Video: ATI Rage Fury 32 MB 2X AGP w/ TV out
Sound: Sound Blaster Live mp3 with toslink adapter (it?s a card to connect to the board that allows a plug in for a digital adapter so I can run it to my receiver through the optical input)
Hard Drive: 3 X 23 GB Seagate Elite UW SCSI 5400 RPM
4 GB Western Digital drive (stores an alternate boot path if I have a problem with accessing my other drives)
DVD Drive: Pioneer 10/40X DVD 305 SCSI
CDRW: Yamaha CRW2100S 16X/10X/40X SCSI
SCSI Adapter: AHA2940UW Pro Ultra Wide
Ethernet: 10/100
Modem: USR 56k PCI
Monitor: S-Video input of my 32? television
OS: Win2k Pro
Logitech Wireless Keyboard/Mouse
PSU: Enermax 365FC
This is my proposed path:
Upgrade Path
1. Within 1 month: 9700Pro AIW ($350)
2. In 6 months: Springdale MB, Entry level 800 MHz CPU, Kingston HyperX memory (2X256 MB) ($550)
3. In 9 Months: >=100 GB ATA drive ($100)
4. In 15 months: HDTV ($1250)
5. Within 24 months: New sound card with direct digital to my head unit ($250), start in on a new SCSI chain (this time low voltage) ($600, Ebay bargain hunting)
6. Other upgrades as needed. Another CPU (> 2years) ($150), more RAM ($100), 450W PS ($80).
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