Upgrade to pc - only FOUR hours left! ahhhhh must have opinions!

[agentsmith101]

Ok I am upgrading from an ecs 755 a-2 with fx5500 oc graphics card to

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813135209 +

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102688

For a grand total of 183.22 shipped

That is...an epox mobo with s754 but pcie express support and the x850xt sapphire which seems a good pci e mid range right now?

What do u think...worth it for the money?

How long do you think I could go with this without upgrading?

 

[Austain310]

ull see a great improvement if you are gaming and in general but ur already buying a card thats not the best but youll be fine until dx10 card come out

 

[agentsmith101]

WHen does dx10 come out? Keep in mind I am always going to be a generation behind...dont have enough money to always be on top.

 

[Austain310]

i dont have that kind of money either...dx10 cards come out next year along with vista

 

[Talcite]

Dx 10 will come out about the same time as vista I believe. Don't worry, if you're used to being 1 gen behind, the X850 is a very respectable vid card to have

 

[agentsmith101]

Do you think I should wait till Black Friday to see if theres a better deal I can pick up? Or is this hot even 6 months from now?

 

[Austain310]

this is a good card...techknowlegy will always get better,causing older cards to get cheaper, the price will go down but if you dont just go for it now youll be waiting...but when is black friday

 

[agentsmith101]

Also...if I go with the upgrade, do you think upgrading just pci e video cards in the future will do or will the cpu bottleneck the gpu in near time? EH

 

[Austain310]

yea for sure ull have to upgrade other components eventually

 

[PingSpike]

The x850xt is a good buy, especially if you're into ATI-centric games. Moving to PCI-E is a good move, because there's been a lot of gouging of AGPers these days. Although I've seen a few decent deals for AGP parts recently, I'd still recommend moving away from it when you upgrade your video card.

 

[agentsmith101]

No what I am asking though is since I will be staying with s754 will a s754 amd 64 3200+ bottleneck future upgrades? (of just video card) AND, is it a good mobo?

 

[agentsmith101]

Motherboard is ecs rs482-m754 cant find any reviews so far. ANYone seen any?

 

[munkeybouy]

i'd avoid ecs personally, having bought one in the past and it died after 3/4 years. An ASRock would be a better option. Why are you looking at skt 754 & not skt 939 ?

 

[cleverhandle]

I would also avoid ECS boards - they're on the "bad cheap" side of "cheap". And I can't see why you'd get a 754 board either. There are plenty of reasonably priced ($50-60) 939 and AM2 boards.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: agentsmith101
How long do you think I could go with this without upgrading?

What kind of question is that? :roll:
My mom has gone for years and years without upgrading. So based on that... You'll need to upgrade again in the fall of 2010 or spring 2011.

 

[agentsmith101]

Originally posted by: cleverhandle
I would also avoid ECS boards - they're on the "bad cheap" side of "cheap". And I can't see why you'd get a 754 board either. There are plenty of reasonably priced ($50-60) 939 and AM2 boards.

Yes but for those boards I would also have to get a new cpu...