Upgrading Keeping MY AGP Card

[glenn71x]

I am looking to upgrade my computer, budget is a main concern. Looking for best performance without spending a lot. So I have an existing machine with a GeForce 6600GT AGP card. I definitely want to keep that being it cost me $300 way back when. So..I am looking at the Athlon 3800 X2. Price is great. Is there much difference going with a 4200? The MOBO that I have found is a Gigabyte K8U-939. Is the best board for what I am looking for? It's cheap, seems to be stable from the few customer reviews I have read. Is it the best chipset to pair with this CPU? Obviously using an AGP card limits my choices immensely. Any thoughts are greatly apprecuated.

Thanks All!

 

[cubeless]

do some searching, lots of threads on this... i went with an epox 9nda3... oc's well, been real stable...

 

[tjmoffa]

I am using an MSI K8N NEO2-F and I love it. My Opty likes it too!!!🙂 I just got the platinum version (same board with an extra built gigabit network adapter and firewire) off ebay for $15+shipping!!! Took a chance and it works great!!!!

 

[niggles]

The Asrock 939 Sata 2 has both an AGP and a PCI E slot on the same board for when you feel like upgrading to a PCI E card and don't want to shell out for another mobo.

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: niggles
The Asrock 939 Sata 2 has both an AGP and a PCI E slot on the same board for when you feel like upgrading to a PCI E card and don't want to shell out for another mobo.

:thumbsup: Another vote for the ASROCK 939 DualSATA2. Works well with my old 6600GT AGP, and my newer x1800XT PCIe

 

[Cheex]

Originally posted by: niggles
The Asrock 939 Sata 2 has both an AGP and a PCI E slot on the same board for when you feel like upgrading to a PCI E card and don't want to shell out for another mobo.

I second that but...
If you are going Intel...ASRock 775Dual-VSTA
Supports Conroe!!
Costs only $60