Would you upgrade this system?

[BoomAM]

Hi,
I was thinking of upgrading my system in the summer, but have started to reconsider.
The system itself, is no slouch in games, and can handle anything thrown at it.
I was thinking of putting the money towards something else, and then OCing the CPU, it`ll do XP2000, i just need to work out how to volt mod it. And maybe OC the Video Card as well.
I was thinking that it might be worth waiting until the Athlon64 becomes more mainstream.

What do you guys/gals think?

Heres the Specification of the system in question:-
AMD Athlon XP 1800 1533MHz
Abit KT7A - Raid rev 1.02
768 MB of M-TEC / Kingston PC133
Sapphire Atlantis 9700 PRO
Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 60 40.2 GB @ 7200 RPMS (c: = 20gb, d: = 20gb)
IBM DeskStar 40GXP 20.4GB 5400RPM (z: = 20gb)
Hitachi CML174SXW "17 TFT
Lite-On 16x/48x DVD
Lite-On 48x12x48
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Audigy Player
MS Windows XP Home Edition w/ SP1
Thermalright SLK-800 +YS-Tech 80mm Silent
Thermaltake PC133 Memory Heat Spreaders
5 80mm YS-Tech Silent Fans
Zalman MoBo Heatsink
Creative Labs Inspire 5.1 5300 Speakers
Logitech MX700 Wireless Optical Mouse
Microsoft Internet Keyboard
Sagem F@st800 ADSL USB Modem
Tiscali 512 ADSL Broadband xDSL @ 512/256kb/s. Runs at 589.8kb/s download

 

[bigshooter]

If you want to upgrade taht system, the only thing i would touch is the mobo, memory. Athlon doesn't benefit a ton from dual channel ddr, but it does from pc133-pc2100. Get an nforce 2 board and some new ram for a nice perf increase. Plus you'll probably be able to use your same ram with the Athlon64.

 

[BoomAM]

My original upgrade consideration was a Asustek A7N8X Deluxe mobo & 1gb Twin-Mos PC2700 memory (2x 512mb)of memory.

 

[mboy]

Originally posted by: bigshooter
If you want to upgrade taht system, the only thing i would touch is the mobo, memory. Athlon doesn't benefit a ton from dual channel ddr, but it does from pc133-pc2100. Get an nforce 2 board and some new ram for a nice perf increase. Plus you'll probably be able to use your same ram with the Athlon64.

Agreed. I just upped from an XP1600@1500 with 512pc2100 on an Epox 8kha+ to an XP2100 tbred, 256x2 twinmos/windbond pc3200 and an 8rda+ and their is a very definate increase in performance across the board. Doesnt hurt that I am running a 203FSB x 11.5 to give me 2.34GHZ speeds

Total cost was $350 (+50 becasue I went with an slk-800 too )and will hold me over until the AMD 64s are cheap enough to upgrade to (about a year after they come out,lol)
Couldnt be happier with my upgrade!!!
Build a second rig with your old mobo,ram and cpu

Mine went to my 6 year old

 

[ScrapSilicon]

Originally posted by: mboy

Originally posted by: bigshooter
If you want to upgrade taht system, the only thing i would touch is the mobo, memory. Athlon doesn't benefit a ton from dual channel ddr, but it does from pc133-pc2100. Get an nforce 2 board and some new ram for a nice perf increase. Plus you'll probably be able to use your same ram with the Athlon64.

Agreed. I just upped from an XP6100@1500 with 512pc2100 on an Epox 8kha+ to an XP2100 tbred, 256x2 twinmos/windbond pc3200 and an 8rda+ and their is a very definate increase in performance across the board. Doesnt hurt that I am running a 203FSB x 11.5 to give me 2.34GHZ speeds

Total cost was $350 (+50 becasue I went with an slk-800 too )and will hold me over until the AMD 64s are cheap enough to upgrade to (about a year after they come out,lol)
Couldnt be happier with my upgrade!!!
Build a second rig with your old mobo,ram and cpu

Mine went to my 6 year old

can I get adopted when you upgrade next..

 

[t0mmyb0y]

Originally posted by: mboy

Originally posted by: bigshooter
I just upped from an XP6100@1500 with 512pc2100 on an Epox 8kha+ to an XP2100 tbred

Dude. I would have left that XP 6100+ where it was. Those things are pretty rare

 

[mboy]

I figured I didnt need anything as fast as a 6100 in my rig and figured my little guy could put it to better use

I am going to edit the original post

Sorry, I was hoping someone with big $$$ was going to adopt me soon

He got a nice bday present this year. My wife even has her own XP1700 to surf the net with. Oh, my little guy even has a ti4200 in his,lol.

He is lucky to have a computer geek (hobby and pro) for his stepdaddy

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
Agreed. I just upped from an XP6100@1500 with 512pc2100 on an Epox 8kha+ to an XP2100 tbred, 256x2 twinmos/windbond pc3200 and an 8rda+ and their is a very definate increase in performance across the board.

You have a XP6100, thats a first. How much did that set you back? Why did you underclock it to 1500 though, seems a bit daft.

In case you didnt notice, i was being sarcasic. lol

 

[Gage8]

if you have the upgrading itch then definately do the mobo mem upgrade.
Nforce2 + Corsair XMS PC3200 = killer rig

 

[BoomAM]

I was thinking more along the lines of nForce2 + 2x 512mb TwinMos PC2700. My local store, said that the TwinMos OCs to 400mhz very well, and most of the time quite a bit higher. Becides, i`ll probably lock the memory speed in the BIOS.

 

[BoomAM]

I was thinking of the Asustek A7NX8 Deluxe, ive heard good stuff about it.
Gage8, i notice you have the above mobo, whats your opinion on it. Good points, bad points.

 

[Dufrane]

Wow that is almost the same upgrade that I have been contemplating.
I have an xp1600 on a Soyo Dragon plus m-board with 512 of pc2100 ram

I was really thinking agout getting a 2500 Barton on either the Epox 8rda+ or the asus A7n8x with two sticks of corsair xms pc 2700 cas 2 ram (256). Any thoughts??

Any strong reasons to go with asus or epox?? I have built systems with both before.

 

[BoomAM]

Asustek are a good quality make. Very reliable, my old A7V was.
Epox, are good as well, and are known to accomodate OCers very well.

 

[BoomAM]

We need some more votes here, its 7 all, its a tie.

 

[Budmantom]

Ther you go I broke the tie.

 

[Budman]

I would upgrade this system because it's too slow for me,BUT YOU need to decide if your system is fast enough for YOU .

The system itself, is no slouch in games, and can handle anything thrown at it.

I think YOU dont need to upgrade,but I would upgrade.

 

[TrueBlueLS]

If it can handle what's thrown at it, why waste the money?

 

[mboy]

Originally posted by: Dufrane
Wow that is almost the same upgrade that I have been contemplating.
I have an xp1600 on a Soyo Dragon plus m-board with 512 of pc2100 ram

I was really thinking agout getting a 2500 Barton on either the Epox 8rda+ or the asus A7n8x with two sticks of corsair xms pc 2700 cas 2 ram (256). Any thoughts??

Any strong reasons to go with asus or epox?? I have built systems with both before.

Check out the spec's on my bigdawg rig. I couldnt be happier. I didnt need the second LAN or the SATA of the Asus and saved quite a few $$$ with the Epox. I simply love it. If u can swing the Barton go for it. Otherwise, I dont think the barton has that much on a properly overclocked 2100 in most cases, but if $4 isnt an issue (always is for me), then go for it

I would laso go for the twinmos/windbond pc3200 from memoryxnet @ $63 /256mb. AWESOME stuff (especially for price) for Oc'ing an nforce2.

 

[BoomAM]

The main reason that i was considering upgrading, was DeusEx2. IMO, this is going to be one of two goty, along with zelda.
Do you think i`d be able to run it at 1280*1024@max detail with my system or not? If not, then i`ll upgrade to a system that will. With EAX3 on as well.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

my original post is still unedited...you quoted mboy as being my statement...so it is out of context...

 

[ScrapSilicon]

my original post is still unedited...you quoted mboy as being my statement...so it is out of context...

 

[mboy]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: BoomAM

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
Agreed. I just upped from an XP6100@1500 with 512pc2100 on an Epox 8kha+ to an XP2100 tbred, 256x2 twinmos/windbond pc3200 and an 8rda+ and their is a very definate increase in performance across the board.

You have a XP6100, thats a first. How much did that set you back? Why did you underclock it to 1500 though, seems a bit daft.

In case you didnt notice, i was being sarcasic. lol

interesting...you make a typo..XP6100...not that I was noticing..but then you take where I had quoted you and try to make it out to be my bad..my original quote is still unedited so I'll quote my original post...

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon

Originally posted by: mboy

Originally posted by: bigshooter
If you want to upgrade taht system, the only thing i would touch is the mobo, memory. Athlon doesn't benefit a ton from dual channel ddr, but it does from pc133-pc2100. Get an nforce 2 board and some new ram for a nice perf increase. Plus you'll probably be able to use your same ram with the Athlon64.

Agreed. I just upped from an XP6100@1500 with 512pc2100 on an Epox 8kha+ to an XP2100 tbred, 256x2 twinmos/windbond pc3200 and an 8rda+ and their is a very definate increase in performance across the board. Doesnt hurt that I am running a 203FSB x 11.5 to give me 2.34GHZ speeds

Total cost was $350 (+50 becasue I went with an slk-800 too )and will hold me over until the AMD 64s are cheap enough to upgrade to (about a year after they come out,lol)
Couldnt be happier with my upgrade!!!
Build a second rig with your old mobo,ram and cpu

Mine went to my 6 year old

can I get adopted when you upgrade next..

thanks

R u referring to me? I never made it out to be your bad.

 

[Jeff7181]

I just got an A7N8X Deluxe and XP2500 a couple weeks ago and I would recommend the motherboard and CPU. Prices on both have some down a few bucks since I bought them... the major bottleneck in your system is your RAM and motherboard... upgrade that and you'll probably be happy... but if you really want to unleash that 9700 Pro, go with a new CPU too... preferably a 333 Mhz bus model.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

my original post is still unedited...you quoted mboy as being my statement...so it is out of context...

 

[BoomAM]

ScrapSilicon, mboy, at no point did i was that i had a xp6100, it was someone else who made the typo, so dont go critisising me for a simple joke.