OK all, so I am in need of uplifting my video card from an APG 6600GT to something else, preferably a DX10 card. I was thinking the PCI-e 8600GTS.
Here is the RUB.
My rig now has an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego (939) sitting with 2 GB of DDR ram. So the question is, do I hold off on a replacing my CPU and mem for now and just get a new inexpensive MB that has PCI-e or will my older CPU and DDR ram hamper the 8600GTS?
I believe that the 8600GTS will be hindered a little by my older CPU and RAM but will this be significant?
The MB would only be a stop gap to get me to PCI-e in the short term, so spending 50 to 75 bucks on a 939 MB that has PCI-e would be an acceptable waste of money if it would get me another year on my current CPU and RAM system. After that I would want to buy a MB with a longer life on its socket, LGA...AM2, and of course new CPU, and some new DDR2 RAM.
Please give me your thoughts...
The rest of my RIG is newer,
ANTEC 550W TRUE POWER TRIO
320GB WD SATA II HD
LITE-ON DVD/RW
HAUPPAGE MCE150
Here is the RUB.
My rig now has an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego (939) sitting with 2 GB of DDR ram. So the question is, do I hold off on a replacing my CPU and mem for now and just get a new inexpensive MB that has PCI-e or will my older CPU and DDR ram hamper the 8600GTS?
I believe that the 8600GTS will be hindered a little by my older CPU and RAM but will this be significant?
The MB would only be a stop gap to get me to PCI-e in the short term, so spending 50 to 75 bucks on a 939 MB that has PCI-e would be an acceptable waste of money if it would get me another year on my current CPU and RAM system. After that I would want to buy a MB with a longer life on its socket, LGA...AM2, and of course new CPU, and some new DDR2 RAM.
Please give me your thoughts...
The rest of my RIG is newer,
ANTEC 550W TRUE POWER TRIO
320GB WD SATA II HD
LITE-ON DVD/RW
HAUPPAGE MCE150