Stay with LGA 775? or upgrade

[pvsmith2]

i currently have
ga-p35-ds3l
intel q9550
2x2gb gskill ddr2 1066
ati 4890 1gb

i need to upgrade my motherboard as i am out of sata ports and it is the oldest part im my computer
my question is it worth upgrading my motherboard to another LGA 775 or should i upgrade my CPU and therefore my ram also

 

[jack_attack]

I guess it depends on your finances. That's a solid setup as it is, and I wouldn't upgrade everything just yet. You could always just get a PCI SATA card. I don't know what brands are good, or what a fair price is, but this one has 4 SATA ports and a RAID controller.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132026&cm_re=sata_card-_-16-132-026-_-Product

 

[huron]

You are out of SATA ports?

I'd have to agree with jack_attack - you can get a decent controller to add on ports.

What do you have plugged in? I'm amazed that you have used them all...I've never even come close.

 

[jonnyboyC]

well I don't think your going to see much of a benefit from going to a core i7/i5 from a q9550 so you could probably just stay with the 775 for a bit longer, and you can get a pretty nice motherboard for alittle over a hundred bucks.

 

[pvsmith2]

You are out of SATA ports?

I'd have to agree with jack_attack - you can get a decent controller to add on ports.

What do you have plugged in? I'm amazed that you have used them all...I've never even come close.

i have three HDs and a optical drive. this mobo only has 4 sata ports

 

[pvsmith2]

thanks guys youv been alot of help!