right as soon as i can dig out my single core 939 3700+ il just see what scores i can get! lol! i must amit your current upgrade path is crafty and soon to be powerful. tho the upgrade from x1950pro to xt seems a tad pointless i know the x1950xt is faster but you should have saved and got a R600 or a nvidia card. lol
Depends a little on price and purpose. If he had a generous buyer or another use for his X1950Pro then with X1950XT now under £140 it may be well worth it. The only nVidia card worth upgrading to from X1950Pro is the 8800GTS_320MB and they've only just started to dip below £200, you could even argue that 320MB may be insufficient for DX10 meaning 8800GTS_640MB is the only worthwhile upgrade and they're around £250.
Let us know how much difference DDR2 makes, esp to your o/c. When you're done with your mobo feel free to throw it my way ... your X1950Pro too!
The pro, 3DMark 06. Pretty happy bout that actually, didn't know the 7800's still stretched that far.
Damn that fan on the front of the case is crazy I thought the 140 mm fan I had in one of the cases was large, but that... Holy crap. Is it silent also? or does it even have a fan controller? I'm a bit suspicious about the huge fans because if they fail then it's somewhat impossible to find a new one to replace the broken..
Silver Shamrock, What's your personal opinion on the Dual-Sata2 by Asrock? I'm also thinking of doing a 'soft transition' by going through a 939 AGP/PCI-E motherboard as well. Thanks.
It's a great board and served me well for 18 months without a hiccup. But i wouldn't spend money on one as 939 is a dead end. 939 X2's are expensive and limited so i'd go the c2d route like i did with another asrock board the 4coredual-vsta. You can still use you ram, graphics card and if you still have a 20-pin psu, that too. The new Intel new E2xx series can be had for as little as £50 are a bargain and clock well too.
I'm undecided for the moment. I've vowed with myself last semester that I wouldn't spend any more on my computer since school fees will be an issue. However, I've got shores of money saved for at least a few years and, after becoming a member of the bit-tech community, feel compelled to revive my interest in the computer again. If I can shave off a few quid here and there, a soft transition using the Asrock 939Dual-VSTA and a PCI-E bus video card would be my first step. Afterwards, I'll make the transition onto a new platform, while keeping the video card and power supply. Think of it as investing in the 939Dual-VSTA in order to stretch the cost of upgrading over a longer, more manageable period. I've heard mixed opinion about these AGP/PCIe combo motherboards, citing an alarmingly high instability and failure rate amongst some of them. It may be just a few bad batches while those with flawless models haven't commented on them enough. My other option is to drop a few thousand dollars indiscriminately into the machine at one time, which I'm reluctant to do. P.S.: That's a neat idea to have the LED diodes behind the motherboard. Bravo! P.P.S: That factory Intel heatsink is suspect
