Upgrading socket 939

[Andy Tarpinian]

On Feb 15, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Peter Korsten wrote:

> Andy Tarpinian schreef:
>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103002
>>
>> My board : ASUS A8V Deluxe 939 VIA K8T800 Pro
>>
>> I think this is my only option for the best performance, worth it  
>> maybe?
>
> I would chuck out the mainboard, get a Socket 775 mainboard and a  
> Core 2
> (Duo, Quad) chip. It's just not worth investing in Socket 939 any
> longer. The performance gain does not justify the investment, if you
> compare it to the price/performance ratio of Intel's offerings.

Figured, I will prob do that.

>> Damn PC's so un-upgradable after a few years...
>
> That's just a fact of life... my AMD 3500+ on a Tyan 939 motherboard  
> and
> an Nvidia 8800 GTS is zooming away quite nicely, though. Runs Bioshock
> and Episode 2 without any trouble.
>

New card?