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[The Amish Kid]

Ok I have about $450 saved up I could buy a really good AGP card
(this is the one I was thinking about)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102519

But I have been thinking. The motherboard I have... well I cant upgrade anything much. Its a socket 754 and dosent have any pci express slots. So I was thinking about just buying a new motherboard, processor and maybe a new case.
This is what I was thinking:

-Aspire X-CRUISE Case
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811144158

-ASUS A8N-SLI Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131524

-AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 1GHz FSB
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103533

The only thing is that if I bought all this stuff I would really have any money for a graphics card right away. Unless my mom wanted to lend me some money which I doubt she would.

So what should I do?
(oh yeah in case you were wondering I would use the memory and harddrive out of the computer I am using right now)

 

[winterfreshpwnz]

Well what's the card you have now?

EDIT: nvm I just saw it in your sig. It really depends, what kinda stuff are you planning on doing on the computer, or what games are you gonna play?

 

[The Amish Kid]

well I want to be able to play most of the newer games and I know Im gonna have to upgrade my computer eventually so I was wondering should I use all my money on an AGP card or upgrade everything? If I bought the new mobo and processor I would probably be able to get my mom to buy me a decent card for now like a 6600GT or a 6800.

EDIT: The card I have now is AGP so I wouldnt be able to use it if I upgraded everything.

 

[winterfreshpwnz]

Yeah it's wiser to get a PCI-E board. Get an nforce4 board from either MSI or ASUS and then a new CPU. If you can at least get a 6600 GT you'll be fine.

 

[mighty_chick]

i think they sell a agp to pci-ex adapter..i think ati does, that may help. btw the cpu/mobo/case is a better idea

 

[The Amish Kid]

well I think that whats I will do... Is that a good motherboard though? I am not too sure on what makes a motherboard good

EDIT: Do you know if they have pci express to agp converters? Also If I take the hard drive out of the computer im using now and hook it up with a new motherboard would it work right?

 

[jac006]

That mobo is excellent. Sli all the way! woo!

 

[The Amish Kid]

ok one more problem... I cant decide, should I get that case in black or in silver???

Silver:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...er Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

Black:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...ck Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

I'm thinking black just because the powersupply I have is black

 

[Half Evil]

black case all the way

 

[The Amish Kid]

will I be able to use the hard drive I have now though without loosing all my stuff? I am wondering this because I dont have a windows cd, it just came on my computer when I bought it.