With all of the new conroe coming out, I am looking at anew case/mobo/cpu/power supply, but would like to be able to upgrade in some reasonable steps if possible. My current comp is a vaio, so really no compatability with any new componants.
My current CPU is a p4 3.4 541, socket 775.
I would like to get up to a conroe in the next 6 months or so, and get a new case/ram/mb/power supply until then, but am having a hard time finding a MB that supports both my current processor and a conroe for when i want to update later. Suggestions/links/advice? I would realy like a motherboard that is decent for some overclocking of the CPU. It seems there are not a whole lot of motherboards out at the moment for conroe, and a lot of them dont seem to list what processors they support beyond their socket type (forgive me if i am ignorant on this, but am assuming not all 775socket motherboards support all 775socket cpu's)
Same with power supply. Brand name suggestions? Really dont care for SLI capable, and am eyeballing the x1900xt with their price drops.
Ditto on cases. I prefer no front swing door on a case and open access. Thermaltake are good for ventilation i hear.
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My current CPU is a p4 3.4 541, socket 775.
I would like to get up to a conroe in the next 6 months or so, and get a new case/ram/mb/power supply until then, but am having a hard time finding a MB that supports both my current processor and a conroe for when i want to update later. Suggestions/links/advice? I would realy like a motherboard that is decent for some overclocking of the CPU. It seems there are not a whole lot of motherboards out at the moment for conroe, and a lot of them dont seem to list what processors they support beyond their socket type (forgive me if i am ignorant on this, but am assuming not all 775socket motherboards support all 775socket cpu's)
Same with power supply. Brand name suggestions? Really dont care for SLI capable, and am eyeballing the x1900xt with their price drops.
Ditto on cases. I prefer no front swing door on a case and open access. Thermaltake are good for ventilation i hear.
Will karma for good advice :-P
