New motherboard/processor

[anedia]

I always put together by own computer. About a year ago, I spent some money upgrading a couple parts. I bought a stick of 512 ram and a new video card. Now, my motherboard/processor is lagging a bit behind the rest of my computer so I was hoping for some suggestions for a motherboard /processor.

I have a gig of ram, 6800 geforce vid card.

I'm looking to not spend A LOT but a midpriced motherboard/processor that delivers. I don't knwo the details of my processor, but it's at least 4 years old.

Thanks!

[abigail3]

Whether you'll still be able to get hold of these, I don't know, but I have a mid-range system with an Abit AN7 mobo, and an AMD Sempron 2400+, and they work fine with 1 gig RAM and a GForce4 5200 FX. I see no reason why a similar set-up wouldn't work with your GPU.

The Sempron chip should be easy to find, and they're quite cheap, but you may have to opt for a different mobo, as Abit has the AN7 as an 'archive' product, so I assume they're no longer made.

[mini_0]

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