AGP w 939?

[reader850]

I'm planning to upgrade my wife's computer from an Athlon XP to a 939. (Not an Intel or AM2 since I want to use the DDR memory and Radeon 9800AIW AGP video card that I already have.) I'll be using all four slots for the memory (4x512). I'll use my current Venice 3500+ moderately overclocked to 2.5GHz, without voltage increases. What 939 AGP motherboard would you recommend? Will the Asrock dual AGP/PCIx board run well with 4 sticks of RAM? I may not do this until after Christmas; will AGP/939 boards still be around? If not, I'll probably buy the board just before they disappear, but I'm wondering how I'll know when to buy (before it's too late to find at NewEgg or ZipZoomFly). Thanks.

 

[GeeFizzleDizzle]

You'll hear alot of people speculate but no one honestly knows when retailers may stop carrying certain hardware.

The ASRock board is a great budget board and as long as the RAM you're using is matching sticks then you should have no problems. I have heard of others having issues when they mix and match RAM sticks however.

 

[Madwand1]

The selection for 939/AGP boards is not likely to get any better -- mfg's are obviously going to want to on to the new stuff rather than try to revive the old stuff. My advice is to grab a good board when you see one, test it now, and not wait to probably find the selection dwindling even further. Most good 939/AGP boards are just not available any more.

Also, unless your wife really needs a lot of 3D performance (via that 9800AIW), I'd consider a 430/6150 board with built-in video, e.g. MSI.

Here's the current NewEgg search for 939/AGP. Biostar has an nForce4 XGP that might be interesting.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi...Value=0&Submit=Property&SubCategory=22

 

[cubeless]

9nda3+ epox works good for me...