Hey guys! I have decided to buy a mobo sometime in the near future. But then with what I saw about the SP2 update, it has compelled me to search for opinions.
As of late, I have decided to save more money so that when I buy the mobo it wouldn't be that much of a drag. The concept of saving money and having money is indeed fun, but with this mobo I am on my own. So the case has been solved.
Then, I see that the SP2 patch is coming out soon, and based from another thread it's going to be big. Who cares how big as long as it is big, I am going to suffer because I am dial-up. Sad.
Now the thing is, I am running on Windows XP. Yes, and with this hardware change, I will be forced to reinstall the whole thing (I didn't make partitions also) which means that I will be downloading all the updates and patches (unless I can salvage them otherwise). This "task" I have accepted to be a "fun". Unfortunately this SP2 seems to be VERY big and doing it all over again... leaves a sour taste in my mouth.
So far this has what I have come with, some perks and cons. I am really in the middle of the crossroads and it sucks.
Perks:
1. Buying a new mobo will use my processor, RAM, and video card to its fullest potential
2. Overclockable the mobo is
3. More PCI slots for me to put on some stuff in the future
4. I will be able to gain 5.1 audio support
5. Related to 1. Faster mobo means faster things
Cons:
1. Drained financially
2. I have to reinstall Win XP once more and download all of its crap once again and this is most painful
It may look like that the perks outweigh the cons, but tell what you think of it.
[ 07-31-2004, 12:01 AM: Message edited by: Bahamut ]