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2 by Taristin
Ascended SG Initiate
Probably so cheap because Socket A's are no longer being made... and the graphics are a 9600XT (I have that in my desktop at home) which isn't top of the line, and is AGP, not PCIe.

It's last generation's technology. It'll last you a while, but it's not gonna be a simple upgrade for CPU, and if you wanna upgrade the video card you have to find an AGP version, if they still make them.

3 by Flipside
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AGP is still pretty widely available atm, but Taris is right, it's not a bad system par se, but you might regret it in a couple of years when you need to replace rather than upgrade.
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4 by Petrarch
SG Elder
Depends where you draw the line between replacement and upgrading.

The only original component on my PC now is the CD drive, but it's still the same machine I bought over 3 years ago! Honest.

5 by CIH
Elite SG Guardian
my pc must be 5 years old, and it's only ever had a stick of SDRAM or two.

After some diggin' here's the plan:

3 ghz or better processor, ideally 64bit compatable
GPU somethin' like an X800 GTO or better. If I can stretch an x1800 XL/7800GT. PCI-Ex16 anyway. GeForce 6800GS looks good
1ghz Ram at least.
Whatever mobo fits my chosen CPU/GPU combo (thinking nforce4 or similar) ideally with sli/crossfire.

Prefer ATi & Athlon but not really arsed. So long as it's good for games and Max I'm happy.

6 by kasperl
SG General
As already noted, the chipset and port for the graphics would hurt you in the long run.

Right now I'm running a AMD 64 3000+, 1 GB DDR and Radeon 9800Pro, and I know I won't be able to upgrade my graphics for a long, long time. And upgrading then means going for a budget card.

8 by Taristin
Ascended SG Initiate
personally, I'd just build my own HTPC with a microATX board and call it a day. Probably could do it for less. Sterling is almost 2 USD, right? So... for 1000 I could build a real nice box.
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