OK, now, if I get a 3850 it will mean I have to get a 'new' motherboard, and PSU, maybe even some RAM.
Now let's add that up....
Powercolor 3850 - eBuyer - cheapest I've found - freakin' bargin! =
£130
ECS Elite nForce 3 cheapo mobo -
£40 - if I can knock the guy down to £30
Corsair HX620 - This will go in my Nehalem set up once I've got it -
£85.41
Now after using my super maths skills I'll add these up and round 'em off... I'm looking at spending at nearly
£260 just so I can buy an AGP card - doesn't really make financial sense. However, if I do do this, I'll be able to hand my X1950 Pro down to my old man's rig, as with my SN95G5 and use my A64 3200+ and have a relatively decent back up gaming machine.
That's one Pro to go against the con. An other one is, if I do that I'll be able to build up a relatively decent machine for my girlfriend's best friends. They've been wanting a computer for ages and I could easily give them my Dad' current set up (which is my old SN45G)...
So all I'd have to do is source either some decent RAM for myself and hand my 2GB set down to my Dad. Then use his 1GB set in the SN45G along with a Mobile AthlonXP (didn't think I'd be hi-jackin' the thread with an AthlonXP) a 80GB HDD, and a half height Radeon 9200 - plus if they're nice enough to actually buy it off me, I might be able to get £50 or something off 'em. I highly doubt it though.
So... with the intent of keeping my rig, which I'll watercool and OC so it lasts me a few more years, should I go to that expensive, whilst making another couple happy with giving them a machine they've longed for? Hmmm.....
Sorry for the hi-jack, it's sorter on topic considering it's based around me buying a 3850.
Your thoughts and opinions if you were in my position, if you please...