[KU@TO]

I'm a little out of the loop when it comes to current pc hardware and I need some suggestions.  This is my current (5yo) setup:

Abit NF7-S v2 mobo
AMD Barton 3200+
2GB DDR400 Ram
160GB SATA HD
Radeon x1950 Pro 512MB

Now, I don't need anything too crazy.. My main goal is to have a setup that can play COD4 @~1280*1024 capped at ~60fps without any hiccups.  Right now I can get it to play pretty smooth through some cfg tricks(shader 2.0, disabling distort, etc), but on some maps I'm still dipping under 40 fps.  I'm pretty sure that at this point my CPU is a bottleneck.  I'm hoping to spend <$300, so... is it worth it to try one of those hybrid AGP/PCIe mobos to upgrade my CPU and use my existing hardware, or am I better off just trying to sell what I have and going with a completely new setup? 

Thanks!

[Snappy]

Well for about $350 you could get this: (basically the same rig I have minus the 512mb version of the 3850, but it runs everything pefect)

ASRock ALIVENF6G-VSTA AM2 $54 Supports the new Phenoms CPUs, once they release a decent chip.

VisionTek Radeon HD 3850 256MB 256-bit $156

G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 $47

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ Brisbane 2.1GHz Socket AM2 $62

I would say, just try selling the 1950 to make some of the extra money up, and maybe buy a new PSU too.

[KU@TO]

Thanks Snappy.  Would my Antec NeoHE 550 psu (18a x 3 on the 12v rail) be enough?

[Snappy]

oh yeah, defiantly.

[Sounds]

ya the 3850 is a very nice card for the price. it owns jackals face off

[Jackal]

ya the 3850 is a very nice card for the price. it owns jackals face off

more like owns your face off, nub. i want to 1 v 1 you some day.

[Snappy]

ya the 3850 is a very nice card for the price. it owns jackals face off

more like owns your face off, nub. i want to 1 v 1 you some day.

Make sure you download some hacks, he has some pretty good ones. 

[Jackal]

ya the 3850 is a very nice card for the price. it owns jackals face off

more like owns your face off, nub. i want to 1 v 1 you some day.

Make sure you download some hacks, he has some pretty good ones. 

ya i told him i wanted the same ones he has and the bitch wouldnt share.