2.6 Ghz: any reason to upgrade ?

[doc_bean]

Save your money. Incremental upgrades are going to give you minor improvements, at best. When you're ready, you should consider a proc/mobo/memory/videocard upgrade,

That was the original plan, get the HD now, go for a proc/motherboard/videocard upgrade somewhere late this year, reuse the memory if possible (it had to be replaced, that's why I've got 1Gb now). However, since my proc doesn't seem to need upgrading, I was considering getting the new gfx card earlier and keep the rest for another few years.

since as another poster pointed out, the nicest and most cost-effective videocards aren't going to play with an AGP board.

Yeah, they seem really overpriced, and not that much better than my 9700pro.

Your board is going to give you very little room to improve your proc, and a new proc will likely require new RAM as well as a new mobo.

But they're relatively cheap in comparison. When I think of upgrading a proc I automatically assume upgrading the motherboard. In the old days you would usually upgrade your board to accomodate your proc, now it seems to have reversed

I'm sitting tight. Not gonna spend a dime on my PC until I can't stand it anymore, and then I'm going to replace the whole shebang. My home-brew PC is over 3 years old, so I'm gritting my teeth and sweating a lot. No more upgrades! None! Not so much as a new fan bay! Nada, nothing! I will endure the torments of low frame rates and the fires of degrading system performance, and I will not weep.

But...Oblivion...MTW2...THEY'RE COMMING !!!

Ahem, it seems like I should prepare for the long wait for Vista, I hope that manages to drop the prices enough.