suggest a solution for this pc upgrade

[techdoc]

hi guys i currently have an amd athlon 2600 processor,asus a7v8xmx motherboard and ddr 384 mb of ram.i was having trouble with this mobo initially onwards.i have already got it repaired three times since it was bought.(its now 2 years old)there is one more year of warranty left.recently my mobo has started to behave strangely again.it fails to detect one ram module(one particular slot)and sometimes wont boot at all..
so i am thinking of replacing the mobo.what should i do??go for a new mobo or new mobo with processor and ram??suggest your opinions and also do suggest the model no too.cheers.........

[deathvirus_me]

Upgrade ... The cheapest would be a 3000+ with a A8N VM CSM with atleast 512 MB ram

[Tanmay]

Hmm you can go in for a new Mobo and New Procc.You can get the AM2 based one but then you'll have to change your RAM to DDR2 or else get the Socket 939 based AMD which soon will be phased out.The Choice is yours !!

[techdoc]

what about a motherboard replacement only??in that case what could be the options/models??

[samrulez]

yeah! for budget get a 3000+ for 3.8k OC it to a 3800+ or a 3500+ ....get 1GB ram and a ASUS A8N-VM CSM....

[techdoc]

is asus A8N-VM CSM the best mobo (cost and features wise) for an amd 939 pin 3000 processor??arent there any msi/gigabyte ones??i am lil wary of asus mobos due to my bad experience this time.
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also one more thing its very helpful if someone can verify linux support for this asus mobo.would i be able to run xgl using this onboard graphics??thanks all of you guys for your responses.its very much appreciated..
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how about replacing the mobo with a asus a7n8x-e deluxe edition??is it available now??if yes can you guys suggest a graphic card for under 3.5k.i am not a gamer just need to run xgl..do share your thoughts on this..