alright, i've got a little dilemma here. My computer is starting to show its age, and I'm trying to figure out how and where i should upgrade. right now everyhtin is doing pretty well, with the exception of the processor. I've got one of those Intel 805D chips a lot of people were so excited over back in 2006, and well, it performed beautifully, but its really starting to get old.

so heres the problem: the board ive got right now (gigabyte GA-8N-SLI, not the pro or royal versions) doesnt support the new core duo chips. It supports mostly older stuff, namely pentium 4 HT, D, and Celeron D. So what should i do? try to hunt for a chip that is better than the trusty ol' 805D, or get a new mobo AND and new chip to try and bring myself into the current era of computing?

If you think i should get both, then reccommendations are certainly welcome. some things I'd look for though:

4 ram slots
at least 2 pci-e slots
decent audio (surround ability)
SATA is a must
PS/2 port is also a must (yes i've actually seen a few without them)
and prefferably a small enough northbridge heatsink that i can fit my bigass zalman fan over
dont really care too much about the numbers beyond that

so please, help me figure out what i should do... :)

mobo. no brainer tbh. getting a CPU to run on your current is just putting off the inevitable. at some stage you'd have to replace both that way.