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| dJohn |
m looking to upgrade and fix my computer which has been out of commission for almost 2 years now(too lazy to fix it) and I was wondering if there any TAs here that knew a thing or two about computers...
I built mine a while ago, and after a year and half, my power supply just gave up and fried my motherboard.
I don't need a sound,graphics card, CDROM drive, or any other uax. peripherals, but I was wondering what I should look out for while I'm shipping for my new parts(i.e should I go with a P4 or stick with an Athlon, what kind of mother board etc, how much the power supply should be etc...)
Thanks in advance |
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| MOSCHINO |
| I am in computer business for many years. Go with P4. The rest you can buy from www.surplusvillage.com |
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| jonsimmonds |
| if your looking for a cpu under 2.4 gigs (or the amd xp2400) go for amd, its even choice between a p2.4c and xp2500, after them the only way to go is intell |
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| MaRt |
| You might want to consider an nForce 2 motherboard. I suggest this only because I've got one and it's very very sexy! :wtf: |
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| dJohn |
ok ok...keep em coming.
I haven't been observant of the computer parts industry, so I don't know what's new and stuff...I'm looking for something that'll give me the most for my money.
I'll probably use my computer for personal audio work, so I need a computer that's stable and quick.
Any brand names for parts? |
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| Turbonium |
| Get an i865 chipset based motherboard, but wait a month until they revise the board voltages, so then they will support the next generation P4 (or Pentium 5???) CPUs (codenamed Prescott). If you're going Intel, wait a month... |
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| kr00t0n |
How much you looking at spending?
I sometimes build pc's for ppl, and do it for great prices, but my stuff is all UK based.
If you give me your ideal amount to spend, I can convert it into pounds and give you specs based on those prices in UK.
I'm bored, so Idont mind doing it :p |
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| dJohn |
Actually, I live in the US, so you building a comuter really wont do me any good, but thanks anyways!
Ok...I'm looking to spend about 300-350 USD for a new motherboard/cpu/more ram/new power supply/new case
Is this possible? |
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| jonsimmonds |
| yeah it should be, my only advice is to get a good motherboard and a slow cpu, meaning you can upgrade later on down the line. most cases come with psu's these days, they are not quality ones but will do the job |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by dJohn
Actually, I live in the US, so you building a comuter really wont do me any good, but thanks anyways!
Ok...I'm looking to spend about 300-350 USD for a new motherboard/cpu/more ram/new power supply/new case
Is this possible? |
I know that :p
I just wanted to know how much you will to spend, and I'll look around on selected sites and give you my ideas ;)
will get a looking now |
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| ABTsportsline |
www.newegg.com
this is a great site for getting parts. Very descriptive, everything has a picture, and the prices are the cheapest you will find on the internet. AND they get excellent reviews from everyone who orders from them. Sometimes free fedex 2-day shipping.
I like AMD over Intel simply based on it being less expensive and more flexible. I am running a Barton AMD 2500+ at speeds over 3200+ GHz..... and the 2500+ is less than $100 now i believe.... As far as motherboards, you will have to get a new one. I recommend Abit, because i went through 3 Asus boards and they sucked. Abit is the next big one that lends itself well to features and overclocking. You will have to get a new motherboard because chances are if your computer is that old, you are running an AT power supply. You will need an ATX, so you may need to get a new power supply.. Then you will have to get new RAM as well, chances are you are running 2100 DIMMs.... You will need to get the new DDR 333-400 MHz... usually 512 MB is sufficient.
So figure on buying AT LEAST a new motherboard, cpu, and RAM if you keep all your optical drives. Just keep in mind, whenever you upgrade your mobo, you 9 times out of 10 need to re-load windows.
Cheers
-ABT- |
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| kr00t0n |
Right, as the guy said, from newegg:
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-7VT600 $72
CPU: AMD Athlon XP2400+ $86
RAM: Crucial Micron 256MB PC2700 $47.99
PSU: Antec P4 ATX12 400w $57
CASE: Superpower Model KC-7101C Silver $29.99
Thats $292.98 ;)
And here's a pic of the case:
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