Elliot B. Posted September 16, 2001 Share Posted September 16, 2001 Anyone know a site, where they sell complete upgrades in the UK? (e.g. processor, motherboard, RAM and/or fan etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 16, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Onl...Bundles_26.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 16, 2001 Author Share Posted September 16, 2001 Cheers... PS. Will my current RAM work with the mobo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 16, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 Depends on what mobo you are thinking of. Those with standard DIMM slots will work fine with your current memory. Only those mobos that need special DDR RAM will not be compatible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 16, 2001 Author Share Posted September 16, 2001 All I know, is that I have a Pentium III 450 MHz and 128 Mb RAM PC100 ATM. What can you tell from that? I will be chaging my RAM to something faster eventually (e.g. at least SDRAM), so it MUST support both types (my current slow RAM, and at least SDRAM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 16, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 If your current RAM is in 168-pin DIMM format (which I am sure it is because it is PC100) then it will work in all motherboards except those made for DDR RAM like I said. But if you are thinking about upgrading the rest, why not the RAM as well? It is the cheapest part of the system at the moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 16, 2001 Author Share Posted September 16, 2001 Because the cheapest Athlon setup I can find is ?190 from www.overclockers.co.uk, and that's already a lot of money as it is! Although you'd think ?220 isn'thati> much more, it is to me! :) I'm 15! Where am I going to get ?220 from?! :) I can't wait until Christmas, because that's three and a half months away, and I've had my current computer (processor) for almost two years! (Xmas 99) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 16, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 Get a Duron then. You can get a Duron 800 guaranteed to 1GHz with a decent mobo for ?150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 16, 2001 Author Share Posted September 16, 2001 Durons suck though :) There old. At least an Athlon Thunderbird'll last! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 16, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 You saying my computer sucks? :) I don't think so! Anyway, the motherboard supports Athlons so you can always upgrade later. Hey, I was just trying to save you money like you wanted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted September 16, 2001 Author Share Posted September 16, 2001 Fair enough, soz :) I've heard Durons sucked for gaming though, since they have a low floating point or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted September 16, 2001 Veteran Share Posted September 16, 2001 I did a lot of research into them before buying (looking at gaming benchmarks etc.) and they seemed great back then anyway. In some cases, the Duron beat the old versions of the Athlon at the same clock speed! I am sure the new Athlons can beat it easily but look how much more they cost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikimotel Posted September 18, 2001 Share Posted September 18, 2001 hmm, think celeron II, then you won't need another motherboard it will save you some money. and with PC133 memory you can overclock a Celeron II 800 to 1066Mhz :) I know it works because I own one! btw. TIP! AMD CPU's tend to get hot. And you really need to have a good CPU-cooler when you go for an AMD processor. And good CPU-coolers cost money... And maybe you also need an other powersupply ThunderbirdCPUs guzzle power, 300Watts minimum for an 1.4Ghz Thunderbird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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