Upgrade Computer Specs help (im a newbie)

[bradenneal]

I have the following specs:

AMD Duron 1200mhz thunderbird CPU

AMD K7 Mobo

FX5600 256mb GPU AGP 8x

120gb 7200 rpm HD ATA 133

52x CD rom

48x/12x/50x CD rewriter

19" CRT monitor

640mb SD ram

Unsure of Mobo specs and PSU

I want to upgrade:

CPU: to 3.0ghz INTEL P4 800mhz

PSU: Undecided

Mobo: Whatever Fits into it

RAM: 1ghz dual channel DDR

Will this work, if so what mobo will cover all these specs, brands etc. (im completly new at this so know little about compatibility)

Also what PSU brands are good and how much Power is required?

Money is an issue so the cheaper the better

EDIT: found a thermaltake PSU (reading other threads heard these are great) 480W, will this go well with this system? Link

Price is in NZ dollars so is higher than US (exchange rate roughly 0.68 to 1)

Edited November 9, 2004 by bradenneal

[habtro]

i would highly recommend AMD 64bit processor...

you can get

CPU: AMD64 3000+

MOBO: MSI Neo Plantium

And Welcome to Neowin! :D

[Cpl. Fatty]

get what habtro said. for the ram i think that, the mobo he's speakin of requires ddr2. http://gamedude.com.au/prod_show.php?art_n...Otw_d2_512_4200 <--theres some nice 2x 512 corsair sticks for ya. i would also think about upgrading that vid card while your there. that card is getting out of date real fast.

[+dave164 Subscriber¹]

I think that gfx card is ok.. if hes wondering about bottlenecks then amd 64(s939) instead of intel 3.0 and a abit av8 3rd eye with 1gb pc3200 ram. Then you'll be sorted :D If hes not looking at bottlenecks but everything gfx might be an option if he had the money.. maybe to a 256mb 6800GT??

dave164

[bradenneal]

So AMD would be better and/or cheaper? What brands of Mobos are best value? and what size PSU and what brand is best?

Thanks for your help, greatly appreciated

[bradenneal]

So AMD would be better and/or cheaper? What brands of Mobos are best value? and what size PSU and what brand is best?

Thanks for your help, greatly appreciated

[msg43]

  bradenneal said:

I have the following specs:

AMD Duron 1200mhz thunderbird CPU

AMD K7 Mobo

FX5600 256mb GPU AGP 8x

120gb 7200 rpm HD ATA 133

52x CD rom

48x/12x/50x CD rewriter

19" CRT monitor

640mb SD ram

Unsure of Mobo specs and PSU

I want to upgrade:

CPU: to 3.0ghz INTEL P4 800mhz

PSU: Undecided

Mobo: Whatever Fits into it

RAM: 1ghz dual channel DDR

Will this work, if so what mobo will cover all these specs, brands etc. (im completly new at this so know little about compatibility)

Also what PSU brands are good and how much Power is required?

Money is an issue so the cheaper the better

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  greg098 said:

is it safe to be using the version i am? the modded one? or shoud i switch back to 1.0 RC2?

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if you live in the us. go to a microcenter store if there's one around you. The people they hire know what there talking about. Can give advice on upgrading whole computer. What compatible, etc...

[bradenneal]

I live in New Zealand, got no 'microcenters' here

[Andrew Lyle Global Moderator]

intel is a little more expensive... AMD is cheaper, but you just need to be into cooling

[bradenneal]

thanks lylesback2, great help. One last question regarding PSU's:

a)what brands are best?

b)what kinda wattage would i need?

c)is it best to get it already in a case, or buy seperately?

Thanks in advance..you guys rock

[se7en.hu]

a) Brands for what? CPU It really depends on what you plan on doing with your system Gaming go the AMD A little of everything e.g. Gaming, Video Encoding, Multimedia i.e. digital content creation go the Intel. Because, AMDs show better performence in gaming however the difference in gaming between Intel procs and AMDs is not too large and the difference in performence for extreme power hungry appz (what i mentioned above) there is quite a significant difference between the two (intel being the major performer here) If your talking about brands for Mobo, RAM etc. Mobo I would say Asus is the leader (Y) but also I like Gigabyte as that is what I am on now and they are great. RAM depends on what you want to do again... OC'ing extreme stuff go for some quality **** like Corsair etc. or if you want something abit more mainstream just go some Kingston or something.

b) Wattage what do you plan on running? 400 Watt is usually enough for most people though... Also look into getting a good brand say Antec or something (Y) or you can pretty much get any brand here just make sure it isnt anything too cheap. Get something with some reputation behind it something quality and reliable.

c) Works out cheaper if you buy seperatly and build it yourself, also some people like me prefer doing this... If your lazy and dont want to have a risk of ****ing anthing up, get it prebuilt...

:)

edit: woohoo 777 posts :D

[Cpl. Fatty]

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thanks lylesback2, great help. One last question regarding PSU's:

i believe he asked for info reguading psu's not cpu's

[se7en.hu]

  Cpl. Fatty said:

i believe he asked for info reguading psu's not cpu's

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I am way to tired atm havent slept in days :blush:

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[bradenneal]

thankyou, helped heaps. I think i know everything i need to now, time to start shopping!!

[stncttr908 Veteran]

If you encounter any problems putting it together, come on back.

[se7en.hu]

  bradenneal said:

thankyou, helped heaps. I think i know everything i need to now, time to start shopping!!

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Good luck (Y) and yes come back if you need anymore help :)

[bradenneal]

Right: I have chosen...

CPU: Intel Pentium 4, 3.0 GHz CPU, 800 Mhz FSB, Prescott Socket 478

Motherbaord: Asus P4P800 Deluxe

PSU: Thermaltake W0011RAC, Silent Purepower 480W ATX PSU

RAM: Kingston Dual Channel Memory Kit, 2x512MB, DDR-SDRAM, DIMM, DDR400

To go with my...

Graphics Card: FX5600 256mb GPU AGP 8x

Hard Drive: Maxtor 120gb 7200 rpm HDD ATA 133

CD Drives: 52x CD rom, 48x/12x/50x CD rewriter

Before i order..WILL THIS WORK :wacko: ???