Build me a pc

Funky206 · 1 Mar 2006 at 15:01

Hi

I am wanting to upgrade my Pc, l already have a Intel P4 3.0Ghz with 1Gb of Ram, and l Nvida Geforce 6600GT

I have been looking at the P4 Dual Core CPU's,

So my question is can someone plz surgest a Good motherboard and processor to go with. I dont want the extreme edition way to much money

Thanks

Monstermunch · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:17

Funky206 said:
Hi

I am wanting to upgrade my Pc, l already have a Intel P4 3.0Ghz with 1Gb of Ram, and l Nvida Geforce 6600GT

I have been looking at the P4 Dual Core CPU's,

So my question is can someone plz surgest a Good motherboard and processor to go with. I dont want the extreme edition way to much money

Thanks

If you're upgrading the mobo as well as the CPU you'd be much better off going for an AMD X2 Dual core. They're much, much quicker than the Pentium D's.

Benchmarks show an X2 2.4ghz outperforming a Pentium D 3.4ghz :eek:

quadboi · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:29

Monstermunch said:
Benchmarks show an X2 2.4ghz outperforming a Pentium D 3.4ghz

WOW!...Got a link?

Paul11 · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:39

for sure do some research on the AMDx2's....

Funky206 · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:39

Sounds very good, so which mobo and cpu should l choose, could you get me the links to the relevant Hardware plz.

Personally l think l want to spend about £320 on a cpu, dont mind on mobo

Paul11 · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:42

are you going to overclock ?

if so , look at the opteron cpus .....and maybe the DFI motherboard (great for overclocking)

best thing is to say what sort of budget you have and the kind people on these here forums will suggest a few specifications for you.....

also are you into games, as this will reflect on the video card choice.

Funky206 · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:45

no not really into games any more.

more DVD's and photoshop stuff like that.

not sure on budget, but there is no way l am going to pay around £600 for a cpu. More like £350 somthing like that, also l want the mobo to have PCI Express on it. Could l use my old AGP card on this????

Paul11 · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:49

Funky206 said:
no not really into games any more. more DVD's and photoshop stuff like that.

not sure on budget, but there is no way l am going to pay around £600 for a cpu. More like £350 somthing like that, also l want the mobo to have PCI Express on it. Could l use my old AGP card on this????

ok, well if your are going to overclock id look at the opteron 170 if not, then id look at the X2 4400 .. both around the same kind of price

the new motherboard will have pci express and no you cant use your old AGP card in it..

really, youll be buying motherboard/CPU/Graphics and maybe Ram as a minimum..

Monstermunch · 1 Mar 2006 at 18:30

sjohal2006 said:
WOW!...Got a link?

Look at this page and others. Sorry Original quote wrong. It actually shows the Athlon X2 4800 (2.4ghz) performing equally to the Pentium D 660 (3.6ghz) :cool:

http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/05/09/amd/page13.html

Monstermunch · 1 Mar 2006 at 18:42

Try this for a spec...Obviously I don't know whether or not you needed a case, PSU, HDD or DVD:

CP-148-AM AMD Opteron UP 170 Dual Core San Diego 2.0GHz 2MB Cache (Socket 939) - Retail (CP-148-AM)
£269.95 £269.95
FG-000-AR Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR)
£14.50 £14.50
MB-014-DF DFI LanParty UT NF4 Ultra-D (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-014-DF)
£79.95 £79.95
MY-057-OC OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K) (MY-057-OC)
£134.95 £134.95
GX-048-PC PowerColor ATI Radeon X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-048-PC)
£219.95 £219.95
HD-046-WD Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-046-WD)
£60.95 £60.95
CD-026-NE NEC ND4551 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer LabelFlash ReWriter (Black) - OEM (CD-026-NE)
£27.95 £27.95
CA-017-TT Thermaltake VB1000BNS Soprano SuperMidi Tower - Black (CA-017-TT)
£39.95 £39.95
CA-025-EN Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CA-025-EN)
£63.95 £63.95
Subtotal £912.10
VAT £159.62
Total £1,071.72

Funky206 · 1 Mar 2006 at 19:25

Dont think l would Overclock havnt got a clue on how to do that!?

Would l need to change my Ram l already have 1GB DDR

Currently runing a P4 3.0Ghz on a p4p800 mobo

Monstermunch · 1 Mar 2006 at 21:37

Funky206 said:
Dont think l would Overclock havnt got a clue on how to do that!?

Would l need to change my Ram l already have 1GB DDR

Currently runing a P4 3.0Ghz on a p4p800 mobo

Loadsa people on this site can help with the overclocking, I don't really know much about it but i'm saving for a new rig atm and i'll be going for an opty and clocking it!

You probably should change the ram, better to have a 2gb d/chan kit.

Paul11 · 1 Mar 2006 at 22:38

Funky206 said:
Dont think l would Overclock havnt got a clue on how to do that!?

Would l need to change my Ram l already have 1GB DDR

Currently runing a P4 3.0Ghz on a p4p800 mobo

what you going to do with your old mbrd and cpu..

i would guess it would be better to keep mbrd/cpu/ram as a kit and replace it all with the new mbrd/cpu/ram

Funky206 · 2 Mar 2006 at 15:34

Why should l replace the Ram??? Its good stuff got it from Ocuk

GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC3200 Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)
GeIL Value offers outstanding performance levels at a very low price point, is compatible with all systems and backed up by a lifetime warranty. GeIL Value also has good overclocking ability.

- 184pin, Non-ECC, Un-buffered, high performance DDR memory modules
- GeIL 5ns 32x8 Density DDR Chip
- 6 Layers Ultra Low Noises Shielded PCB
- Optimized SPD for Dual Channel DDR motherboards
- Blue Aluminum Heat Spreader
- CAS 2.5 6-3-3 @ DDR400 PC3200
- 2.55V-2.95V