Can I do a cheap upgrade?

[FlyingFish]

Hi all

I havent upgraded my pc in yonks and to be honest wasnt wanting to either, but I now do a fair bit of video editing and movie producing, and with the demands of modern softwares my pc is struggling to keep pace

I was wondering if I could do a simple cpu & mobo upgrade to get some more speed out of my pc. Prob is I know nothing about these modern cpus and whats best, let alone what mobos go with what cpu

My pc is as follows:
Xp2800+ cpu
Abit NF7S
1gb of ram (333 I think)
agp video card nvidia 6800le.
3 ide hdds

I want to keep my ram and video card cos I cant seee the point in replacing them for no reason, I dont play games on my pc.

I need firewire and sound on my mobo, and usb ports etc..

Looking to spend around £100, is that possible? or nearest.

Any help appreciated

Mick

 

[tsj]

Hi all

I havent upgraded my pc in yonks and to be honest wasnt wanting to either, but I now do a fair bit of video editing and movie producing, and with the demands of modern softwares my pc is struggling to keep pace

I was wondering if I could do a simple cpu & mobo upgrade to get some more speed out of my pc. Prob is I know nothing about these modern cpus and whats best, let alone what mobos go with what cpu

My pc is as follows:
Xp2800+ cpu
Abit NF7S
1gb of ram (333 I think)
agp video card nvidia 6800le.
3 ide hdds

I want to keep my ram and video card cos I cant seee the point in replacing them for no reason, I dont play games on my pc.

I need firewire and sound on my mobo, and usb ports etc..

Looking to spend around £100, is that possible? or nearest.

Any help appreciated

Mick

Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA (Socket 775) PCI-Express/AGP DDR2 Motherboard (£46.99)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail (£58.74)

Total : £115.42 inc delivery.

That will get you a low-end Core 2 Duo system.

 

[t31os]

Hard but you could do the following allowing you to keep the AGP card, but you'll need to replace the RAM to......

Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA (Socket 775) PCI-Express/AGP DDR2 Motherboard Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA (Socket 775) PCI-Express/AGP DDR2 Motherboard £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Team Elite 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (TEDD1024M800HC5DC) Team Elite 1GB (2 x 512MB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 800MHz Dual Channel Kit (TEDD1024M800HC5DC) £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Sub Total : £109.97
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £20.69
Total : £138.91

Works out cheaper to buy DDR2 instead of more DDR to...

Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA (Socket 775) PCI-Express/AGP DDR2 Motherboard (£46.99)
Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB) - Retail (£58.74)

Total : £115.42 inc delivery.

That will get you a low-end Core 2 Duo system.

Won't work with DDR333 i don't think... hence spec above basically the same but with RAM to.

I was speccing as you posted...

 

[tsj]

I thought the motherboard was compatible up to DDR400 ram? My mistake if its not

He did say he wanted to keep his RAM

 

[FlyingFish]

Thanks m8, just lookin thru those bits now

And this would be a nice speed increase from my 2800?
That intel cpu is only 1.6Ghz...Is it still faster than my 2800?

Sorry, not up on how the current cpus relate

Mick

Edit bit: Just thought, will I need a new psu for this mobo? Current is a Enermax EG365AX (atx)

 

[t31os]

I thought the motherboard was compatible up to DDR400 ram? My mistake if its not

He did say he wanted to keep his RAM

Nope sorry my mistake it will support 333 and 266 ram to...

http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=4CoreDual-VSTA&s=n

No need for new memory then...

And yes the new CPU will be much better then your current one, it's not raw speed thats important.... though pc superstores and the like would lead most people to think it is...