Considering an upgrade...

[Enrico]

Hey guys..its my first post here but ive been browsing this forum for a few months

Anyway im really considering upgrading my computer as its getting quite old. It looks even older now that ive got a 226bw monitor

Here are my specs below and im thinking of spending about £400 maximum. I want it to be able to at least play some new games. I can always purchase more ram and a better gfx cards after I build it..but for now what do you guys think. These are my current specs:

Processor: 2.40 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
MotherBoard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. 8IPE1000P-G
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
Memory: 512mb
HardDrive: 80gb (massive hard drives arent really necessary for me)

Thanks in advance.

Enrico

 

[semi-pro waster]

Welcome to the forums, this is fairly well under your budget but offers you a good performance increase and a solid platform to upgrade from as well.

Intel Core 2 Duo E2160 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.80GHz (800FSB) - Retail £44.99
(£52.86) £44.99
(£52.86)
Gigabyte GA_P35C_DS3R (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 & DDR3 Motherboard £69.99
(£82.24) £69.99
(£82.24)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Corsair HX 520W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-520HXUK) £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £71.99
(£84.59) £71.99
(£84.59)
Sub Total : £284.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £51.43
Total : £345.33