Migrating from OLD to new.....er

samhain · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:08

I have a prehistoric Athlon 64 Processor at 3200 + and an Abit KV8 Pro motherboard. Don't really play games on PC anymore, just surf and MS Office etc.

I have built a Core i7 system in the last couple of weeks for father in law and a Phenom II X3 720 AM3 system for a mate. It made me realise how slow my system is.

I have a new baby on the way so my other half would not take too kindly to me spending £5-600 quid on a new system.

I would consider second hand (although can't get into MM yet due to low post count

) but looking for a reasonable CPU/MB combination for £120- £150

Thanks

Stewart

Dave85 · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:21

As a cheap upgrade what about a q6600 and a mobo can be had on the bay for under 200.

MasterPlan1 · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:25

Get a P43 board off of OCUK and a Intel C2D 2.5Ghz, that'll speed you up a bit, assuming you've got DDR2

d_brennen · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:31

Ditch Windows (assuming thats what you use) and go with one of the lighter Linux distros... Free speed boost

raptormonkey · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:31

Isn't the Athlon 64 Processor at 3200 + a good CPU then? I though it ran at 3.2?

raptormonkey · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:32

d_brennen said:
Ditch Windows (assuming thats what you use) and go with one of the lighter Linux distros... Free speed boost

But, a whole new ball game to learn!

samhain · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:32

MasterPlan1 said:
Get a P43 board off of OCUK and a Intel C2D 2.5Ghz, that'll speed you up a bit, assuming you've got DDR2

I do, thanks, will my enermax 600w noisetaker have sufficient connections for this an other M/B's for Intel Core 2 Duo?

samhain · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:35

raptormonkey said:
Isn't the Athlon 64 Processor at 3200 + a good CPU then? I though it ran at 3.2?

been good for me, but running Vista, until I removed it ran like a dog, and with Windows 7 which I much prefer (for whatever reasons it seems better to me than Vista) the CPU sits at 100% for the least little thing

d_brennen · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:41

I have an E4400 C2D cpu you can have. It's not the fastest but is a dual core and doesn't need much cooling.

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLA3F

I oc'd it to 2.9GHz on an MSI Neo P35 board for reference, scores 5.9 in the 7 experiance index, i think

samhain · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:48

d_brennen said:
I have an E4400 C2D cpu you can have. It's not the fastest but is a dual core and doesn't need much cooling.

http://processorfinder.intel.com/details.aspx?sSpec=SLA3F

I oc'd it to 2.9GHz on an MSI Neo P35 board for reference, scores 5.9 in the 7 experiance index, i think

What would you look for, for processor?

d_brennen · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:52

A stamped addressed envolope and 68p to cover a small tupperware box lol

samhain · 20 Jun 2009 at 23:57

d_brennen said:
A stamped addressed envolope and 68p to cover a small tupperware box lol

your a gent sir, most helpful. Not sure how we PM on here to pass address details or e-mail addresses?

What M/B would you recommend for this? Would a P43 be a good choice or overkill? If I had a decent m/b then I could always go to an E7 or E8 series in the not too distant future?

d_brennen · 21 Jun 2009 at 00:02

I reckon a P43 would be over the top for this cpu (it has a stock FSB of 800) unless you plan to stick with the LGA775 form CPUs for a couple of years yet, in which case I'd say go with a P45 (afaik the P43 are the ones with intergrated video? If your going to use a PCIe card anyway I'd go with one without onboard gfx. I am no expert, so if someone would like to correct please do!

)

I'm a noob to this forum too, dunno how PMs and stuff works. I have a look into it

d_brennen · 21 Jun 2009 at 00:07

What M/B would you recommend for this? Would a P43 be a good choice or overkill? If I had a decent m/b then I could always go to an E7 or E8 series in the not too distant future?

Didn't read your post correctly, I've been up since 4 am :eek:

Sounds like a good plan.

Get this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BG-008-BS&groupid=595&catid=689&subcat=

Loadsa board for the money

*Sent you a friend request thingy (i think) which i believe will allow PMs (i think). time for another coffee, I have a sick littlen puking all over. Joy

samhain · 21 Jun 2009 at 00:28

ok, cheers

I would consider an ATX (not micro unless there is no difference and it fits into an ATX box) board if one existed with integrated graphics, again I could upgrade at a later date. Can't find one though other than ATX. Then agin, I could still get a decent 4850 PCI-E card for not much more combined with the new MB to near £150

Oh the joys, I have the pukin nights to look forward to.

can't get it to work, here is my email XXX

Once you have it I will take out.

d_brennen · 21 Jun 2009 at 00:53

Couldn't get it working either! I sent you a mail, so edit your post before you get a flood of pranks/spam :-)

samhain · 21 Jun 2009 at 00:56

great got it. Cheers

DavyBoy · 21 Jun 2009 at 01:08

I would have to agree with d brennen, that upgrading to Linux OS like Ubuntu would be a great option for a speed boost, especially if you don't game,, I would have Ubuntu as my main OS if I didn't use my PC for gaming...

Also your 3200+ only runs @ 2GHz not 3.2GHz...

samhain · 21 Jun 2009 at 01:12

DavyBoy said:
Also your 3200+ only runs @ 2GHz not 3.2GHz...

yes, it's really showing it's age now, but still holding on by the skin of its teeth

d_brennen · 21 Jun 2009 at 02:01

samhain said:
I do, thanks, will my enermax 600w noisetaker have sufficient connections for this an other M/B's for Intel Core 2 Duo?

From the brief google search it seems your Enermax would do the job nicely. I have a similar one which runs 24/7 for the last 18months silent as a whisper. I'm a big fan of Enermax PSUs.