Upgrade or start from scratch again?

[y2viks]

Hi,

At the moment my system looks like this:

Processor - 2.80 gigahertz Intel Pentium 4
Motherboard - ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P4C800-E Rev 1.xx
Memory
Slot 1 - 1Gb Corsair PC3200 (CMX1024-3200)
Slot 2 - 512Mb Kingston PC 3500
Slot 3 - 1 Gb Corsair PC3200 (CMX1024-3200)
Slot 4 - 512Mb Kingston PC 3500
Graphics Card - AGP RADEON X850 Series

I've checked the stats of my motherboard which can go to a P4 3.2 at best. I'd like to go to a Core2Duo or a QuadCore processor, but seeing that i'm replacing my Motherboard, Processor and Graphics Card, would any/all of the RAM I have in my current set up be up to scratch for the higher end systems?

My plan at the moment would be to take the 2 512 sticks of Kingston out and get 2 more gigs of PC3500 memory, along with a new Mobo, Processsor and Graphics card and then i'd have two systems.

Thanks

Viks

 

[y2viks]

This was just going to be a second PC for the sake of it to be honest, and while i was thinking about it i thought... well i might as well make is as up to date as possible. I had a check on the site and if i hadn't closed down all the browsers for some unknown reason i could give you more precise details

Quad Core Processor - £170
Motherboard - £65
4Gb Ram (2 lots of 2x1Gb) - £65

I'm really out of touch with graphics etc so I wasn't too sure of where to look. I then realised... damn! need new harddrive also... and a DVD RW... and a case! ><

As for my budget I'd like to have it somewhere near £500 but i'm flexible if it would be worth it. I think i might have to drop down to a Dual Core ... the shame

Thanks for the responses guys

Viks

 

[y2viks]

Little bit over the budget but it should be worth it.

OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-5400C5 Dual Channel Vista Upgrade Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2VU6674GK) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Pioneer DVR-212D 18x18 DVD±RW Serial ATA Dual Layer ReWriter - (Black) OEM £16.99
(£19.96) £16.99
(£19.96)
Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W Earth Watts PSU £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £135.99
(£159.79) £135.99
(£159.79)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32728) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
OcUK ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Sub Total : £427.92
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £76.80
Total : £515.67

I've taken a few bits and pieces out from this spec and just wanted to check everything is still compatible etc or if anyone has some better suggestions? I've got rid of the DVD-RW and the GFX card and also repaced the Quad Core for a Dual Core.



Antec NSK 6580 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W Earth Watts PSU £57.99
(£68.14) £57.99
(£68.14)
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-5400C5 Dual Channel Vista Upgrade Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2VU6674GK) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Abit IP35-E (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £64.99
(£76.36) £64.99
(£76.36)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775) £14.99
(£17.61) £14.99
(£17.61)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 160GB ATA-133 8MB Cache - OEM (0A32722) £26.99
(£31.71) £26.99
(£31.71)
Sub Total : £274.94
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £50.03
Total : £335.92



Will this rig also be able to oveclock a bit?

Thanks

Viks