Upgrading my system

barros · 12 Nov 2006 at 22:31

Current system
Manufacturer: Packard Bell NEC
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.60GHz
Memory: 448MB RAM
Hard Drive: 155 GB Total
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Monitor: Monitor FC700 Packard Bell
Sound Card: SigmaTel Audio
Speakers/Headphones: SP-163
Keyboard: Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse: Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse Surface: Budweiser Mat
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2

Right now that you have all stopped laughing

Could you please tell me which area is best to upgrade first my motherboard is AGP.

Barros

bushmins · 12 Nov 2006 at 22:34

Deffinatally upgrade the Budweiser Mat, maybe to something with a more Brandy theme.

Seriously though im going through an upgrade and the first thing i based my upgrade on was gettting a PCI-E motherboard, then you need a new... well everything.

barros · 12 Nov 2006 at 22:36

haha didnt realise the mousemat, did a straight copy from my xfire profile.

AGP being faded out ?

Barros

Digital Punk · 12 Nov 2006 at 22:39

Upgrade the cpu to a higher end P4 (presuming it can take an 800fsb cpu)

Add more ram to at least 1GB

Replace AGP card with either a 7600GT or the upcoming X1950 Pro

Should give you another year on that rig.

t31os · 12 Nov 2006 at 22:39

Pretty much yes..... but there' still some AGP stuff around.

I think the big question is, how much do you want or are you willing to spend?

barros · 12 Nov 2006 at 22:48

I was just looking at upgrading one area but if it requires a complete rebuild to bring it upto date then i am willing to spend around £750.

Barros

waso_dude · 12 Nov 2006 at 23:13

you can get a new system based around a Core 2 duo cpu and a decent GFX card on that budget..

barros · 13 Nov 2006 at 00:05

Yeah, you think i could use my old system as a server ?

Barros