upgrage spec help

psalliss · 3 Feb 2008 at 17:10

have got an old pc in my bedroom which is used as a media player but will like to upgrade the spec slightly/cheaply.
currently got an:
abit ic7/max3 board
1 gig ram
a 2.4ghz socket 478 intel.
radeon 8500
creative soundcard.
running vista.

ideally would like 2 gig of ram with a motherboard with onboard graphics and sound that support hdcp for hd via dvi. would prefer intel but not against amd either. many thanks

psalliss · 4 Feb 2008 at 09:44

has anyone got an suggestions. all would be very much appreciated.

psalliss · 4 Feb 2008 at 16:06

can no one help and make any suggestions please

mp260767 · 4 Feb 2008 at 19:34

How about the following:

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 NQ PC2-6400C5 (2x1GB) CAS5 Dual Channel Kit £27.99 (£32.89)

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £36.99
(£43.46)

Gigabyte GA-M68SM-S2 nVIDIA MCP68S Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £36.99 (£43.46)

Sub Total : £101.97
Shipping : £8.25
VAT : £19.29
Total : £129.51

psalliss · 5 Feb 2008 at 00:00

how would the athlon chip compare to my current chip. would it be enough for vista to run at a decent speed.
also how the onboard graphics cope with hd and dvd playback?

thanks