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The time has tome to finally bother to upgrade my PC. I've been putting this off for a year or so due to the demonic complications incited by the worlds 'new motherboard'.
As I'm not *entirely* sure what I'm doing, the more knowledgable of you lot can give me advice. This is what I'm planning to do:
I will keep the monitor, keyboard, mouse, GFX card, sound card, cdrom/hdd, floppy, network card, speakers, and software (OS etc) from my old computer. I will buy a new processor, motherboard, memory, and case. I *think* that covers just about everything.
I'm budgeted at somewhere around £200, no more than £250 tops.
Here's what I've been planning to get so far:
AMD K7 2600+ Socket A CPU & cooler (retail box) (approx £80)
512MB 400Mhz PC3200 184 pin DDR memory module (approx £60)
Asrock K7S8X Socket A motherboard (approx £40)
Virgo Super Midi ATX case (black) with 350W PSU (approx £25)
This lot I can get for £205 (whilst I'm on SR forums, I guess I shouldn't say where).
So, some questions:
1) Will this lot all work together?
2) Have I forgotten anything important I'll need? (e.g does the case come with cables/screws etc, and if not can I use my existing ones?)
3) Is the above good value for money, performance wise? Are there any alternatives at a similar price people would reccomend? e.g would I be better off with an intel processor + board, or slightly lower speed DDR ram but more of it?
4) Any glaring weaknesses/problems with the above equipment? Like upgrade limitations, or other problems I may encounter when I want to change/add things to my PC.
As I'm not *entirely* sure what I'm doing, the more knowledgable of you lot can give me advice. This is what I'm planning to do:
I will keep the monitor, keyboard, mouse, GFX card, sound card, cdrom/hdd, floppy, network card, speakers, and software (OS etc) from my old computer. I will buy a new processor, motherboard, memory, and case. I *think* that covers just about everything.
I'm budgeted at somewhere around £200, no more than £250 tops.
Here's what I've been planning to get so far:
AMD K7 2600+ Socket A CPU & cooler (retail box) (approx £80)
512MB 400Mhz PC3200 184 pin DDR memory module (approx £60)
Asrock K7S8X Socket A motherboard (approx £40)
Virgo Super Midi ATX case (black) with 350W PSU (approx £25)
This lot I can get for £205 (whilst I'm on SR forums, I guess I shouldn't say where).
So, some questions:
1) Will this lot all work together?
2) Have I forgotten anything important I'll need? (e.g does the case come with cables/screws etc, and if not can I use my existing ones?)
3) Is the above good value for money, performance wise? Are there any alternatives at a similar price people would reccomend? e.g would I be better off with an intel processor + board, or slightly lower speed DDR ram but more of it?
4) Any glaring weaknesses/problems with the above equipment? Like upgrade limitations, or other problems I may encounter when I want to change/add things to my PC.
I would sugest getting the 2500 instead of the 2600 because it strangly has a faster FSB. plus you might want to change your graphics card to an AGP8 another £100 but it'll last you quite a while. (and loads of AGP8 motherboards have compatability issues with AGP4 cards)
VenomByte wrote:
> AMD K7 2600+ Socket A CPU & cooler (retail box) (approx
> £80)
> 512MB 400Mhz PC3200 184 pin DDR memory module (approx £60)
> Asrock K7S8X Socket A motherboard (approx £40)
> Virgo Super Midi ATX case (black) with 350W PSU (approx £25)
>
> This lot I can get for £205 (whilst I'm on SR forums, I guess I
> shouldn't say where).
>
>
> So, some questions:
>
> 1) Will this lot all work together?
Yeah - no probs there.
>
> 2) Have I forgotten anything important I'll need? (e.g does the case
> come with cables/screws etc, and if not can I use my existing ones?)
Case will probably come with all the necessary scres etc to mount the motherboard.. but you may wanna check before.
>
> 3) Is the above good value for money, performance wise? Are there any
> alternatives at a similar price people would reccomend? e.g would I
> be better off with an intel processor + board, or slightly lower
> speed DDR ram but more of it?
Better case/psu would be the only thing I'd suggest. Maybe think about paying £25 for a case and buying a separate psu. Also I'd go for 400W+ on the psu just to be sure.
>
> 4) Any glaring weaknesses/problems with the above equipment? Like
> upgrade limitations, or other problems I may encounter when I want to
> change/add things to my PC.
Nope. I have an XP2600+ with Asus A7N8X Dx etc etc and it works a treat.
> AMD K7 2600+ Socket A CPU & cooler (retail box) (approx
> £80)
> 512MB 400Mhz PC3200 184 pin DDR memory module (approx £60)
> Asrock K7S8X Socket A motherboard (approx £40)
> Virgo Super Midi ATX case (black) with 350W PSU (approx £25)
>
> This lot I can get for £205 (whilst I'm on SR forums, I guess I
> shouldn't say where).
>
>
> So, some questions:
>
> 1) Will this lot all work together?
Yeah - no probs there.
>
> 2) Have I forgotten anything important I'll need? (e.g does the case
> come with cables/screws etc, and if not can I use my existing ones?)
Case will probably come with all the necessary scres etc to mount the motherboard.. but you may wanna check before.
>
> 3) Is the above good value for money, performance wise? Are there any
> alternatives at a similar price people would reccomend? e.g would I
> be better off with an intel processor + board, or slightly lower
> speed DDR ram but more of it?
Better case/psu would be the only thing I'd suggest. Maybe think about paying £25 for a case and buying a separate psu. Also I'd go for 400W+ on the psu just to be sure.
>
> 4) Any glaring weaknesses/problems with the above equipment? Like
> upgrade limitations, or other problems I may encounter when I want to
> change/add things to my PC.
Nope. I have an XP2600+ with Asus A7N8X Dx etc etc and it works a treat.
The time has tome to finally bother to upgrade my PC. I've been putting this off for a year or so due to the demonic complications incited by the worlds 'new motherboard'.
As I'm not *entirely* sure what I'm doing, the more knowledgable of you lot can give me advice. This is what I'm planning to do:
I will keep the monitor, keyboard, mouse, GFX card, sound card, cdrom/hdd, floppy, network card, speakers, and software (OS etc) from my old computer. I will buy a new processor, motherboard, memory, and case. I *think* that covers just about everything.
I'm budgeted at somewhere around £200, no more than £250 tops.
Here's what I've been planning to get so far:
AMD K7 2600+ Socket A CPU & cooler (retail box) (approx £80)
512MB 400Mhz PC3200 184 pin DDR memory module (approx £60)
Asrock K7S8X Socket A motherboard (approx £40)
Virgo Super Midi ATX case (black) with 350W PSU (approx £25)
This lot I can get for £205 (whilst I'm on SR forums, I guess I shouldn't say where).
So, some questions:
1) Will this lot all work together?
2) Have I forgotten anything important I'll need? (e.g does the case come with cables/screws etc, and if not can I use my existing ones?)
3) Is the above good value for money, performance wise? Are there any alternatives at a similar price people would reccomend? e.g would I be better off with an intel processor + board, or slightly lower speed DDR ram but more of it?
4) Any glaring weaknesses/problems with the above equipment? Like upgrade limitations, or other problems I may encounter when I want to change/add things to my PC.
As I'm not *entirely* sure what I'm doing, the more knowledgable of you lot can give me advice. This is what I'm planning to do:
I will keep the monitor, keyboard, mouse, GFX card, sound card, cdrom/hdd, floppy, network card, speakers, and software (OS etc) from my old computer. I will buy a new processor, motherboard, memory, and case. I *think* that covers just about everything.
I'm budgeted at somewhere around £200, no more than £250 tops.
Here's what I've been planning to get so far:
AMD K7 2600+ Socket A CPU & cooler (retail box) (approx £80)
512MB 400Mhz PC3200 184 pin DDR memory module (approx £60)
Asrock K7S8X Socket A motherboard (approx £40)
Virgo Super Midi ATX case (black) with 350W PSU (approx £25)
This lot I can get for £205 (whilst I'm on SR forums, I guess I shouldn't say where).
So, some questions:
1) Will this lot all work together?
2) Have I forgotten anything important I'll need? (e.g does the case come with cables/screws etc, and if not can I use my existing ones?)
3) Is the above good value for money, performance wise? Are there any alternatives at a similar price people would reccomend? e.g would I be better off with an intel processor + board, or slightly lower speed DDR ram but more of it?
4) Any glaring weaknesses/problems with the above equipment? Like upgrade limitations, or other problems I may encounter when I want to change/add things to my PC.