• What should i do?
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So lately i realized my pc is kinda getting slow (badly). So i was wondering if i need to upgrade my cpu or mobo.. or both. My vid card is fine (GeForce 260GTX) ~Processor~ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 2.2Ghz Socket 939 ~Mobo~ Amberine M chipset Xpress 200 So i read the Wiki and it supports sockets ( [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xpress_200[/url] ) 939 754 and LGA 775 now i was looking into the LGA 775 ones ( [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_775[/url] ) and i saw some good proc's there. So what should i do, whats the best course of action of upgrading my PC?. Cuz the rest of my hardware is fine (only thing left i need upgraded is HD 150gb) Do i also need new RAM? i have 2gb DDR2 Please help, i wanna figure this out! ~Screenz~ [URL=http://img842.imageshack.us/i/93879833.jpg/][IMG]http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2837/93879833.jpg[/IMG][/URL] -Mobo- [URL=http://img258.imageshack.us/i/94158758.jpg/][IMG]http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/5982/94158758.jpg[/IMG][/URL] -CPU- [URL=http://img269.imageshack.us/i/35441464.jpg/][IMG]http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9074/35441464.jpg[/IMG][/URL]
no motherboard supports both AMD and Intel processors. So you cannot upgrade to a socket 775 processor. also that is the single most unbalanced build I have ever seen
[QUOTE=Jaehead;26497880]no motherboard supports both AMD and Intel processors. So you cannot upgrade to a socket 775 processor. also that is the single most unbalanced build I have ever seen[/QUOTE] So your saying, fuck my shit, go get a whole new pc?
yeah basically
What makes it an unbalanced build?
well I guess I was exaggerating, but it's still unbalanced and I will tell you why weak CPU, slow RAM, very outdated motherboard but you have a decent mid-range GPU, a monitor that doesn't seem to belong with the rest of your specs, and Windows 7 Ultimate. [editline]efwe[/editline] what's your budget anyway? If it's ~$250 you can probably score a Athlon II x4 640, a decent AM3 mobo, along with 4GB DDR3 RAM (assuming you have a decent PSU)
[QUOTE=Jaehead;26498171]well I guess I was exaggerating, but it's still unbalanced and I will tell you why weak CPU, slow RAM, very outdated motherboard but you have a decent mid-range GPU, a monitor that doesn't seem to belong with the rest of your specs, and Windows 7 Ultimate. [editline]efwe[/editline] what's your budget anyway? If it's ~$250 you can probably score a Athlon II x4 640, a decent AM3 mobo, along with 4GB DDR3 RAM (assuming you have a decent PSU)[/QUOTE] id Say my max is $200 (maybe) So what setup for around 200 or less would beat my my cpu/mobo and ram? Do i really need new Ram? or is it passable for now?
I mean if you upgrade your motherboard might as well go DDR3 since the price of DDR2 has gone through the roof make a thread in PC building, you'll get more help there
[QUOTE=Jaehead;26498477]I mean if you upgrade your motherboard might as well go DDR3 since the price of DDR2 has gone through the roof make a thread in PC building, you'll get more help there[/QUOTE] Alright man, ty for your help. And thank you for not being one of those " DO THIS, IM SMARTER THEN YOU. ITS THE ONLY WAY" douchebags who wont reason. [editline]4th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=Jaehead;26498477]I mean if you upgrade your motherboard might as well go DDR3 since the price of DDR2 has gone through the roof make a thread in PC building, you'll get more help there[/QUOTE] What can I do with what i have in changing the cpu or ram to keep this motherboard going for a little while longer.
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