Alright, my PC setup is more than 10 years old, and i'm looking to upgrade.
Would keeping the monitor and accessories, but upgrading the CPU and the graphics card be possible?
I mainly want better performance in games, and better handling of anything above 240p.
I am still saving money, so I cant say a budget quite yet.
Sorry if I sound like an idiot, I've never done this before.
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If it's that old, you'd probably be better off building a new one.
[editline]29th July 2011[/editline]
I'll let someone with more experience help you out with that though.
Older computers= Rarer parts= more expensive. I tried upgrading my mother's old heap socket 939 shitpile, and not only was it fuck hard to find a non opteron socket 939, it was $230 for the ones i did find.
I'm not really looking for something state of the art, just something that'll let me run source games and games such as minecraft without it being on minimal settings and getting 10-15 fps.
I cant even run a 480p video without severe choppiness on any site.
You'll still [i]probably[/i] have to get something newer, but again, I'm not positive.
[QUOTE=dmillerw;31421279]You'll still [i]probably[/i] have to get something newer, but again, I'm not positive.[/QUOTE]
What stuff needs to be newer? I am already talking about the CPU and the graphics card, my monitor is pretty decent, and I doubt the accessories have anything to do with it.
Well, what are your current specs?
Well my graphics card is a NVIDIA GeForce 6800
I've got a Dell 1905fp 16 inch monitor.
My CPU is a Dell dimensions xps generation 5.
What else do I need to say? I dont think keyboard, mouse, or speakers matter.
[url]http://www.piriform.com/speccy[/url]
Install and run that, post results.
Operating System
MS Windows XP Media Center Edition Professional 32-bit SP3
CPU
Intel Pentium 4 640
Prescott 90nm Technology
RAM
4.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 266MHz (4-4-4-12)
Motherboard
Dell Inc. 0GC068 (Microprocessor)
Graphics
DELL 1905FP (1152x864@75Hz)
256MB GeForce 6800 (nVidia) 73 °C
Hard Drives
488GB Hitachi HDS725050KLA360 (SATA)
Optical Drives
TSSTcorp DVD-ROM TS-H352C
SONY CD-RW CRX217E
Audio
Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM)
You are definitely going to have to build a new computer if [url=http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/dell-dimension-xps-gen/4507-3118_7-31325013.html?tag=mncolBtm;rnav]these[/url] are your specs...
EDIT: ok, nvm about that then
you're still going to have to build a new computer
Yeah. The motherboard won't support any recent CPU, or graphics card for that matter. A new build will be your best bet.
Alright, thanks for the help, I have almost no money, so I guess i'll just have to save up.
How much is no money? 500$ should be enough for what you want. (400 too probably)
You should reinstall your os.
This PC should handle 480p with no problem .
Your internet speed might be the problem there actually.
[QUOTE=tratzzz;31428507]You should reinstall your os.
This PC should handle 480p with no problem .
Your internet speed might be the problem there actually.[/QUOTE]
I have comparable specs (P4, 7600gs) and 480p lags on a fresh XP install.
It's not the internet connection because 1080p movies work fine on my macbook (C2D, Intel X3100)
I mean, pc is on wired and mac is on wireless.
I thought my specs should be able to run 480p fine, but in addition to that,I have to run all PC games on the lowest settings.
[QUOTE=Goz3rr;31434903]I have comparable specs (P4, 7600gs) and 480p lags on a fresh XP install.
It's not the internet connection because 1080p movies work fine on my macbook (C2D, Intel X3100)
I mean, pc is on wired and mac is on wireless.[/QUOTE]
I do not have comparable specs - Athlon XP 3200+ @1.25GHz
nVidia MX440 64MB
512MB of DDR ram.
480p doesn't lag. Net speed is 16/1
Fresh-ish XP install
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