$1000 Budget to rebuild my CPU

last SG · 2007-02-20T12:27:40+00:00

ok.. anyone using dell laptops? i wanted a dual core, with 1gb ram lappy

ChairmanJay SG

I'm running on...

MSI PM8M-V 478socket mobo
Pentium 4HT 3GHZ processor
Powercolour Radeon X700 Pro graphic card
Ben Q DVD+-RW
Maxtor 80GB HDD
2 x 256mb ram
Packard Bell casing and PSU

Maybe running vista, mainly for gaming.(half life 2, need for speed, etc)
Which parts should I replace and which are the ones should I keep? Experts please help! Mr. Green

StarPuppy SG

more RAM thats for sure

games and vista..u confirm need more RAM

browniebaobao SG

i tot tat one is split 4 yrs give wan?

kenn3th SG

the only problem i find is the ram which is 512, vista needs at least 1024 to perform better. so you should get around 2gb of it Smile , btw remember to check if your mother board supports up to 2gb of ram or 1?

getting a secondary hard drive would also be better Laughing cause u stated u are a gamer,

CKeer SG

You're asking for trouble for opting for Vista but bo bian if u wanna play those game. Yeap, More RAM is needed.

Cheers.
C.K

kenn3th SG

Confused no link

StarPuppy SG

Direct X 10 card

Mr. Green

Laughing

kidding..dun take my word for this one

Darkness_hacker99 SG

You sure you want vista now? Laughing

Ito_^ SG

CPU leh. wus recommended?

orionlight SG

You are very bottlenecked now by the cpu and mainboard.They are old platforms which does not have room for upgrading.upgrading the graphics card is not feasible as you are still using an agp slot and most new graphics use PCI-E interface and the "newer" agp cards are expensive like hell.If die die must upgrade, then i suggest you add RAM.
Otherwise, i recommend you save more money and get a totally new com or you can use the $1000 to get a rather decent computer now Wink

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Vista recommended specs for RAM is 512MB. So that means that it will be very slow if you have 512MB of RAM. You will need more RAM.

By the time Vista is released, most graphics will be using DirectX 10. It would be wise to get a graphics card that support DirectX 10.

Don't switch to Vista now, as it is too expensive. And not worth it, because most drivers aren't compatible in Vista, and Microsoft is seeking to lock down drivers in Vista as well, which will severely limit your options for upgrades.

Farmerseed SG

As most suggested there is nothing you need to do or you can do with your specs if you want to run vista. Xp is still holding out for most users and Vista will take a while to join the highway. You can still use your system to play the games and do the general computing stuff. You can save your S$1000/- for the major overhaul which may mean changing the motherboard, processor graphcis card and all. Upgrading or adding hardware to your present specs means you cannot bring any of them over to the future build.

If you really want to spend some red packet money the logical upgrade is to get a S$400++ 150gig SATA II Raptor. It can improve performance a little and be carried over to your future upgrades considering you are using an enterprise level hard disk - the only ones Western diggital have and affordable to most PC builders as compared to the expensive SAS or SCSI from Hitachi and Seagate.

orionlight SG

no need raptors, wah lau, overkill leh.Hitachi deskstar and cinestar series hardisk very good le

Farmerseed SG

Seems like no one is hitting the jackpot. Did anyone question his platofrm and CPU is 64 bit ready?

S$1000 is simply not enough for vista while you will see improvements in OS loading with a Raptor. When it comes to Vista i don't think it will be an overkill.

Maybe Jay should save up the money, he will need more than that on hardware when Vista hits mainstream.

nightzip SG

IT show coming, during this time do not buy from the fair until last day, last evening, else you can wait 2 weeks after the fair, then go SLS to buy, sure will got prices even lower than during the fair due to over supply. Cool

My 3 yrs observation. Mr. Green

ChairmanJay SG

ok thanks guy. i think i’d rather spend the money on a new laptop now.. any brand/model to recommend?

nightzip SG

VISTA CANNOT be used for gaming...lots of games are incompatible with it. You should check out the reasons for not using vista thread.

Sorry, never see your post fully.

orionlight SG

1000 for a laptop is not enough Laughing

Kenashi SG

enough, those guys who got the free laptop from starhub will sell for $1000
just whether u will pay the $1000 for it or not Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Second hand plus some upgrades will suffice. Laughing