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i need help on upgrading PC

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TheHolyLancer

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:33 pm

i need help on upgrading PC

ok ppl i got a:

PIII 550mhz
sapphere ATI Readeon 9200 256 mb AGP 8x
600+ DIMM ram (not sure since i think some of them r borken )

Now the BIG question:::::
P4 or A64?
i got $640 can spend on mb (that can run linux plz....) CPU and ram (i think that DIMM ram is not campatiable with DDR DIMM (the newer config, need someone's clearfications thought...).

And on a side note what is a good CD and DVD burner (i herd pioneer but its kinda expensive, ASUS only got like 5 ppl "vouching" fot it)......

BTW this is gona be a game/homework PC sooooooo that is y i'm undecided on the P4 or A64


FYI: planning on a A64 3800 (socket 939)
or a P4 640 3.2 (775)

need advices plz, i want to play FL on full blast


Edited by - TheHolyLancer on 4/7/2005 10:35:58 PM

Hahukum Konn

Post Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:57 pm

Get the Athlon64. And yes, DDR is not the same as a normal PC133 or PC100 SDRAM module.

Major Striker

Post Fri Apr 08, 2005 5:34 am

Athlon 64 all the way baby! Well, if you see my thread, I just purchased my new pc for just a hair under $640...so I'd say you'd be right about in line. I think the 3800 though is $100 more than what I got.

The Evil Thing

Post Fri Apr 08, 2005 11:10 am

Awww, what do you people have against Intel, uh?

Seriously though, for your image get an Athlon. I was publicly shunned for getting an Pentium chip.

Also, if you are going to get a new motherboard, try to get one that has as many components integrated as possible. It just saves time and sometimes money. (Assuming you're putting it together yourself).

Aim for a DDR2 RAM socket, as DDR3 is excessive.

Unless you buy an FX chip then the 3D Card can be the most expensive thing you get. Don't be afraid , just make sure that you get PCI-e chip and motherboard

Edited by - The Evil Thing on 4/8/2005 12:14:57 PM

TheHolyLancer

Post Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:34 pm

hmmmm i was hoping to get a AGP 8x MB cuz i don;t have $$ for a PCIe card (a cheap one not them crasy $800+ stuff)

so that is y i got enough $$ for the 3800

BTW u ppl no that this is CAD??? not USD??

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