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jakedixon2004

Can anyone advise me on a motherboard and CPU to upgrade my pc with that would cost under €200

Blazer

Need more info...what was your previous board and cpu?
Was it intel or amd?
Is the memory DDR or DDR2?
IDE or Sata Hard drives?

Anti

jakedixon2004 wrote:

Can anyone advise me on a motherboard and CPU to upgrade my pc with that would cost under €200

He posted this in another forum.

jakedixon2004 wrote:

I Only Have An AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8GHz Socket 754 and i need to upgrade my motherboard to an AM2 as well

jakedixon2004

I Have one 250GB IDE HDD And One 250GB SATA2 HDD
It is a skt 754 mobo and i want to upgrade to an AM2 which means that I will need new RAM as well
Any Ideas?

little_sheep

jakedixon2004 wrote:

Can anyone advise me on a motherboard and CPU to upgrade my pc with that would cost under €200

do you use your computer for game, word/excel, internet, photoshop ?

jakedixon2004

Gaming,
At the moment i can only use it for older games and the reason that i want to upgrade it is so i can play newer games

little_sheep

jakedixon2004 wrote:

Gaming,
At the moment i can only use it for older games and the reason that i want to upgrade it is so i can play newer games

could you post your computer configuration ? (graphic card, etc...)

jakedixon2004

Processor
Model : AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3000+
Speed : 1.80GHz
Model Number : 3000 (estimated)
Performance Rating : PR3238 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Internal Data Cache : 64kB Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 128kB ECC Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way set, 64 byte line size

Mainboard
Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 Processor(s)
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
Mainboard : WinFast 760GXK8MC
Total Memory : 991MB DDR-SDRAM

Chipset 1
Model : Foxconn International Inc SiS760 Athlon 64 CPU to PCI Bridge
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 400MHz (800MHz data rate)

Chipset 2
Model : Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Athlon 64 / Opteron HyperTransport Technology Configuration
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 400MHz (800MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 1GB DDR-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 163MHz (326MHz data rate)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : Plug and Play Monitor
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

Physical Storage Devices
Hard Disk : Maxtor 6B250R0 (234GB)
Hard Disk : ST3250824AS (233GB)
Hard Disk : Apple iPod USB Device
Hard Disk : BELKIN F5U126ea128MB USB Device
CD-ROM/DVD : ATAPI DVD-ROM 16XMax (CD 40X Rd) (DVD 5X Rd)
CD-ROM/DVD : SONY CD-RW CRX230EE (CD 52X Rd, 52X Wr)

Logical Storage Devices
Hard Disk (C:) : 234GB (189GB, 81% Free Space) (NTFS)
New Volume (D:) : 233GB (219GB, 94% Free Space) (NTFS)
CD-ROM/DVD (F:) : N/A
CD-ROM/DVD (G:) : 4.4GB (UDF)
Removable Drive (E:) : 121MB (85MB, 70% Free Space) (FAT)


MultiMedia Device(s)
Device : Standard Game Port
Device : CMI8738/C3DX PCI Audio Device

Communication Device(s)
Device : Standard 1200 bps Modem
Device : Standard 1200 bps Modem #2

Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Professional 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 1)

Network Services
Adapter : SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter

little_sheep

jakedixon2004 wrote:

Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200

first if you want to play change this graphic card !
I think you can find some good agp graphic card for less 180 € which can help you toplay recent game (for example ATI X1950 Pro).

jakedixon2004

Yes I was thinking that
But I also will have to upgrade my CPU which means i will have to get a new mobo and RAM as well

little_sheep

jakedixon2004 wrote:

Can anyone advise me on a motherboard and CPU to upgrade my pc with that would cost under €200

but the problem is under €200 you can't find ram+motherboard+cpu

anyway just in case :
CPU : E4300 around 110€
Ram : 2Go Gskill PC6400 less 100€
motherboard : Asus P5N-E SLI around 110€
Graphic card : X1950 Pro 256Mo (don't take without PRO or XT) around 170€
CPU Cooler : Zalman CNPS7700-AlCu
Graphic card cooler : Zalman VF900-CU

jakedixon2004

Is AMD not better for Gaming
What Do u Think Of this Graphics Card:http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=318798

little_sheep

jakedixon2004 wrote:

Is AMD not better for Gaming
What Do u Think Of this Graphics Card:http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=318798

AMD is not good now. better is Core 2 Duo E4300 which can easily increase to speed of E6300.
graphics card : look at this ->
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/x1950pro-gf7900gs_8.html#sect1

not really good

jakedixon2004

So What u Are Saying Is That Intel Is Better For Gaming Because I Heard Otherwise
Would It Run Games Such As Company Of Heroes and how do u overclock this CPU

little_sheep

jakedixon2004 wrote:

So What u Are Saying Is That Intel Is Better For Gaming Because I Heard Otherwise

yes better, less expensive and not too hot (you can't boil water with an intel cpu !)
AMD was excellent before Core 2 duo cpu arrived. Now it's really bad !

little_sheep

for game the most important is not CPU but graphic card. with a X1950 pro and E4300 you can play at all game (even Oblivion in high resolution and high details).

jakedixon2004

Can U advise a graphics card under 65€ on Komplett.ie

little_sheep

this one :
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=337093

but I prefer to tell you it's not the best card at all to play with new game. Maybe wait 2 or 3 month to earn more money to buy something interesting.

jakedixon2004

This is What I Have Come Up With:

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=334049

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=330582&view=detailed

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=313889

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=323509

What Do U Think?

little_sheep

if you don't have lot of money try this :

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=331452
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=320630
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=301433
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=328329

same price but you play now.

compare 3D card :
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/452/10

jakedixon2004

Is That Graphics Card Good ?
What Do U Think Of The AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ ?

little_sheep

jakedixon2004 wrote:

Is That Graphics Card Good ?
What Do U Think Of The AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ ?

:eek:
what is your max prise for the overall (CPU,Ram,motherboard,graphicCard) ?
because X2 6000+ is stupid with only 1024Mo of Ram and a poor 1650XT

jakedixon2004

I Have 330€ to spend on Mobo,Ram And Graphics Card.
I am Getting The CPU For My B Day

little_sheep

well you have two solutions :

AMD :
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=310518 X2
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=324367

Intel :

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=330582
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=322042 X3


Graphic Card :
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=327296


CPU well if it's intel at least E4400 and if it's AMD at least X2 4600+

jakedixon2004

That Mobo is The Same One I Was Talking About At The Start
Is It Any Good ?
Is that graphics card not the same as this one:
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=328329

little_sheep

half performance of a X1950 pro. :rolleyes:

jakedixon2004

Will The Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Work Well In This Mobo

little_sheep

that is a good question. I don't know. it's a new processor so I'm not sure. try to find on google.

jakedixon2004

Will That System be able to cope with todays games

little_sheep

with an X1950pro you can now play to 95% of game.
with X1650pro around 50%

jakedixon2004

What will i have to do after i replace all of the old parts?
eg. reinstall windows