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    A simple processor question.

    I have an ASUS P4P800E Deluxe motherboard.
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    A simple processor question.

    Well, the thing is I work in a residential building and people throw away all kinds of stuff so when I see a comp I just grab the parts (HD's, CPU's, RAM). I just figured I would try throwing in some of the spare parts. My current specs are.. Win XP Pro SP3 P4 2.8 GEIL 2x512mb PC3200...
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    A simple processor question.

    Currently I have a P4 2.8 in my computer, I just found a Core 2 Duo 4300 SL9TB MALAY 1.80 GHZ. Would this be a step up for me or would I not see any difference?
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    Upgrading laptop memory.

    I'm not sure I understand you. You are saying that even if I install the maximum 4GB my laptop will not use it?
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    Upgrading laptop memory.

    I bought this laptop for my wife for Xmas http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...07267495#productdetail . It will be used for your basic things ie. internet, music, movies etc. She also wants to burn movies from our new video camera ( transfer from camera to laptop, then burn to DVD). So I figured I...
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    Opinions on this laptop.

    Well, she's not really a hardcore comp user. She wants to write a book in her spare time and just do basic web surfing and music downloading.
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    Opinions on this laptop.

    I was thinking about buying this one for my wife for Christmas. She'll use it for internet, music, putting songs on her ipod. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1186008220258
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    New Comp Build

    I had these parts reccomended to me on another forum where a few people agreed with them. I figured I would come here also though to get a different view of the choices. I checked prices on line and these are the totals, in the end i'll end up with about $600 for a LCD and a case. I might...
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    Comp build suggestions

    Okay this is what I have so far, I don't know much about brands or prices so I just tried to keep everything middle of the road. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...etails.asp?EdpNo=2366176&sku=M452-2646 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...ls.asp?EdpNo=2341562&sku=CP1-DUO-E6600...
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    Comp build suggestions

    I tried looking for other people who asked this recently but I didn't find any posts. Maybe i'm looking in the wrong area. Anyways I looked at the Core2Duo chips that you mentioned and this seems to be a good middle of the road one...
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    Comp build suggestions

    I finally got some extra cash and want to upgrade my pc. I'm going to be handing my old comp over to my wife so I need to build it from the ground up ie. case,monitor, DVD&CD burners everything. I currently have about $1500.00 to spend but. I would be willing to go to 1700 or maybe even 1800 if...
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    Video Card upgrade

    I have a P4P800-E Deluxe motherboard / P4 2.81GHz / 1.00GB RAM / Gainward 128MB DDR GeForce 5600 running on XP Pro. I just bought a PNY GeForce 7600 GS 512MB AGP 8X. Before I open the box and try to install it I was wondering if this card is a decent upgrade from what I have now and if it...
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    Pimp my ride!

    Well once again you guys are making me rethink what I wanted to do. I think i'm just going to keep saving my money and build a whole new computer from the ground up. I only have $750 at the moment and might wait until I have $1000 or more because I want my new comp to really out perform my...
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    Pimp my ride!

    Well i'm not looking to make a whole new comp, just upgrade what I have and would like to stay with pentium. I have P4 2.8 right now and wouldn't replace it unless it was for a new proccessor that made a notable difference. I guess the main focus is on a mobo and vid card that is Pentium compatible.
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    Pimp my ride!

    Okay, a week or two ago I asked for help picking a vid card only to find out my mobo isn't pci-e compatible which threw a wrench into my plans. So now i'm not sure if I want to buy an older vid card like a 6800GT 256mb.AGP or if I want to upgrade my mobo and get a pci-e vid card. I just don't...
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    Video card help

    So let's say that I wanted to upgrade my motherboard so I could use a PCI Express video card. What would be a good motherboard to buy.
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    Video card help

    Those are all 256mb, wouldn't I be better off getting a 512mb like this one instead. Plus this 512mb. is cheaper than the 256's, which now that i'm thinking about it confuses me.
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    Video card help

    Oh jeez, I was just getting ready to order that one too. Well i'm definitley not waiting a year or two to upgrade my system. So I guess the new question is, what's the best card I could get for around $300 - $350.
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    Video card help

    Well as far as the memory goes, I plan on buying the same memory that I already have which is ... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820144310 . So all together i'll end up with 4 sticks of 512mb PC3200 DDR400. Also the motherboard I have is a P4P800E which supports both AGP...
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    Video card help

    I just thought since the 6800 was 512mb and the 7800 was only 256mb that they might not be that far off performance wise, even though the 7800 is the newer card.
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    Video card help

    Okay i'm planning on upgrading my system with a new video card and some more memory. I currently have... Pentium 4 2.8 Gainward GeForce FX 5600 Ultra 128mb 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Windows XP Pro SP1 80gb HD 100 gb HD I plan on purchasing 1GB 2...