I hope this is the right forum.
A friend gave me a Dell Dimension 2350 a few days ago. I am thinking of upgrading it to use as a media center PC or an extra computer for the kids. I have a TV tuner card, remote and a couple of large hard drive lying around to use.
The specs on the system are:
Dell 2350
1.8Mhz Celeron Processor
Intel 845GL Chipset
128mb Ram DDR PC2100
30GB Hard Drive
I was thinking about upgrading the processor from eBay. Also, I am considering adding more memory and possibly a PCI video card. This system does not support AGP or PCI-E.
The PCI video cards I am looking at are:
ATI Radeon X1300 256MB
http://www.visiontek.com/products/cards/retail/x1300_256pci.html#
BFG GeForce 6200 OC 256MB
http://www.bfgtech.com/6200_256_PCI.html
I can do this upgrade to this system for under $200. Would it be wise to go this route on an older non AGP, PCI-E system? Or should I just buy a new Motherboard that supports AGP or PCI-E and go from there?
Thanks for any help or advice on this in advance.
Eric
A friend gave me a Dell Dimension 2350 a few days ago. I am thinking of upgrading it to use as a media center PC or an extra computer for the kids. I have a TV tuner card, remote and a couple of large hard drive lying around to use.
The specs on the system are:
Dell 2350
1.8Mhz Celeron Processor
Intel 845GL Chipset
128mb Ram DDR PC2100
30GB Hard Drive
I was thinking about upgrading the processor from eBay. Also, I am considering adding more memory and possibly a PCI video card. This system does not support AGP or PCI-E.
The PCI video cards I am looking at are:
ATI Radeon X1300 256MB
http://www.visiontek.com/products/cards/retail/x1300_256pci.html#
BFG GeForce 6200 OC 256MB
http://www.bfgtech.com/6200_256_PCI.html
I can do this upgrade to this system for under $200. Would it be wise to go this route on an older non AGP, PCI-E system? Or should I just buy a new Motherboard that supports AGP or PCI-E and go from there?
Thanks for any help or advice on this in advance.
Eric
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