Is this upgrade worth it? Asus P4PE/P4 2.66 to Dell P4 3.0 HT ...

Grimace

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Feb 7, 2002
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A friend of mine is selling a dimension 9100 fairly cheap. I would buy it for the parts and was wondering if after selling my old stuff would be worth it for around $300.

Current Rig:
P4 2.66 @ 3.0
Asus P4PE
WD 100 GB 8 mb PATA
1 GB Kingston ram - *not dual channel
Radeon 9800 Pro 128 mb
Lite-on DVD-RW 8x

Upgrade to:
P4 Processor 630 with HT 3GHz
Dell Dimension 9100 Mobo
160GB SATA HD (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
256MB PCI Express? x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
16x DVD+/-RW with double layer write capability

The vid card, SATA primary drive, dual channel DDR2, and the 16x dual layer seem like worthwhile upgrades.
opinions please, Thanks!
 
Feb 17, 2005
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are you doing this just to play the latest games? if not, you dont need to upgrade now, maybe just a new video card needed. you'll see a difference, but not something worth skipping up and down the hall for. and if you are upgrading, go to amd.