Upgrade My Pc...

[Shl122]

Hey All

My current Desktop is:
Asus A7v133 (pretty old i know - Via Kt133a)
Amd Athlon Xp 1700+ (1433Mhz)
Hercules 3D Prophet 9700 (Ati Radeon 9700 GPU - Not Pro !!)
Creative Sound Blaster Live! Value
512Mb Sdram Pc133 Memory(133mhz) - Generic
Antec SX1030B Case
Western Digital 120G HD (7200rpm, 8Mb Cache)

I've 250$ - 300$ spare for upgrade, my needs are for gaming paretically so take that under consideration.
i want that my new desktop will work fine to ok in half life 2 and doom3... not at best but fine, ok ?
best regards

Shlomi

 

[fuzzynavel]

Graphics will run HL2...not great but will play fine...

If you upgrade the mobo then the SDRAM wont fit any more ....if you get socket A then the processor should still work and you may be able to overclock......but that budget isn't going to perform miracles....

Best upgrade path I can see is to get a half decent socket A board and some DDR RAM....

 

[biostud]

socket 754, nForce3, A64 or sempron + 512Mb (or 1Gb) PC3200

 

[fuzzynavel]

Will 250-300 dollars cover a skt 754 mobo, processor and RAM?????

 

[AluminumStudios]

Originally posted by: fuzzynavel
Will 250-300 dollars cover a skt 754 mobo, processor and RAM?????

Go look at prices on-line and see ....

 

[Shl122]

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Originally posted by: fuzzynavel
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Best upgrade path I can see is to get a half decent socket A board and some DDR RAM....
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In case I decide to embraced ur recommendation to upgrade my mobo and add some ddr ram...
i need to know which socket A mobo is fit to my budget ?? and what is the best chipset platform that fit to my needs ?? i'll appreciate if u mentioned a list of socket A boards that considered good, fits to my needs and budget and also how mach memory should i add ? which brand of memory ? and in what kind of speed (PC****) ? be advised that the mobo and the memory should match the budget... together.
sincerely urs

Shlomi

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Shl122
quote:

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Originally posted by: fuzzynavel
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Best upgrade path I can see is to get a half decent socket A board and some DDR RAM....
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In case I decide to embraced ur recommendation to upgrade my mobo and add some ddr ram...
i need to know which socket A mobo is fit to my budget ?? and what is the best chipset platform that fit to my needs ?? i'll appreciate if u mentioned a list of socket A boards that considered good, fits to my needs and budget and also how mach memory should i add ? which brand of memory ? and in what kind of speed (PC****) ? be advised that the mobo and the memory should match the budget... together.
sincerely urs

Shlomi

I hear a lot of good things about the Abit NF7-s2 (ver?). Personally I have the Asus A7N8X and it performs admirably for my needs. I like to snuggle with it. If you can afford that DFI Lanparty board, well, more power to ya!

 

[Hajime]

Actually, you might be able to pull off a DFI Lanparty UT 250gb, Athlon 64 2800+ Retail, and 512mb of DDR for $300 or slightly under.

Newegg is selling the Lanparty for $100, it's about $120-$130 for a 2800+, and you can easily pick up 512mb of PC3200 for under $80.

It'll be just -at- $300 though. And you'll have to use the retail A64 heatsink. You may want to chip in $20 more to pick up a 3000+, as well.