using old hardware

[tech321]

Hi all,

I am right now building a new PC for games.

I have old PC hardwares as follows

1. AMD X2 3600 + its motherboard + RAM + 7200 nvidia graphics card etc...
2. PIII + motherboard + RAM etc

can any if it could be used along with my new hardware? or i could be used in some other means?

 

[Blain]

You've got to give us the component configuration of your new system to get any help.

 

[DSF]

No reason you couldn't reuse an ATX form factor case if you like it.

 

[betasub]

That X2 3600 chassis might provide a decent starting point if it's AM2 with DDR2 RAM - does the motherboard have a PCIe slot (and if so, what version 1.0, 1.1 etc)?

As for new components for your gaming PC, you should be planning it around a decent PCIe graphics card and a quality power supply (PSU).

 

[tech321]

my x2 3600 motherboard is ASUS M2V-TVM. It has 2 PCI slots and 1 RAM slot free, I already have 1 GB DDR2 ram installed

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: tech321
my x2 3600 motherboard is ASUS M2V-TVM. It has 2 PCI slots and 1 RAM slot free, I already have 1 GB DDR2 ram installed

OK, we're talking about a micro-ATX motherboard based on a VIA K8M890 chipset. Not the greatest, pretty poor TBH, but still reasonably modern if you want to upgrade on a tight budget. If that's the case:

Add a second 1GB of DDR2.
Replace the basic Nvidia 7200 with a gaming graphics card (and make sure all onboard graphics options in BIOS are switched off). An 8800GS would be a budget gamer's choice if you keep the X2 3600 CPU. A more expensive ATI Radeon HD 4850 would be the performance option, to keep if/when you upgrade the processor.

N.B. power supply is an important consideration if you upgrade graphics card, processor and/or motherboard. Antec Earthwatts series are popular recommendations on ATforums for gamers on a budget.

 

[tech321]

thank you