Need help upgrading my computer.

[Far]

So this is what I currently have.
Processor:Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
Ram:1022MB RAM
Graphics Card:Radeon X550 Series 256.0 MB Display memory
HD:200 gb

I can myself put the thing together once the parts are chosen I just have a hard time picking out stuff that's compatible. I'm looking for suggestions into all 4 that would help me out. I think graphics card and RAM are foremost on the agenda as my card struggles playing CoH right now and personally I'd like another gig of ram.

Any suggestions?

[Spastic]

What type of RAM and GPU does your motherboard take? And are you using SATA drives?

[SODA]

Ram would definitely be the easiest if not the cheapest upgrade for you.

If you are thinking of updating the processor, you are going to have to get a new motherboard.

[MistyTehMoose]

I found it easier just to start from scratch for my computer.

Are you looking to game on it? What kind of motherboard do you have?

[Far]

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/D915GAV/

That's what kind of motherboard I have. This is a list of RAM it can take apparently.

http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/d915gav/sb/CS-027070.htm

Don't know how to find out what GPU it uses. I'm not using SATA drives now because I had one previously and it conked out one me and I had to buy what I could at the time.

Updating my processor isn't a necessity at the moment though I am looking into it for the future. My main concerns are the graphics card, RAM and hard drive.

[SODA]

This is what you would be looking for, http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147+1052107965+1052308477+1052407862&Configurator=&Subcategory=147&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

2 gigs would be noticeable and cheap, 4 gigs would probably be overkill for your processor and graphics card.

[Far]

Yeah I don't wanna go 4 gbs just yet. I'll probably pick these up as I've heard good things about kingston.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134039

[MistyTehMoose]

As for the Video Card, I just bought a 9800 GeForce and it is the same quality as the 8800 but cheaper. I would definitely suggest it.

[Spastic]

You really can't go wrong with any of the newer GeForce cards, I'm still using a 8600 (512 MB) and it runs Mass Effect on full. I would upgrade your motherboard if at all possible, to something that takes DDR2/DDR3 RAM, as yours is kind of being phased out and is generally more expensive than DDR2 RAM.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1071020&CatId=147

You can check that out and buy two of them if you want, I can vouch for Ultra's DDR SDRAM, I used it in my last PC with no problems at all.

[Far]

If I do upgrade my motherboard I may as well start completely from scratch, which is an option I'm willing to consider.

[Spastic]

You can get a mobo, graphics card, processor, and RAM relatively cheap. Since you already have disk drives and a case (I'm assuming) you can just pick up the essentials and use your old HD, CD/DVD drive, and case.

By relatively cheap I am talking 400$ if you want some powerful stuff.

[Far]

You can get a mobo, graphics card, processor, and RAM relatively cheap. Since you already have disk drives and a case (I'm assuming) you can just pick up the essentials and use your old HD, CD/DVD drive, and case.

By relatively cheap I am talking 400$ if you want some powerful stuff.

That's what I figured it would run me around anyway for everything. I kinda want a new case though as the one I have is a piece of garbage and is falling apart. Thats really a secondary thing though.

Ok, new plan, build me a computer based around the 9800, the ram I linked, an at par or better processor and any motherboard that will work with it all. I also do need a new HD because even after clean up I only have 7gb free space left.

I can get the thing in parts rather than all at once so the cost isn't too much of a factor.

[Spastic]

If you want to keep your DDR SDRAM and not get a DDR2 motherboard, it may be a tad hard to do.

[Far]

Ah didn't notice I had kept the ddr sdram, scratch that than. 2 gbs should be good of whatever else.

[Spastic]

Here is a nice little package that could be used right away, though you will have to buy a separate CPU fan, other than that all you would have to do is just buy the graphics card. Though it is AMD, and I don't know if you want to strictly stay Intel.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3883464&Sku=MCM-K9NSLI-9550

EDIT

You could pick up a cheap Hard drive somewhere, as this has SATA connectors and an IDE connector.


EDIT Again

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2937363&CatId=139

A nice cheap hard drive.

EDIT Yet again.

This is the graphics card I am using, as I said before I have had no problems with it.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3431448&CatId=1826

[Far]

Doesn't really matter to me who makes the parts so long as they perform better. I don't know much about dual, or quad as this one seems to be, cores and all that so how much more effective will a 2.2ghz quad core be over the 3 ghz one I have now. I don't need to run multiple high resource programs at once so will it even be worth it?

Also do those guys ship to canada cause if not I'm boned.

[Spastic]

Ah crap, I forgot you lived in Canada. You can replace the .com in this links with .ca to see your price. But I think the mobo combo I linked is out of stock for Canadian residents.

As to your processor question, you will see a vast improvement, like heaps and bounds with any dual/quad core over 2.2 GHZ as compared to your P4 processor.

[Far]

Thanks I'll just go to my local computer supply store and ask them to order that stuff when the time comes, if they don't have it in.

[poematik14]

So this is what I currently have.
Processor:Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.06GHz
Ram:1022MB RAM
Graphics Card:Radeon X550 Series 256.0 MB Display memory
HD:200 gb

I can myself put the thing together once the parts are chosen I just have a hard time picking out stuff that's compatible. I'm looking for suggestions into all 4 that would help me out. I think graphics card and RAM are foremost on the agenda as my card struggles playing CoH right now and personally I'd like another gig of ram.

Any suggestions?

-what kind of slots are on your mobo?
-what kind of RAM does your mobo accept?
-what CPU slot is your mobo?

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[Far]

I think you missed the part where none of that matters because I'm just making a whole new one. Also, that's all already been stated in here anyway.