100$ Budget build

[mcw4x4]

So I have a eMachines T2862 and I wanted to up grade it so here is my parts list.

GRAPHICS CARD https://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-NVIDIA...959384&hash=item2ab2e80809:g:5DMAAOSwJWxbez13
OR https://www.ebay.com/itm/Geforce-84...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

RAM https://www.ebay.com/itm/2GB-2x-1GB...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

CPU https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Mobi...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
OR https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Pent...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649


I have not bought the parts yet tell me what I should do.
Also here is this for specs.
https://www.cnet.com/products/emachines-t2862-tower-celeron-d-340-2-93-ghz-256-mb-60-gb/specs/

 

[TheDevopsGuy]

Whats the exact use for this system. IMHO the system looks too dated to operate on any workload in this day and age. I'd probably hold and save the budget on a better system down the line.

 

[cliffordcooley]

The 6600 and 8400 GT are extremely dated.

Go for a GT 440, 430, or at least a 330. They are old enough to be compatible with your machine. Which require about the same amount of power and at least 5x faster. The 440 would be 8x faster than the 6600. A GT 420 is even 4x faster than the 6600.

https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/

Take a look for yourself with this comparison.
http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GeForce-GT-420-vs-Nvidia-GeForce-6600/m10183vsm8606

On the CPU, you need to know if your motherboard will support 800 MHz system buss. If not you will be better off getting the P4 that runs at 533 MHz.
Related CPU topic - http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/206823-28-0ghz-pentium-running-5ghz

 

[Cycloid Torus]

Before advising on what you 'can' buy, please describe what programs you want to run. What may be a great upgrade for running Wordpad may not be any good for running even an older graphics oriented game.

 

[MaikuTech]

Before you reply back in a hurry, be sure to read the links I provided you.
https://www.cnet.com/products/emachines-t2862-tower-celeron-d-340-2-93-ghz-256-mb-60-gb/specs/

1. https://ark.intel.com/products/27120/Intel-Celeron-D-Processor-340-256K-Cache-2_93-GHz-533-MHz-FSB
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_775
3.https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Pent...083309&hash=item5b43d5dc91:g:HOQAAOSwTM5Y6YAt
4.https://www.ebay.com/itm/2GB-2-x-1G...383593?hash=item1ee4d80e69:g:Bp0AAOSw7UZbO6SP

That will defeat intels past Pentium 4 on the LGA775 socket route.
Too be honest with you, you are better off not trying to help a dead horse which is emachines.
If the I/O shield on the back can be punch out, replace the mobo, ram and cpu with something more recent.
There are other guys here who will help rebuild it if you will listen to them.

 

[cliffordcooley]

That will defeat intels past Pentium 4 on the LGA775 socket route.

Seeing as both P4 mcw4x4 listed was PPGA478, I'm fairly certain they know they don't need an LGA775 CPU.

 

[mcw4x4]

Ok so all I want to do is get steam and play beamng drive or just cause 3 or car mechanic 2018 and maybe run blender.
I have a custom gaming computer and it is at my moms.
So the reason I was thinking about this is to have some pc games at my grandmas were I live.

 

[Cycloid Torus]

From Steam: JUST CAUSE 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• 
  MINIMUM:
  • OS: Vista SP2 / Windows 7.1 SP1 / Windows 8.1 (64-bit Operating System Required)
    
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-2500k, 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 3GHz
    
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 (2GB) / AMD Radeon HD 7870 (2GB)
    
  • Storage: 54 GB available space

So I compared your CPU to the minimum and found it just won't make the grade.
http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Pentium-4-300GHz-vs-Intel-Core-i5-2500K/m440vs619

You might find more useful information here: https://www.game-debate.com/