Floatcode1
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Alright, this one's a bit long, but help would be highly, highly appreciated. So, here's the deal.
I'm planning on upgrading my old, crappy Dell Dimension 2300 (which only has a 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 CPU, integrated Intel Extreme Graphics, 512MB of RAM, and a motherboard that only has --gasp-- PCI slots) into something that meets more than the neccessary requirements of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. I've picked out the hardware that'll I'll be needing to complete such a feat, and I'd like your opinion on whether this is good enough or not:
New Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8IG1000MK Socket 478 Intel 865G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
New CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.0E Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 478 Processor - OEM
New RAM: AMPO 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory - Retail
New Video Card: XFX PVT42KVDE3 Geforce 6800XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
(All Items Found From NewEgg)
Well, those are the products I chose to upgrade my system's performance. I'm almost positive I have the right CPU, RAM, and video card for the new motherboard (and I'm also almost positive that this motherboard-- a Micro ATX-- will work in my system just fine). What I need to know is:
1) Do I have my facts straight? Will this all work together and, at the same time, will it all be capable of running a game the calibur of Oblivion well?
2) Is there anything (and I mean ANYTHING) else that I need to purchase? We're talking cooling systems, fans, etc.-- I don't know much about upgrading computers or replacing/adding parts, so I need to know if there is anything else I must buy to make this upgrade happen.
Sorry for the trouble; I'm just new to the whole PC-upgrading scene... ....thing, so help, as I said before, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I'm planning on upgrading my old, crappy Dell Dimension 2300 (which only has a 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 CPU, integrated Intel Extreme Graphics, 512MB of RAM, and a motherboard that only has --gasp-- PCI slots) into something that meets more than the neccessary requirements of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. I've picked out the hardware that'll I'll be needing to complete such a feat, and I'd like your opinion on whether this is good enough or not:
New Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8IG1000MK Socket 478 Intel 865G Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
New CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.0E Prescott 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache Socket 478 Processor - OEM
New RAM: AMPO 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory - Retail
New Video Card: XFX PVT42KVDE3 Geforce 6800XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - Retail
(All Items Found From NewEgg)
Well, those are the products I chose to upgrade my system's performance. I'm almost positive I have the right CPU, RAM, and video card for the new motherboard (and I'm also almost positive that this motherboard-- a Micro ATX-- will work in my system just fine). What I need to know is:
1) Do I have my facts straight? Will this all work together and, at the same time, will it all be capable of running a game the calibur of Oblivion well?
2) Is there anything (and I mean ANYTHING) else that I need to purchase? We're talking cooling systems, fans, etc.-- I don't know much about upgrading computers or replacing/adding parts, so I need to know if there is anything else I must buy to make this upgrade happen.
Sorry for the trouble; I'm just new to the whole PC-upgrading scene... ....thing, so help, as I said before, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.