Hello All

Ok here is the question I have a Home made PC
Specs

Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Northbridge NVIDIA GeForce 7050 rev. A2 {I think this is the motherboard}
Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 610i rev. A2 {I think this is the motherboard}

Graphic Interface PCI-Express x16
Ram Memory Type DDR2
Ram Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Memory Frequency 266.7 MHz (3:4)
512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT
OS winxp

20" flat screen monitor.

Ok I have around 250 to 300 bucks what would you do to get the most out of this system UPGRADE. UPGRADE.

case size
17" tall
16-1/2" long
8" wide
thats about all i know of the case

Ok i did the dxdiag in the run command
this is what i got
Model: #GA-73VM-52
Manufacture: Gigabyte Technology Company
Intel Pentium{R} 4 CPU 3.00GHz {2 CPUS}
Thats it

1. Sell computer (250 tops if you're lucky)
2. Save more money, (about 200)
3. Buy a decent 700 dollar machine
4 ?????
5. Profit!

Blind what does

4.???? mean
and 5. Profit??????????????

Lmao, sorry.

Basically, you're better off selling your current machine and saving a bit more and buying a nice barebone.

BUT, if you really wanna upgrade your current machine, you could look for a new video card, like a 9600gt-9800gt and perhaps more RAM. It sounds like you have a nice motherboard, but a somewhat old processor, and if you'd like to upgrade processor, you'd basically have to upgrade a lot more. Can you find out what kind of cpu socket your motherboard uses?

And what exactly do you like to do on your computer? Gaming? Basic computing?

Thanks Blind

How would I find out what kind of cpu socket my motherboard uses?

How much are good upto date processors?

Gaming Basic computing it what I use it for nothen els realy

Can you get a model on the mother board? Is it GA-73VM-S2?

Do you play current games or older ones?

If older generation, a p4 at 3ghz should do okay, but you really need a video card and more ram to support it.

Depending on the socket, you might be able to upgrade the processor, to maybe a duo or quad, which go from $150 to $200.

If it's a 775 socket, which i'm pretty sure it is, you can go and look for some core 2 duos which are pretty cheap nowadays. Unless you rather get a new video card. Or maybe even both.

DAM LOOK AT THIS,

IS THIS A GOOD PC I CAN GET IT FOR $150 OVER MY BUDGET


Processor AMD Athlon II X2 240(2.8GHz)
Processor Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor
Cache Per Processor 2 x 1MB L2 Cache
Memory 4GB DDR2 800
Hard Drive 500GB SATA II
Optical Drive 1 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 1GB
Audio Sound card - Integrated
Ethernet 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
Power Supply 480W
Keyboard iBUYPOWER USB Deluxe Keyboard
Mouse iBUYPOWER USB Mouse
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Special Features NZXT GAMMA Gaming Tower
Motherboard
Chipset AMD 780G
CPU
CPU Type Athlon II X2
Installed Qty 1
CPU Speed 240(2.8GHz)
L2 Cache Per CPU 2 x 1MB
CPU Socket Type AM3
CPU Main Features 64 bit Dual Core Processor
Graphics
GPU/VPU Type NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT
Graphics Interface PCI Express 2.0 x16
Memory
Memory Capacity 4GB DDR2
Memory Speed DDR2 800
Form Factor DIMM 240-pin
Memory Spec 2GB x 2
Memory Slots (Available/Total) 2/4
Maximum Memory Supported 8GB
Hard Drive
HDD Capacity 500GB
HDD Interface SATA II
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD±RW
Optical Drive Spec 22X DL DVD+/-RW Drive
Audio
Audio Chipset Integrated
Audio Channels 8 channels
Communications
LAN Chipset Integrated
LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
Front Panel Ports
Front USB 2
Front eSATA 1 x eSATA (based on motherboard availability)
Front Audio Ports 2
Back Panel Ports
PS/2 1
Rear USB 6
Rear IEEE 1394 1
eSATA 1
RJ45 1 port
Rear Audio Ports 6 ports
S/P DIF 1 x S/PDIF out
Expansion
PCI Slots (Available/Total) 1 x PCI-Express x16
1 x PCI-Express x1
2 x PCI

Also includes OCZ Eclipse gaming mouse and RAZER Arctosa Gaming keyboard

Genuine Windows 7 preinstalled. Perfect christmas gift for someone who loves to play video games or use a computer regularly. Blue LED Lighting on case.

OR DOUBLE DAM WHAT ONE DO YOU LIKE THE BEST BOTH ARE THE SAME PRICE

Operating System- Windows 7 Ultimate (I will Install Windows XP PRO instead if you want)

Case- Apollo NZXT

Monitor- Samsung SyncMaster 940BW 19 inch widescreen

Microsoft Office 2007

Graphics/Video Card- EVGA Nvidia GTX 260 OVERCLOCKED 896MB of onboard memory

RAM/Memory- 4 Gigabytes PC-2 6400

Processor- Intel Pentum 4 Dual Core 2.80 GHz

Motherboard- Gigabyte EP43-UD3L

Heat Sink- Coolermaster GEMENII with 5 copper heat pipes

Power Supply- Antec ATX 650 watts

DVD/CD- Lightscribe SATA DVD/CD Burner

Hard Drive- 640 Gigabytes SATA with a hard drive cooling fan

PCI WiFi- Trentnet Wireless N Wifi

Keyboard- Logitech

Gaming Mouse- Wolf King Trooper 2200 DPI

Speakers- Boston 2.1 with powered subwoofer

This is a package deal and it will include all cables, keyboard, gaming mouse, monitor, and speaker. I also have all the hardware driver CD's, Microsoft Office 2007 CD, and Windows 7 Ultimate CD. I will reformat and istall either Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows XP PRO. I will also include Call of Duty 4 and Battlefield 2142 as well.

Second one, no doubt. Where did you find these?

Um, instead of posting multiple computers for sale (seeming there's a quadzillion of them )
Just post the link (to eBay, or Dell or where-ever they come from)

Anyway, so the Topic title is now, what newer computer I can buy?
How much do you want to spend?

In addition to that, what will this computer be used for?

Gaming mostly

Oh here's one for $4000

Did you want to spend $250 or $4000 or somewhere in between?

For about $600 - $700 you can build yourself a very nice gaming rig. Let us know if you'll DIY.

I can by the 2nd one for $400

"OR DOUBLE DAM WHAT ONE DO YOU LIKE THE BEST BOTH ARE THE SAME PRICE"

Operating System- Windows 7 Ultimate (I will Install Windows XP PRO instead if you want)

Case- Apollo NZXT

Monitor- Samsung SyncMaster 940BW 19 inch widescreen

Microsoft Office 2007

Graphics/Video Card- EVGA Nvidia GTX 260 OVERCLOCKED 896MB of onboard memory

RAM/Memory- 4 Gigabytes PC-2 6400

Processor- Intel Pentum 4 Dual Core 2.80 GHz

Motherboard- Gigabyte EP43-UD3L

Heat Sink- Coolermaster GEMENII with 5 copper heat pipes

Power Supply- Antec ATX 650 watts

DVD/CD- Lightscribe SATA DVD/CD Burner

Hard Drive- 640 Gigabytes SATA with a hard drive cooling fan

PCI WiFi- Trentnet Wireless N Wifi

Keyboard- Logitech

Gaming Mouse- Wolf King Trooper 2200 DPI

Speakers- Boston 2.1 with powered subwoofer

This is a package deal and it will include all cables, keyboard, gaming mouse, monitor, and speaker. I also have all the hardware driver CD's, Microsoft Office 2007 CD, and Windows 7 Ultimate CD. I will reformat and istall either Windows 7 Ultimate or Windows XP PRO. I will also include Call of Duty 4 and Battlefield 2142 as well.

I'm not too sure of the CPU on that rig. The rest seems OK.

whats wrong with the cpu

I can see where Ritwik is coming from, Computers are only as fast as the Slowest Component.

The Rig looks great besides the Processor, so I'd have to agree with Ritwik there.

what cpu do u think i should look for
400 bucks is cheap for that setup well i think it is

here is a link to the system

http://houston.craigslist.org/sys/1477960896.html

Something in the Core 2 Duo/Core 2 Quad Line, I just checked the CPU Support list, the max you can go with a Core 2 Duo is the E8600, the max for the Core 2 Quad is the Q9650.

The Motherboard also supports the Core 2 Extreme line, I don't know the Prices on those tho.

Core 2 Duo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Core%202%20Duo

Core 2 Quad http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...name=Quad-Core

Please Note that the Links I've provided are just so you can get the Prices of the Processors themselves, I'm not too Savvy with Intel, if it was AMD, it'd be a different Story. =)