Dimension 2400 Upgrade

[jedimaster1089]

I would like to upgrade my Dell Dimension 2400
Here are its specs

Pentium 4 2.66gHz processor
80 GB Hard Drive
256 Ram(I am not sure if it is 2700 or 3200)
It has an intergrated graphics and sound card
If you need anything else then could you ask me for them

I would like to get these things,
1Gb additional ram
A graphics card that can run games well
Also a new power supply if needed
Would these things be enough to run games such as battlefield 2 and KOTOR well with at least decent graphics?

What would you suggest doing?

If at all possible could you keep it under $300 but it is alright to go aboce that
If I need a new MoBo then I found this one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186085
would this work in the Dimension Case?

 

[vnf4ultra]

The motherboard you list will fit in your dell case, but won't work with your current processor.

Here's a board that should work with your current processor and also still fit in your case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128222

Here's a pretty good power supply for the price.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104953

A gig of ram, hyper x
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820144114

And a midrange video card, x1600pro
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131427

I believe that will be about $50 overbudget w/ shipping.

Should be pretty good for the price.

 

[Chris 96 WS6]

Unless you want to buy a new copy of XP and do a fresh install don't buy a new MOBO. The Dell XP won't run right on non-Dell branded hardware. I got mine to boot and run but there were tons of bugs with it and I eventually gave up and bought a new XP CD.

The best move is to find a PCI video card. Not PCI-E, but regular PCI, as the Dimension 2400 doesn't have an AGP slot or PCI-E slots.

I would simply get a new power supply, a vid card, and more memory and call it a day.

 

[jedimaster1089]

Ok I will probably just do the memory vid card upgrade and the new powersupply.
Also which of these two memory cards would be better
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16814143059
http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?Item=N82E16814145087

and would a 400w power supply be large enough?

 

[vnf4ultra]

Neither of those cards are very good, here's the best you can get for a pci card.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7638292&type=product&id=1130987962366
Still not a blazing card, but much better than a fx5500.

 

[jedimaster1089]

ok will that card be able to run games like battlefront 2 on it because i know that many of the pci cards that I have looked at are not able to run battlefield 2 and is one of the main games i would want to play. I putter down the 5500 one because in the reviews i read on it people said they were able to run Battlefield 2.
Also For a wireless card, do you know if the dimension 2400 could run just any standard wireless card?
Like these ones?
http://www.chiefpick.com/ProductDeta...NW-ENLWI-G
http://www.acortech.com/Generic_802....d-3203985.html
http://www.microbarn.com/WirelessNet...rce=pricewatch
and for Ram is the dell basic ram compatible with this ram?
http://www.upgradememory.com/1GB_Memory_Upgrade_For_Dell_Di_P216551C11838.cfm
or should i buy 2 of these?
http://www.upgradememory.com/512MB_Memory_Upgrade_for_Dell__P46799C11838.cfm
and is there a large performance difference between 2700 and 3200?

 

[jedimaster1089]

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