Hi everyone
I am new here so apologies in advance if I ask stupid questions or leave out important details. I am extremely computer literate but have no idea when it comes to the hardware side. I am pretty much like a racecar driver that knows nothing about building engines!
I am running an AMD XP 1300+ with 1024 MB of DDR SDRAM.
Motherboard: Abit NF7-S ( http://www.abit.com.tw/page/au/moth...?DEFTITLE=Y&fMTYPE=Socket A&pMODEL_NAME=NF7-S )
Bus speed: 100mhz
Sound card: Nvidar NForce
Video card: Radeon 9200
BIOS: Phoenix 6.00 PG
It has been good up until now, but I would like to give it a bit of a boost. What are my options in terms of
1) A new processor such as an XP 2100+ and upwards. What would you recommend given the settings above?
2) New video card. I will get some more RAM, but I thought a video card upgrade would be appropriate too.
3) Finally, will I have to change fans and that sort of thing?
Thanks!
I am new here so apologies in advance if I ask stupid questions or leave out important details. I am extremely computer literate but have no idea when it comes to the hardware side. I am pretty much like a racecar driver that knows nothing about building engines!
I am running an AMD XP 1300+ with 1024 MB of DDR SDRAM.
Motherboard: Abit NF7-S ( http://www.abit.com.tw/page/au/moth...?DEFTITLE=Y&fMTYPE=Socket A&pMODEL_NAME=NF7-S )
Bus speed: 100mhz
Sound card: Nvidar NForce
Video card: Radeon 9200
BIOS: Phoenix 6.00 PG
It has been good up until now, but I would like to give it a bit of a boost. What are my options in terms of
1) A new processor such as an XP 2100+ and upwards. What would you recommend given the settings above?
2) New video card. I will get some more RAM, but I thought a video card upgrade would be appropriate too.
3) Finally, will I have to change fans and that sort of thing?
Thanks!