Finchy
Posts: 350 +1
I've just recieved my brother's decrepid, old, old, incredibly old PII 350 which hasn't been opened since we got it (about 6 1/2 years ago) and i've decided to give it an upgrade, because it is a year until my brother goes to uni and the main PC comes to me . I like the idea of having a PC in my room for work etc, that I can use in privacy, for the main one has no privacy whatsoever.
However, it is so old and clogged with stuff that I want to upgrade it, for ease and also because I want computer building experiance. As it's only for a year, I'm going to get parts cheaply off E-bay, and i've decide on...
Approx
PIII 1ghz
256mb RAM
New Hd (off a proper retailer)
Aceptable MB
New PSU
and maybe some other parts, I may even stretch to a low end P4, you never know on E-bay.
However, I have seen a few Dual-CPU motherboards on there, and I quiet like the idea of putting 2 1ghz CPUs together, but I need to know if theres anything I should know about them or any other suggestions you may have.
Edit-Does anyone know a UK site where I can get a cheap, fresh but small Hard drive. I'd rather not use E-BAy for hard drives unless I found one that was guaranteed new.
However, it is so old and clogged with stuff that I want to upgrade it, for ease and also because I want computer building experiance. As it's only for a year, I'm going to get parts cheaply off E-bay, and i've decide on...
Approx
PIII 1ghz
256mb RAM
New Hd (off a proper retailer)
Aceptable MB
New PSU
and maybe some other parts, I may even stretch to a low end P4, you never know on E-bay.
However, I have seen a few Dual-CPU motherboards on there, and I quiet like the idea of putting 2 1ghz CPUs together, but I need to know if theres anything I should know about them or any other suggestions you may have.
Edit-Does anyone know a UK site where I can get a cheap, fresh but small Hard drive. I'd rather not use E-BAy for hard drives unless I found one that was guaranteed new.