Koosh
11-18-2004, 12:43 AM
Well its that time of year again...
I built my system 3 years ago and its starting to show its age... And during those three years I barely looked at computer upgrades and new innovations since... I was a big computer geek in high school, but for the last 3 years in college I've been a natural resources guy, and never got around to "keeping up with the joneses"... I did add a stick of ram, and get a new video card in those 3 years though...
Athlon XP 1700+
MSI K7T 266a Pro 2 Motherboard
512mb PC 2100 DDR ram
300w PSU
80gig 7200 rpm HDD, 40 gig 7200rpm HDDdrive
ATI 9600XT video card...
56k Modem, ethernet NIC, Cd rom, CD burner, floppy drive
I'm a poor college student, and as cool as it would be, please don't reccomend an FX-55 with an X800xt video card...
I was thinking of a new processer and motherboard, maybe just going up to a 2500-2800 barton core along with a new motherboard and more/faster Ram... Whats a good/stable/not super expensive chipset to go with?
Would I need a new powersupply? I know I need one now as it is, but is it something that could wait a few months?
Would a reinstall of Windows be necessary after replacing that much hardware?
I am a gamer, but like I said, I'm looking more for a value upgrade. The system I have now makes Half Life 2 nearly flawless at 800 X 600, but I know I'm literally only getting half the detail in a majestic game like that.
Thanks!
I built my system 3 years ago and its starting to show its age... And during those three years I barely looked at computer upgrades and new innovations since... I was a big computer geek in high school, but for the last 3 years in college I've been a natural resources guy, and never got around to "keeping up with the joneses"... I did add a stick of ram, and get a new video card in those 3 years though...
Athlon XP 1700+
MSI K7T 266a Pro 2 Motherboard
512mb PC 2100 DDR ram
300w PSU
80gig 7200 rpm HDD, 40 gig 7200rpm HDDdrive
ATI 9600XT video card...
56k Modem, ethernet NIC, Cd rom, CD burner, floppy drive
I'm a poor college student, and as cool as it would be, please don't reccomend an FX-55 with an X800xt video card...
I was thinking of a new processer and motherboard, maybe just going up to a 2500-2800 barton core along with a new motherboard and more/faster Ram... Whats a good/stable/not super expensive chipset to go with?
Would I need a new powersupply? I know I need one now as it is, but is it something that could wait a few months?
Would a reinstall of Windows be necessary after replacing that much hardware?
I am a gamer, but like I said, I'm looking more for a value upgrade. The system I have now makes Half Life 2 nearly flawless at 800 X 600, but I know I'm literally only getting half the detail in a majestic game like that.
Thanks!