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Ok I'll cut to the chase otherwise this could get very long.
I'm going to replace my 3 year old PC, which was based around an AMD Athlon 3000 single core processor with 512mb ram and to be honest I have no idea what motherboard it has. It has 120 gb hard drive.
I decided to replace rather than upgrade as I am going to uni and would like the new one to last 3 years without having to do much to it.
The PC is used for heavy net use, watching video's, DVD, storing and listening to my music, my 120 gb is rammed full and I am deleting stuff on a monthly basis it seems. I would also like to play the latest games on it without any problems, but don't expect that I'll be able to play the latest games in 18 months time without some upgrades.
I've deliberated over each part with more thought than I have put into, well pretty much anything.
The only definite thing - Corsair 2gb DDR2 800mhz @ £67
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MY-092-CS
I also reckon it would be wise to to upgrade to Vista Home premum in order to make sure it's still going strong in a couple of years @ £67
One major headache I have had selecting is the motherboard, I have definitely decided to go with AMD for the cpu now as core duo is just gonna stretch the budget too much.
Having read a lot of threads on here I have decided that a 64x2 6000+ is an extravagance that isn't needed.
Which CPU and motherboard would you suggest, at £40 this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CP-134-AM (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM) is going dirt cheap, but what does the 939 socket connection mean, and what is the difference in terms of performance compared to an AM2 socket connection, other than having to get a different type of motherboard?
I want to keep the overall budget at £500, I am using my monitor, mouse, keyboard and dvd rw drive from my old pc.
Oh and would it be a big no no to get a case with a psu supplied or am I better off getting them both seperate?
Right I think that's enough questions for now, I didn't really cut to the chase did I, but thanks for sticking with it, if you did.
I'm going to replace my 3 year old PC, which was based around an AMD Athlon 3000 single core processor with 512mb ram and to be honest I have no idea what motherboard it has. It has 120 gb hard drive.
I decided to replace rather than upgrade as I am going to uni and would like the new one to last 3 years without having to do much to it.
The PC is used for heavy net use, watching video's, DVD, storing and listening to my music, my 120 gb is rammed full and I am deleting stuff on a monthly basis it seems. I would also like to play the latest games on it without any problems, but don't expect that I'll be able to play the latest games in 18 months time without some upgrades.
I've deliberated over each part with more thought than I have put into, well pretty much anything.
The only definite thing - Corsair 2gb DDR2 800mhz @ £67
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=MY-092-CS
I also reckon it would be wise to to upgrade to Vista Home premum in order to make sure it's still going strong in a couple of years @ £67
One major headache I have had selecting is the motherboard, I have definitely decided to go with AMD for the cpu now as core duo is just gonna stretch the budget too much.
Having read a lot of threads on here I have decided that a 64x2 6000+ is an extravagance that isn't needed.
Which CPU and motherboard would you suggest, at £40 this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=CP-134-AM (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM) is going dirt cheap, but what does the 939 socket connection mean, and what is the difference in terms of performance compared to an AM2 socket connection, other than having to get a different type of motherboard?
I want to keep the overall budget at £500, I am using my monitor, mouse, keyboard and dvd rw drive from my old pc.
Oh and would it be a big no no to get a case with a psu supplied or am I better off getting them both seperate?
Right I think that's enough questions for now, I didn't really cut to the chase did I, but thanks for sticking with it, if you did.