Help me upgrade.

Mystic_Smeg · 30 Jul 2006 at 13:56

I have

Athlon 64 3500+ (which I presume is 939)
MSI ATX nForce Neo somethingorother with AGP slot and onboard sound and networking.
RADEON 9800 Pro + Zalman VF700-CU
Two sticks of Crucial 512MB DDR 333MHz
Maxtor SATA 120 GB HD
Sony DVD + SONY CD-RW
And a case that wouldn't look out of place at a carnival.

:confused:

Would it be reasonable of me to keep the RAM and Athlon chip to use on a new PCI-E motherboard and GFX card?

If so any thoughts on which pair to stump for given I have around 200 pounds to spend?

Oh and thanks in advance.

Raikiri · 30 Jul 2006 at 14:02

GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£129.95 £129.95
MB-086-AB Abit KN8 nForce4 (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-086-AB)
£46.35 £46.35
Subtotal £176.30
VAT £30.86
Total £207.16

Monstermunch · 30 Jul 2006 at 16:53

or this, slightly better mobo, not very clockable though:

MB-088-AS Asus A8N-E nForce4 Ultra (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-088-AS)
£54.95 £54.95
GX-044-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1800 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-044-CO)
£129.95 £129.95
Subtotal £184.90
VAT £32.36
Total £217.26

GhostRider · 30 Jul 2006 at 17:10

download this http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php (CPU-Z 1.35 top left hand corner) and run the cpuz.exe On the first tab next to package will be your socket number. Worth double checking.

how many watts is your power supply and what is its model number, you might need a new one of these.

Mystic_Smeg · 30 Jul 2006 at 18:20

CPU-Z thing is rather nifty. Thanks.

It is a 939 and my PSU is a JEANTECH ATX 500W.

Monstermunch · 30 Jul 2006 at 19:13

Mystic_Smeg said:
CPU-Z thing is rather nifty. Thanks.

It is a 939 and my PSU is a JEANTECH ATX 500W.

DOH, didn't know Levis made PSU's

Mystic_Smeg · 30 Jul 2006 at 19:48

Yep. Cheaper than a pair of Levis too.