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Old 09-17-2008, 04:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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how do you...mother board

In my PC i currently have an AOpen AX4SG series mother board, specs are as follows

CPU: intel P4, 800mhz
Chipset: Intel 865G + ICH5
Main memory: DDR DIMMx4 (Dual DDR 400?)
Graphics: 8x AGP slot
Form Factor ATX

How do I know what I can upgrade my CPU graphics and ram to? I have always had a friend spec out a system for me but he joined the military and is no longer in the know.

Currently I have a P4 2.8, 1gig ram (512 2x), Radeon 9600 in my PC (think my PSU is 600w)

So I meet the minimum requirements but I’m sure I could use an upgrade. Rather upgrade then build a new comp. So if you could maybe show me a website that would best explain what my MB could use or give suggestions.

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Old 09-17-2008, 04:47 PM   #2 (permalink)
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There's really no point "upgrading" your pc.. The motherboard supports obsolete parts, it'll cost you less to build a new pc than to upgrade any of the parts.

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Old 09-17-2008, 05:09 PM   #3 (permalink)
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figured as much, thanks
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Old 09-17-2008, 05:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I agree with Howling. AGP graphics just doesn't cut it anymore. It looks like your motherboard would not even be able to support DDR2.
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Single core and AGP, yep; time to start looking at a serious upgrade/overhaul.
SATA II, multi cores, intel's upcoming chipset and cpu of doom, PCI Express 2.0 DDR3....there are a TON of reasons why you should just rebuild from almost scratch. Tho if you're serious about it, I'd wait for intel's new chipset and the Nehalem, assuming you can hold out that long and can afford it.

Well, unless you're crazy like me and you're already eyeing the new 6 core xeon. ^^

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Old 09-17-2008, 07:33 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Well out of topic but:
My plan is to upgrade my GPU + PSU, then when Nehalem??? idk how 2 spell it comes out and better GPU comes out i will get it >_<

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Old 09-17-2008, 07:41 PM   #7 (permalink)
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will see what's out there when AION is released, then i guess i'll build a new pc and have this one as a back up.
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