Mother board upgrade

[Pittnuma]

Hi all,

I have a Pentium 4 2Ghz Intel m/board (D845HV).

I also have an ATI Pro9800
80GB H/D
CD-RW

I have not got

[congo]

Your board will take a 2.6 ghz CPU if you can find one for it. This is probably the cheapest "Fix".

If you upgrade the mainboard, you will need new RAM and probably a new CPU. It's a shame you spent money on the PC133 ram, it wont work on the new DDR boards.

[Pittnuma]

Hang it all.

Just got a little bit of money spared/saved, so I am upgrading.

I am looking at this CPU
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... IL-P434800
What do you think? For the price (roughly what I want to spend on a CPU

[Iroquois]

[quote]Hang it all.

Just got a little bit of money spared/saved, so I am upgrading.

I am looking at this CPU
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/spec ... IL-P434800
What do you think? For the price (roughly what I want to spend on a CPU

[congo]

I agree with Orenda,

That seems WAY too Pricy......

[Iroquois]

If you search around, there are some good deals on AMD Athlon64 systems. For the price of that P4 system you can get a top of the line Athlon64 CPU and mobo.

Like Congo says, you need to do a lot of research, especially on new technology. Try visiting the sites I recomended as well as a lot of online computer shops. Once you know exactly what you want and what you want to spend, contact every computer store in your area for a quote. Also, sometimes the cheapest route is not the best. I had a lot of problems when I did that. Do business with the most reputable place you can find. This may seem like common sense but there are a lot of people who still don't follow this.

If you do decide to look at 64-bit systems, you'll want a board with a VIA of SiS chipset because they are fast and cheap. Couple that with low speed DDR and an Athlon64 2800+ and you've got a fast system without blowing the bank.