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    Default Help on upgrade please

    Hello all
    iam thinking about upgrading from my pentium 3 1gig
    after looking on ebuyer ive come up with the following stuff.
    Can someone please look though my list and make sure it will be compatible ive put the ebuyer codes if that helps?


    Gigabyte GA-7NNXP SKT A NVidia nForce2 Ultra 400 Atx Gln 1394 Ub2 Fsb400 Sata13 In
    052580 £116.29

    Samsung 512 Pc3200 DDR400 184pinn Memory Module 052561 £53.99

    Tyan Tachyon Radeon G9600PRO 8xAGP 128MB DDR VGA/DVI/S-Video/Hardware Monitoring
    051440 £109.99

    AMD ATHLON XP3200 400fsb 512 L2 Cache Barton CPU - Oem
    054995 £196.98

    Coolermaster CP5-8JD1F-0L Upto XP3200+ Silent Skt A Heatsink & Fan
    048547 £6.23

    thanks
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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    Anybody ?

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    thats 482 quid m8. Then ur gona hav 2 install it or pay sum1 else 2 (guessing 100 to 200).

    Might wana consider a new computer.

    You planning on doing those upgrades urself and do you have ne experience?

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    I was going to install it i have made 6 pc's or more but they were about 2 years ago
    it's just that iam a bit rusty no the newer suff,
    i would like some opinions on it thats all realy,

    thanks

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    ok well I'd say save ur self the hassle and save up and get a new pc. U get a warranty, possibly better value and u'll hav 2 pc's instead of 1.

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    thanks for replying jester,but i think i will still build it but with some cheaper bit's

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    looks a nice spec though I would buy a fast harddrive to go with the system as well
    If it don't work hit it with a hammer, if it still don't work hit it with an axe

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    i got the asus a7n8x deluxe mb £85
    radion 9200 256mb graphics card £76
    xp2500 barton core £65
    2 * 256 ddr mem £24 each

    £250 all in had the rest and the cpu is running at xp3200

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    Ive had a few Gigabyte now and have had a fair bit bother with them aswell, never had this model tho. As jonathant says if ur getting a serial ata mobo might aswell get serial ata hardrive. Your ram is dual channel aswell, I would get two sticks instead of 1 (even if it means 2x 256Mb)

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    i'd definetly go with an AMD XP 2600+ instead of that, still high performance and it's 3 times as cheap. i mean when the new pentium and AMD comes out next year or maybe the year after at the lastest your gonna be talking about 6-8Ghz proccesors's so i wouldnt put all that into a 3200 AMD.

    also i would go with a geforce MX 440, twice as cheap and just as good.

    also with the heatsink i would go with a coolmaster aero 7, they look proper smart and with fan control's on also, this would look good if you have a modded case with a window. also i would go with circular IDE cables for better circulation of the air around your computer and they look good. i would also consider putting in 1-2 extra fans if you havent already.

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    In the tests I have seen the aero doesnt preform any better than good quality regular heat sinks so its only worth it for the cosmetic value - if this is not important consider a cheaper one.

    cheers
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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    they only cost 9 pound

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    Default Re: Help on upgrade please

    if your into gaming quite a bit personally id wait till around april time when doom3 and hl2 are rumoured to be released
    also the r400 radeon isnt far away at that time along with a64 3400+
    pci express.....tbh if i knew it earlier i would have waited but hey ho

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