Upgrading Pc

[salils]

I WANT TO UPGRADE MY PC, I'VE FOLLOWING CONFIGURATION-
128 MB RAM
40 GB HDD
P4 1.7 Hz
INTEL D845GEBV2 MOTHERBOARD
NO GPU
CD WRITER SONY

GIVE A SUITABLE UPGRADE FOR ME, UNDER MIN. BUDGET.

SALIL

[QwertyManiac]

Eww RAM first. Make it 512 DDR

Next G-Card if AGP slot is present (am not sure about your 845...)

Next HDD if needed

Else Mobo and Proccy

[samrulez]

Originally Posted by salils

I WANT TO UPGRADE MY PC, I'VE FOLLOWING CONFIGURATION-
128 MB RAM
40 GB HDD
P4 1.7 Hz
INTEL D845GEBV2 MOTHERBOARD
NO GPU
CD WRITER SONY

GIVE A SUITABLE UPGRADE FOR ME, UNDER MIN. BUDGET.

SALIL

Upgrade ur ram to 512 or 1gb
Get a 80/160 gig hdd
A XFX 6600 128 MB(if u have a AGP slot)

If u don't have a AGP slot then get a new mobo......

[salils]

Can XFX 6600 will play all the games?
does my motherboard has AGP slot?

[deathvirus_me]

Hmm .. well .. get a higher budget ... and then shift to pcie .... not worth to upgrade what u have now ...

[samrulez]

Originally Posted by salils

Can XFX 6600 will play all the games?
does my motherboard has AGP slot?

U can play all games in a 6600 but try to get a 6600GT it will be worth it...

[john_the_ultimate]

Originally Posted by salils

Can XFX 6600 will play all the games?
does my motherboard has AGP slot?

According to intel site u do have an AGP 4x slot. So no point in buying an AGP card, instead buy extra ram, maybe a 512MB stick (but remember that ur mobo support only 266/333 MHz DDR RAM). And u could also buy a higher capacity HDD but I would suggest that you save more money and then completely overhaul ur system.

To see details of ur mobo see here: http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/bv2/index.htm

[samrulez]

U can do what john_the_ultimate told u but if u want to play games u will have to get a new mobo and a graphics card....

[wizrulz]

Originally Posted by salils

I WANT TO UPGRADE MY PC, I'VE FOLLOWING CONFIGURATION-
128 MB RAM
40 GB HDD
P4 1.7 Hz
INTEL D845GEBV2 MOTHERBOARD
NO GPU
CD WRITER SONY

GIVE A SUITABLE UPGRADE FOR ME, UNDER MIN. BUDGET.

SALIL

First let us know what work ur going to carry on this PC....games, movies, daily normal use, no games etc.....aslo the s/w u plan to instal and use..so accordingly it can be suggested....also PLEASE do post in ur budget ....in that sense only upgradation or complete change over can be suggested

[thetopcyborg]

ur config. is outdated...
u shud go for a complete upgrade as AGP 4x isn't going to give u the ultimate performance and the processor isn't up-to-the-mark...
post ur budget

[salils]

OK guys then suggest me
MOTHERBOARD
GRAPHICS CARD
RAM
and any other thing ,
up to 15000 bucks for a good gaming PC

[samrulez]

Originally Posted by salils

OK guys then suggest me
MOTHERBOARD
GRAPHICS CARD
RAM
and any other thing ,
up to 15000 bucks for a good gaming PC

Gfx card 6600 128 MB.................................5000
ram 512 *2 Transcend/TwinMos etc. ram.......4000
Rest money get a good mobo with a AGP 8X SLot

[thetopcyborg]

according to me, u shud increase ur budget and go for a processor upgrade also.....go for the new PCI-e as its efficent

[salils]

P4 1.7 not sufficient????????????

[thetopcyborg]

nopes P4 1.7 is not sufficient at all to play the new heavy games.....
either u cud get an AMD 3000+(equivalent to P4 3.0 Ghz) or some good Intel board(im not familiar about intel much)


but for gaming,, AMD rocks

[salils]

thanx,
should I choose intel or AMD??

[abhijit_reddevil]

Originally Posted by salils

thanx,
should I choose intel or AMD??

AMD 3000+/3200+ anyday.

[john_the_ultimate]

Get an AMD64 3000+ with ASUS A8N-VM CSM mobo. Also get urself atleast 512mb DDR 400 stick then add another in "dual channel mode" when u want to. The onboard video controller will be better than ur current one and in future u could save money and buy a gfx card.
The cpu+mobo+ram will come under ur budget of 15K. I would say that u save more and then buy a gfx card later.

[thetopcyborg]

don't worry, there are many like u sitting with a P4 1.7 Ghz and that list includes me

my vendor had offered me a combo of ASUS A8N SLI with the different AMD processors:AMD 3000+= Rs 14000
AMD 3200+ " " " " = Rs 16000

i guess the 3200 is fer rs 7500-8k
but its great, i think

and u can overclock it to great extent.......see john_the_ultimate's rig, he has overclocked his 3000+ to 2.7Ghz!!!!!

and by the way john, y is ur RAM 385 instead of 400Mhz?

[salils]

Originally Posted by john_the_ultimate

Get an AMD64 3000+ with ASUS A8N-VM CSM mobo. Also get urself atleast 512mb DDR 400 stick then add another in "dual channel mode" when u want to. The onboard video controller will be better than ur current one and in future u could save money and buy a gfx card.
The cpu+mobo+ram will come under ur budget of 15K. I would say that u save more and then buy a gfx card later.

Will this conf. without graphics card play all the new games for me??

[samrulez]

Originally Posted by salils

Will this conf. without graphics card play all the new games for me??

Well not all games..but a few....An at very low settings...If ur tight on budget then get a 6200 or something..then u can play most of the games...

[thetopcyborg]

i think u can afford a Sparkle GeForce 6600GT....my vendor is offering it to me for Rs 6k

[cyrux]

Originally Posted by samrulez

Well not all games..but a few....An at very low settings...If ur tight on budget then get a 6200 or something..then u can play most of the games...

I am managing to play oblivion on my onbard 6100 with 512 Mb of RAM .... lol

[salils]

Will u plz clear me LOW SETTING?????????

[john_the_ultimate]

@ salils
To see the review of ASUS A8N-VM CSM and its gaming capablity see this: http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2626

[salils]

these mobos support intel or only amd????????/

[samrulez]

Originally Posted by salils

these mobos support intel or only amd????????/

ASUS A8N VM CSM is for AMD 939 based CPUs

[aryayush]

Originally Posted by salils

these mobos support intel or only amd????????/

One motherboard can only support one processor. ASUS A8N supports AMD.

Originally Posted by salils

Will this conf. without graphics card play all the new games for me??

No, it won't. You most probably won't be able to play any game released after 2004. You will need a graphics card for that. Frankly speaking, a budget of fifteen thousand is quite meagre when you want to go in for a gaming PC. You have to add XFX GeForce 6600 GT 128MB to the above config to enable it to play most games. It will set you back by around Rs. 6,500. It still won't be able to handle the likes of Quake 4, mind you.

Originally Posted by salils

Will u plz clear me LOW SETTING?????????

If you have played any game on a computer, you must have seen the display settings in 'Options'. You can change these settings to suit your configuration. A low setting would typically mean a resolution of 800x600 with most of the options turned off or set to 'Low'. With the graphics card I suggested, you will likely be able to play the older games (released in 2004) at high settings and newer games at medium or low. Games look graphically brilliant when the settings are all high and the graphics become choppy and rough as the settings are lowered. Hope that helped!

[salils]

thnks guys for ur great help!!!!!!!!!!

[john_the_ultimate]

@aryayush

The combination of A8N-VM CSM + amd64 3000+ and 512MB DDR RAM is quite capable of playing doom3 and HL2 at low setting. And u r also saying that even after adding a 6600gt gfx card to this config. one might be able to play Quake 4. Let me tell u friend that I have 6600gt 128mb and I am able to play DOOM3, HL2, QUAKE 4 and COD2 at high setting with good frame rate.