Old PC - New Mobo - Help !!!

dexter_theboygenius · 18-09-2008, 01:00 AM

Hi Everyone,
I bought my PC in 2003

It has the following config:
P4 2.4Ghz(Pin Type)
VIA Prosavage DDR P4M266 Chipset MOBO
32MB Shared Video Memory
SDRAM DDR 256+128 = 384 MB
It has both PCI and AGP slots.

It has a perennial problem of freezing graphical applications. The computer just freezes everything and has to rebooted in order to work.

I currently don't want to buy a new PC but just want to upgrade my MOBO or get a graphics card for the existing MOBO.

Can you guys help me in choosing a new MOBO or a graphics card which can work with this MOBO?

Thanks

furious_gamer · 18-09-2008, 06:34 PM

Upgrading ur Mobo wont help u at any way... coz ur proccy is a 478pin one and finding a Good Mobo for this is a shitty thing now...
Anyway u get some older Mobos like 865GV from Intel, Mercury, ASUS, Zebronics and MSI too.. with onboard IGP.. But that wont help u upfront in gaming or some other tasks...
So just go for a Proccy+Mobo Combo upgrade d00d.....
Sure that wont hurt ur wallet...

comp@ddict · 19-09-2008, 02:11 PM

Save money, than go for a cheap AMD based dual core rig for 15k.

desiibond · 19-09-2008, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dexter_theboygenius

Hi Everyone,
I bought my PC in 2003

It has the following config:
P4 2.4Ghz(Pin Type)
VIA Prosavage DDR P4M266 Chipset MOBO
32MB Shared Video Memory
SDRAM DDR 256+128 = 384 MB
It has both PCI and AGP slots.

It has a perennial problem of freezing graphical applications. The computer just freezes everything and has to rebooted in order to work.

I currently don't want to buy a new PC but just want to upgrade my MOBO or get a graphics card for the existing MOBO.

Can you guys help me in choosing a new MOBO or a graphics card which can work with this MOBO?

Thanks

Get this if you can:

1) Intel E2160 pentium dual core: 2.5k-3k
2) XFX 630i : 3k-3.5k
3) 2Gid DDR2 800 MHz Kingston RAM: 1k-1.2k

You can post in bazaar section for a P4 mobo. you can get it for dirt cheap price.

PS: Did you try to troubleshoot that problem or take the mobo to serivce center?

comp@ddict · 19-09-2008, 02:30 PM

Reinstalling the OS usually solves such issues, but dunno. Don't let the PC go yet. Once Nehalem releases, C2D's and C2Q's shud face price cuts(at least I'm hopeful).

desiibond · 19-09-2008, 02:52 PM

first and foremost thing to do is to get that mobo checked at the RMA center.

dexter_theboygenius · 19-09-2008, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by desiibond

first and foremost thing to do is to get that mobo checked at the RMA center.

Thanks desiibond for the advice, but since the mobo is so old, i doubt they will have spare parts for it. Anyway i will give it a shot. Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by comp@ddict

Reinstalling the OS usually solves such issues, but dunno. Don't let the PC go yet. Once Nehalem releases, C2D's and C2Q's shud face price cuts(at least I'm hopeful).

Thanks comp@ddict for the comment, i have tried reinstalling the OS a number of times. But the problem still persists. It has to be the mobo. I was monitoring cpu usage for the past few days, it seems even for browsing and basic stuffs, cpu usage % is near bout 80-90. I donno if a bottleneck is causing the freezing problem.

Ranjya · 20-09-2008, 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dexter_theboygenius

Hi Everyone,
I bought my PC in 2003

It has the following config:
P4 2.4Ghz(Pin Type)
VIA Prosavage DDR P4M266 Chipset MOBO
32MB Shared Video Memory
SDRAM DDR 256+128 = 384 MB
It has both PCI and AGP slots.

It has a perennial problem of freezing graphical applications. The computer just freezes everything and has to rebooted in order to work.

Seems like the graphical S3 has gone belly up.
You have the option of a AGP4x card or PCI graphic card.
PM me if you want a cheap FX5200 PCI card.