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upgrade issues

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/upgrade-issues.23654/

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munim2020 Original post #1
Feb 12, 2006 at 3:43 AM
hi guys..
here is my PC config:
intel p4 2.4 ghz
asrock intel 865gv
512 mb ddr266 ram
80gb ata HDD
bigtek nvidia geforce 6200 agp
rest is not important..
now the thing is i want to upgrade my computer..
i don't want to sell my graphics card as i recently brought it and i am extremely happy with its performance.
the problem is that i am a student and i don't have a big budget so i can't upgrade my mobo AND my processor...
i feel i need to upgrade my mobo as the 865 chipset is really old.. but i need a new mobo which still supports AGP8x.
also the m/b must support my current processor(478 socket).. i think this is not possible... am i right?
my other concern is that my harddisk is the old ATA one and it has too much precious data.
please advise me on what to do..
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hotdogXP #2
Feb 12, 2006 at 10:07 AM
I can only suggest you put in an additional RAM, whats the budget you are willing to spend...
mohit
mohit #3
Feb 12, 2006 at 12:11 PM
post your exact budget for the upgrade. and please mention why do u wanna upgrade ?? where exactly do u want the perfomance boost like in gaming or in anything else ??

still what i suggest is you do the following,

Get an ASUS P4C-800 series mobo .. they are of the excellent performing Intel 875P chipset. This will cost you around 4-5k.

Upgrade your RAM to 512 MB DDR 400 from Kingston/Corsair/Transcend. This will be for 2.5k.

Buy a new Seagate SATA HDD and you can still use the old HDD also. This will be for 2.8k.

The above upgrade will be a boost in perfomance but not all the very best also. And the 865 chipset is also very decent and I dont see any real benefit of changing it. If you want better perfomance in gaming then just change your graphics card and upgrade your ram to ddr 400 512mb.
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vijay_7287 #4
Feb 12, 2006 at 2:37 PM
yeah prolly a RAM upgrade of 1gig of DDR 400 will do the job
darklord
darklord #5
Feb 12, 2006 at 3:29 PM
mohit said:
post your exact budget for the upgrade. and please mention why do u wanna upgrade ?? where exactly do u want the perfomance boost like in gaming or in anything else ??

still what i suggest is you do the following,

Get an ASUS P4C-800 series mobo .. they are of the excellent performing Intel 875P chipset. This will cost you around 4-5k.

Upgrade your RAM to 512 MB DDR 400 from Kingston/Corsair/Transcend. This will be for 2.5k.

Buy a new Seagate SATA HDD and you can still use the old HDD also. This will be for 2.8k.

The above upgrade will be a boost in perfomance but not all the very best also. And the 865 chipset is also very decent and I dont see any real benefit of changing it. If you want better perfomance in gaming then just change your graphics card and upgrade your ram to ddr 400 512mb.
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I dont think Asus P4C800 boards are available anymore.Even if they are i dont think they would cost 4-5k,definitely not.. :wink: