i have a pentium 4 2.6ghz
512mb ram 80gb hdd
ati radeon 9250 128mb graphics card agp x8
creative labs soundblaster audio pci
dvd rom cd-rw drive and a dvd rw/r drive
2006-06-07 20:16:30 · 14 answers · asked by diehardliverpool_fan 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
i have a socket 478 motherboard not socket 775
2006-06-07 20:22:44 · update #1
i have windows xp pro
2006-06-07 20:23:42 · update #2
definitely get more RAM - at least 1gb, and 2gb if you can.
also, a 250gb hard drive would be useful, and quite cheap.
perhaps a new graphics card, 256mb....
or get a mobo that supports pci-express and sata hard drive, with 3.4ghz P4...
2006-06-08 00:07:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
there would be 3 upgrades you could do with,firstly another 512mb ram would be a cheap upgrade,and a video card upgrade would be another
these two upgrades would be quite cheap as you can pick up memory for around £40 for a 512 mb module
and you can get a nvidia fx550 256mb ,which is better than the 9250 but can be bought for around £60
lastely if you can afford it,invest in a pci-express motherboard(with crossfire or s.l.i if possible),but if you do this ,you will have to pay alot more for your graphic card,but it will be worth it!
2006-06-11 08:33:14 · answer #2 · answered by brianthesnail123 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you go to dell you can get a dimension 5150 entry model for appprox £600 this is a damn good deal when you look at the spec, I added a few bits to my 5150 and got a free upgrade to 19" tft & a 256 ati radeon card and 1gb ram and the same sort of dvdrom/dvdrw as you have now
2006-06-07 20:22:04 · answer #3 · answered by madasa_hatta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you hold out until next month with Microsoft launches Windows Vista operating system, if you still want to upgrade, go with the Pentium 4 HT 3.6, 2 GB RAM, ATI 256 Graphics, dvd-r, bluetooth, network card. I can give you this in a system for $299, contact me creators19@hotmail.com
2006-06-07 20:21:15 · answer #4 · answered by Viper One 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends on what you do with it.
it if for games - then upgrade upgrade the gfx card and then the ram. Most games take the processor power from the card instead of the cpu anyway. upgrade the gfx card to a 9800 pro and you will notice a big difference ( i did).
you could also check belarc what you mother board is and find the info on the inter-net about your motherboard. that way you can check what fastest ram you can fit, ie ddr400 etc etc.
If you only have the basic sound card, you could upgrade that, worth a tiny bit.
if you don't want to spend - download atitool and see if you can overclock your current card, watch for temps though.
you could then defrag your drive to speed it up.
its all good and really fun upgrading it yourself.......have fun and good luck.
2006-06-08 08:12:21 · answer #5 · answered by JUDAS 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would add another 512MB of RAM, get a 256MB AGP 8X video card, and add another SATA hard drive, say 250GB? Transfer the data from the 80 to the 250. Use the 80GB hard drive for backups.
2006-06-07 20:26:32 · answer #6 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More ram, a better graphics card, a fast hard drive (7200 RPMS+) You can find some great upgrades at www.gamegiants.net
2006-06-09 18:43:41 · answer #7 · answered by decker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows 95 or Windows 98!
2006-06-07 20:20:05 · answer #8 · answered by Well Endowed 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends what your interested in using the computer for?
If you only use it for office based and web surfing then I wouldnt upgrade. Then again if you use it for gaming, I would put another 512mb of ram in (if this option is available) and also upgrade your video card
2006-06-07 20:21:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dump Windows and go for Linux
You can get it for free all you have to do is choose a distribution which is just a matter of personal preference
http://www.linuxiso.org/
2006-06-07 21:47:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋