I need help with Upgradeing a PC??

Question

Can someone please please recommend a motherboard or processor or whatever i may need that meet my requirements....

1. computer performance should not deteriorate while i view online video clips or listen to audio clips.
2. computer should not stop responding while i play games on it.
3. i want to play online games
4. i want to be able to upgrade the computer also.

Thanks for any help, im building it myself.

Answer 1

Since you didn't list your price range I found some cheaper configurations:

From Tom's Hardware Guide $500 gaming rig
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/10/14/the_/index.html

From ExtremeTech $800 gaming rig
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1822644,00.asp

How to assemble a computer from Build a PC/ My Super PC
http://www.mysuperpc.com/build/pc_motherboard.shtml

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Okay, building it yourself, are you? Have you read any online articles about custom PC building?

So, first things first. We must agree on what you want. Here's what a computer NEEDS to run:

* A Motherboard
* A Processor
* Memory
* A Hard Drive
* A CD Drive
* A Video Card or Integrated Video of some sort
* A Sound Card or Integrated Sound of some sort
* A Case

I've made some dirt cheap PCs in my time, so I can certainly tell you some budget stuff to buy to make a real fast, real cheap computer.

First, become friends with NewEgg.com, it'll be where you buy your parts if you want cheap deals.

Next, you need to choose a motherboard and processor. These two go hand in hand.

This is what I'd recommend for a budget user:

Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186061
Price: $33

CPU for that Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819104203
Price: $60

Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146038
Price: $43

Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822140118
Price: $40

CD/DVD Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827101003
Price: $30

Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130198
Price: $25

A Case

Usually, a case is on a per user basis. It's what you like. Since I am assuming you're a girl, here's a cheap nicely rated case:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811170023
Price: $53

You might have to search yourself though.

So, there you have it, a computer that's pretty fast, reads and writes DVDs, plays music, browses the web, play online games fine, and can even play some lower-end video games (not online).

For what? $191

This does not include:

* Speakers
* Monitor
* Keyboard
* Mouse

Though, I am assuming you have those already.

Also note that it does not come with an Operating System, like Windows XP. You must install that yourself.

Those parts are all compatible with each other. Just so you know.

So, make sure you really want to build it yourself!

Answer 3

BIOSTAR NF325-A7 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 1600MHz HT Socket 754

$148.99

You'll need to buy a a CPU fan in addition to thermal grease if you're doing everything yourself.

Ram, make sure it's 184pin PC 3200
Harddrive, you can either use ATA or SATA, go with SATA for better performance
Video card is where you'll find lots of options. The board is AGP, and if you're looking for pretty intensive games like Battlefield 2, you'll need at least a Nvidia 6600 or a ATI x1300. If you're playing online games on Yahoo, you can probably get a really old ati 7000 for $20.

Monitor, any really will do, old mice and keyboards will work.

Answer 4

Get a AMD proccessor - at least a 3500+ - and at least a gig of RAM. Also get a very good video card. I suggest a nVidia chipset. Asus motherboards are the best too. You do not need watercooling either, but it is a nice and cool feature. Remember that looks do not matter.

What I did was bought a whole new computer and then just upgraded some things, but it may be cheaper to just buy the parts and put it together.

Answer 5

You got some good advice so I'll keep this brief. The price Kamran quoted sounds too good to be true because it is. The case he selected does not come with a power supply, you would be better off buying an Antec Sonata II or other case with a good power supply. The Antec power supply should be more than adequate unless you are more of a power user than I think.
Some of the hardware he selected is pretty antiquated, I would advise waiting a day or two and getting a much more powerful motherboard and CPU for not much more money

Answer 6

If you have to ask you shouldn't attempt it yourself, as it will cost you much more to build when you have to take it to the techs to get it to work. If you are determined to build it use a D945 intel motherboard either a P4 640 or Pd 940 CPU; 2 gb of DDR2 667 memory, and a Raptor Hard drive

Answer 7

Amd 64 3500-4000 + processor
Online games you highspeed internet
motherboard to upgrade later make sure you have expansion slots
pci pci express (modem and other upgrades)
agp (for video cards) recommend ATI radeonx series

And make sure that the motherboard has ram slots for future upgrades
If you have no idea what I am talking about ...maybe you should reconsider building it yourself

Answer 8

Any Pentium 4 w/ HT technology should do you just fine. You also want something with at least 1 GB of RAM. Make sure what you get has room for expansion, as technology advances.

AMD and Intel make the best processors...depending on your needs, desktop or laptop....go with the newest and the fastest. also, get yourself some decent hard disk space....say anything above 60GB.

Good luck.

Answer 9

with computer prices as they are consider a new unit. anything sold new should meet your requirement. and I agree with above on pricewatch.com

Answer 10

www.pricewatch.com

This site is all you'll ever need. Don't believe me? Check it out for yourself.