Computer Procersors..

[eakinsme]

i have a fairly new P4, 2.0 gh proccesor wit 512 ddr ram.. i was woundering when this gets outdated.. if i can just put in a bigger processor and it will be jsut like a new pc? or what else i would need to make it good!

[Luciel]

well a 2gh aint exactly "up to date" but still, and it all depends of wats the max processor ur motherboard supports, ull prob find that in the manual.

[crazygamelover]

Check out www.pricewatch.com
They have good deals on computer stuff there.
For the price of a processor, you may be able to get a whole computer there. They have just about anything you need.
Other sources for computer stuff are directron.com & aaronix.com. These are the 3 sites I usually buy from. They are all trustworthy. :cool:

[seaneyb2003]

well to add to this thread im just building myself a new pc :D

its a amd athlon xp 3200+
asus a7v600-x
kingston 512 ddr 400
120 gb maxtor
lg dvd rom
106 dvd writer
fx5200 gc
one mighty powerful pc i must admit!

[crazygamelover]

Hey Seanyb, I recommend a Soyo Dragon Pro motherboard for you. :D
Check out the specs on it vs the Asus board before you actually buy it. They have very good reviews. You may even want to put the extra in and step the processor up to the AMD 64 chip. ;) Thats the one I am building next. Its gonna be one sweet system. :D

[seaneyb2003]

already got it tho the mainboard was only released in april. I need it for college for some super cad desigin and pcb building software which needs a powerful pc. And all my gaming need 2 :)

[seaneyb2003]

the only thing im looking for is the heatsink

[frequency]

if ur still looking for good heatsinks for ur amd processor u can look here :


http://www.ocsystem.com/amdprocessor.html


just putting my 2 cents in...lol :p

[Ps2_MaD]

You will have to check the manual or find out your motherboards FSB speed.

Im just about to buy these parts for my new pc:
- Thermaltake Vm1000a Lanfire Black Atx Case
- Antec SmartBlue 350w ATX PSU with Blue LED's
- Gigabyte GA-K8VT800 PRO Socket 754 K8T800 Gigabit Lan Firewire 1394 USB2 FSB800 Serial ATA133
- AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64 Bit 3000/512 l2 Cache 754pin CPU
- Kingston 1gb 400MHz DDR Non-ECC CL3 (3-3-3) DIMM (Kit 2)
- Hightech ATI Radeon 9600XT 256MB AGP x8
- Pioneer 107 8x DVD Dual R/rw Ide Burner (black)

What ya think? Any suggestions etc?

[seaneyb2003]

not bad not bad.

i would get a faster cpu than that tho maybe a 3200+ or a 3400+

[Luci]

ps2_mad i think that asus moterboard are the most complete for amd 64.(i want to buy these 2 things too

[Ps2_MaD]

not bad not bad.

i would get a faster cpu than that tho maybe a 3200+ or a 3400+

The 3000 out performs the 3200. Thats the reason I dont want to pay an extra £20/80

[Luci]

ps2 the 3000+ 64 is best buy.see your pm man

[frequency]

hey ps2_mad.....pretty good wish list u have there :) . u made a good choices so far but as for me i would pick an asus motherboard with ur amd 64 bit processor. these two kinda go together..like peanut butter and jelly...lol. i have an asus motherboard with an amd processor and it phreakin roxx. im thinking about upgrading to a new asus motherboard that supports amd 64 bit processors.. :p sometime in the future..but not right now.

[Ps2_MaD]

it is 64bit.

[Luci]

asus is the most complete(and best and also cheap)mobo for amd 64.i'm getting these two when i get paid(i cut my hand and did 4 stiches and stayed...still staying at home for 2 weeks!!!!)

[Luciel]

how did u cut it? kitchen knive kinda thing?

[Luci]

in work...i am second cook in a hotel.with a reeeeeally big knife

[Luciel]

loool, mustve been fun :P did anyone faint with all the blood? xDxD

[Luciel]

no wait wait:
Waiter Waiter,
Yes sir?
Theres a finger in my soup!
Oh dont worry sir, its the chiefs speciality made with his own hands
xDxDxDxD :D

[Ps2_MaD]

lmmfao

[crazygamelover]

no wait wait:
Waiter Waiter,
Yes sir?
Theres a finger in my soup!
Oh dont worry sir, its the chiefs speciality made with his own hands
xDxDxDxD :D

LOL :p Now that is some funny sh*t there Luciel! :D

I like the Soyo dragon mobo over the asus though.
Asus and soyo are equally good mobo's. I just like the specs on the soyo better. I do have to admit I havent read up on any new asus mobo's lately though. Time to do the research thing and see whats tops these days.

[Luciel]

hahaha, i was "inspired" :p

[crazygamelover]

well i guess i have to change my opinion about asus cause that sk8v mobo is looking pretty nice in features. Its got the soyo boards beat for sure.