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Navid
Intend to do a complete upgrade of an old computer (P3 933MHz Pavilion HP,
MX420 PCI graphics)
to new case (and power supply), motherboard AOpen AX4SPE Max,
CPU Pentium 4 2.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, to improve gaming (first-person
shooters).
May get Radeon 9800 pro in a few months (after half-life 2 comes out) if the
price comes down or just 9600 pro if not.
In the future, I may also upgrade to a higher frequency CPU when the price
comes down.
Is P4 2.4GHz compatible with the AOpen motherboard (I have never built
a computer)?
Is there an obvious bottleneck in this plan that I can avoid?
Which component would the bottleneck?
I want to improve the computer to enjoy the games better. But, I don't
want to pay a lot if I don't have to!
Thanks for any advice,
Navid
MX420 PCI graphics)
to new case (and power supply), motherboard AOpen AX4SPE Max,
CPU Pentium 4 2.4GHz, 800MHz FSB, to improve gaming (first-person
shooters).
May get Radeon 9800 pro in a few months (after half-life 2 comes out) if the
price comes down or just 9600 pro if not.
In the future, I may also upgrade to a higher frequency CPU when the price
comes down.
Is P4 2.4GHz compatible with the AOpen motherboard (I have never built
a computer)?
Is there an obvious bottleneck in this plan that I can avoid?
Which component would the bottleneck?
I want to improve the computer to enjoy the games better. But, I don't
want to pay a lot if I don't have to!
Thanks for any advice,
Navid