Upgrading PC

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Hello

I have to change a defect motherboard in my PC. I'm going for budget
version:

Asus K8N, nForce3 250, Socket-754, ATX
SATA/ATA, LAN, DDR, AGP8x
AMD Sempron 2800+ 1.6GHz Socket 754,
256KB, BOXED


Cost about 1000NOK/ 150$

Original config was: PIII 800Mhz, some Compaq motherboard(?), Nvidia TNT2 32
Mb and 256 SDRAM

New config: I'm installing leftover parts,1Gb DDR Ram and a Nvidia
Geforce5600 256Mb in addition to processor and motherbooard mentioned above.

Will the AMD/Asus combo make a significant improvement in performance
compared to PIII/unknown??

I'm donating this PC to my daughter, will it be suitable for some PC games
(The SIMS 2 etc.)??

Thanx
FCW
 
FCW said:
Hello

I have to change a defect motherboard in my PC. I'm going for budget
version:

Asus K8N, nForce3 250, Socket-754, ATX
SATA/ATA, LAN, DDR, AGP8x
AMD Sempron 2800+ 1.6GHz Socket 754,
256KB, BOXED


Cost about 1000NOK/ 150$

Original config was: PIII 800Mhz, some Compaq motherboard(?), Nvidia TNT2 32
Mb and 256 SDRAM

New config: I'm installing leftover parts,1Gb DDR Ram and a Nvidia
Geforce5600 256Mb in addition to processor and motherbooard mentioned above.

Will the AMD/Asus combo make a significant improvement in performance
compared to PIII/unknown??
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What's your OS?

If using XP or win2k you will need to perform a repair installation if you
plan to use the same HD.
XP will require a re-activation.

If you are using Win98 there will be other problems
 
Hello

I have to change a defect motherboard in my PC. I'm going for budget
version:

Asus K8N, nForce3 250, Socket-754, ATX
SATA/ATA, LAN, DDR, AGP8x
AMD Sempron 2800+ 1.6GHz Socket 754,
256KB, BOXED


Cost about 1000NOK/ 150$

Original config was: PIII 800Mhz, some Compaq motherboard(?), Nvidia TNT2 32
Mb and 256 SDRAM
Click to expand...

If it's a Compaq case, it may not have sufficient airflow
unless modified. Particularly some might have a reasonable
exhaust fan but nowhere near enough air intake in the front.

New config: I'm installing leftover parts,1Gb DDR Ram and a Nvidia
Geforce5600 256Mb in addition to processor and motherbooard mentioned above.
Click to expand...

The original Compaq power supply might be marginal to
unworkable with the new parts.

Will the AMD/Asus combo make a significant improvement in performance
compared to PIII/unknown??
Click to expand...

Yes, though today the 5600 video card will bottleneck the
rest of the system.
I'm donating this PC to my daughter, will it be suitable for some PC games
(The SIMS 2 etc.)??
Click to expand...

Not having tried to play that game nor even knowing what
others you might try, on a GF5600, it's a bit hard to know
for sure - even moreso without knowing the monitor
resolution you'd use.

It will be a substantial upgrade but ultimately for best
gaming experience a newer video card would be chosen.

The remaining question is how many years you hope to get out
of the system. If more than 2, I'd think about a PCI
Express platform and newer video card now.
 
Hello

I have to change a defect motherboard in my PC. I'm going for budget
version:

Asus K8N, nForce3 250, Socket-754, ATX SATA/ATA, LAN, DDR, AGP8x
AMD Sempron 2800+ 1.6GHz Socket 754,
256KB, BOXED


Cost about 1000NOK/ 150$

Original config was: PIII 800Mhz, some Compaq motherboard(?), Nvidia TNT2
32 Mb and 256 SDRAM

New config: I'm installing leftover parts,1Gb DDR Ram and a Nvidia
Geforce5600 256Mb in addition to processor and motherbooard mentioned
above.

Will the AMD/Asus combo make a significant improvement in performance
compared to PIII/unknown??

I'm donating this PC to my daughter, will it be suitable for some PC games
(The SIMS 2 etc.)??

Thanx
FCW
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Yes should work for Sims 2, MySpace, IM, etc.
I think you could do better on the m/b cpu combo look again. I've seen
AMD 64 3800 for 150$ with not ASUS m/b. What about HD, DVD-RW?

Hell they're selling computers for 150$. You can
get a Dell or HP fully loaded for 399$ with warranty etc.
http://shop1.outpost.com/search?cat=-46590&pType=pDisplay
 
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