[Help]Upgrading Old PC

[frozenrat]

Alright I have an older PC that I don't use much, but I'm considering putting it to some use..The current specs are very bad, But I'll post em anyway.

So I'm looking for some parts that I could upgrade, I'm finding that DDR memory is becoming expensive...but in order to change my motherboard to support DDR2, I'd have to get a new processor also..So if anyone could recommend maybe a special deal on something like that I'd really appreciate it..

Thanks everyone

Processor
Type AMD Sempron 3100+ / 1.8 GHz
Installed Qty 1
Max processors supported 1

Mainboard
 Processor  Supports Sempron Athlon 64  processors (Socket 754) / FSB Up to 1GHz
 Chipset  North: NVIDIA C51G / South: nVidia  MCP51G
 Memory 2 184-pin DDR  DIMMs / Support DDR 333/400 SDRAM / Supports a maximum memory size 2GB
 Video  On board Controller Embedded in nVidia C51G / Add on interface 1x PCIe by  16
 Audio Controller nVidia  MCP51G / Codec ALC 655 5.1 Channels
 Onboard Lan Controller+PHY--MCP51G+  Broadcom AC131 / Support 10/100 Mbps
 Expand Slots  One PCIe x 16 / One PCIe x 1 slot / 2 PCI
 Onboard IO 1 Parallel Port /  2 PS2 Connectors / 1 x COM port ; 1 x VGA port / 1 (1 x RJ45 + 2 x USB 2.0)  / 1 x Audio connectors : Mic-In, Line-In, Line-Out / 1 x (2 x USB 2.0)
 Onboard IDE  An IDE controller on the NVIDIA chipset provides IDE HDD/CDROM with PIO bus  / Master and Ultra DMA 100/133 operation mode
 System Bios ACPI, APM, DMI,  SMBIOS, PnP, USB, PC99, PC2001, Y2K Compliant
 USB 2.0 8 USB2.0 ports
 IEEE 1394 Supports up to 2  x 1394 ports (Optional)
 Form Factor uATX Form Factor  - 9.6(L) x 9.6(W) (unit : inch)
 Serial ATA Controlled by  NVIDIA MCP51G / SATA II PORT 2 port with 3GB/s support

RAM
Installed Size 512 MB / 2 GB (max)
Technology DDR SDRAM
Memory speed 400 MHz
Memory specification compliance PC3200
RAM form factor DIMM 184-pin

Storage
Hard Drive 1 x 120 GB - Standard - 7200 rpm
Hard Drive (2nd) None

Sound
Type Sound card - Integrated
Sound output mode 5.1 channel surround
Audio output compliant standards AC '97
Speaker(s) 2 x Right / left channel

Graphic Controller
Type PCI-E
Graphics Processor / Vendor nVidia 7300GS
Video Memory 256MB/ 512MB TurboCache

Expansion
Expansion Bays Total (Free) Front accessible - 5.25" x 1/2H, Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Expansion Slots Total (Free) 1 ( 0 ) x Processor - Socket 754, 2 ( 1 ) x Memory - DIMM 184-pin, 1 ( 1 ) x PCI Express x16, PCI, 1 ( 1 ) x CompactFlash Card, 1 ( 1 ) x SD Memory Card, 1 ( 1 ) x SmartMedia Card, 1 ( 1 ) x Memory Stick, 1 ( 1 ) x XD-Picture Card
Interfaces 1 x Keyboard - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Mouse - Generic - 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style), 1 x Serial - RS-232 - 9 pin D-Sub (DB-9), 1 x Parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25), 1 x Display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x Headphones - Output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ), 2 x Microphone - Input - Mini-phone 3.5 mm ( 1 in front ), 1 x Audio - Line-out - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 1 x Audio - Line-in - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm, 5 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ( 1 in front ), 1 x Network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45, 1 x Modem - Phone line - RJ-11

 

[Rishwin]

Ummm what about the motherboard and CPU?

 

[frozenrat]

Ah sorry about that, I'll edit post and put it up

 

[frozenrat]

So, No help on this one guys?

 

[Halo]

Update your hard drive to 500 gb. Much more space. Just in case, by to 500gb for hard drives. For speakers, get some big ass speakers... it'll own.

 

[Rishwin]

**** ok i had a long reply and my browser decided to be gay, so heres the main points. Also all my prices are in AUD, convert them to whatever you want if needed (USD is roughly 1/2 that)

1. Dont get a 500gb u dont need it, get the cheapest SATA you can find if your current is PATA.
2. Leave your onboard GFX unless ur gonna play games on it.
3. CPU - AM2 Athlon 4400+ $90 AUD
4. Mobo - Asus M2N-MX SE $60 AUD
5. RAM - Corsair 2gb kit DDR2 PC6400 $90 AUD

 

[Halo]

**** ok i had a long reply and my browser decided to be gay, so heres the main points. Also all my prices are in AUD, convert them to whatever you want if needed (USD is roughly 1/2 that)

1. Dont get a 500gb u dont need it, get the cheapest SATA you can find if your current is PATA.
2. Leave your onboard GFX unless ur gonna play games on it.
3. CPU - AM2 Athlon 4400+ $90 AUD
4. Mobo - Asus M2N-MX SE $60 AUD
5. RAM - Corsair 2gb kit DDR2 PC6400 $90 AUD

fine, 200gb hard drive. it's cheap and worth it.

 

[Rishwin]

160 would be cheaper, and he only needed 120gb lsat time so why would he need so much this time?

 

[frozenrat]

My current GFX Card isn't integrated, Just still lame , I'm usinga 7300GS now..


And thanks for the suggestions guys, Rishwin you think I could find that stuff on Newegg?

 

[Rishwin]

Wouldn't have a clue lol aiint from the US so have no idea what they have or don't have... but they have them here in Australia and we don't get 1/2 the stuff the US does so i'm sure they'd have it.

 

[frozenrat]

Yeah I checked and they have it, I'll start upgrading as soon as I can.

Thanks for your help Rish.

 

[jointhegroups]

I just upgraded from my 6800 to this XFX GeForce 8600GT 256MB GDDR3, performs MUCH better than I had expected. It plays Quake 4 very smoothly and it's beautiful. reallly love it.