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Old 12-23-2008, 07:57 PM   #1
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upgrading computer
im going to upgrade my pc when my dad gets taxes
hehehe anywayse im posting the old and new stuff

please dont laugh at my out dated pc

keeping the old case might buy a new hd


  1. CPU: old AMD duron 1.2ghz| new im going to look at local pc shop
  2. RAM: old 1 stick of 256mb pc2100 ram| new OCZ PC2-6400 DDR2 Fatal1ty Edition 4GB
  3. VIDEO CARD: old ATI Radon 9250 | new nVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB
  4. SOUND CARD: old on board soundcard | new Diamond 7.1 sound card
  5. MOTHERBOARD: old PCChips M848A MOBO | new im going to look at local pc shop
  6. POWER SUPPLY: old lol i dont know | new Antec True power 650w
  7. CD DRIVE: old LG 52x cd reader | Aopen Internal DVD Burner il post specs a little further down
  8. Operating system: old windows 2000 pro| new Win XP pro SP2

DVD burner specs
Read Speed: 48x (CD) / 20x (DVD)
Write Speed: 48x (CD) / 20x (DVD±R) / 8x (DVD±R DL)
Rewrite Speed: 32x (CD) / 6x (DVD-RW) / 8x (DVD+RW) / 12x (DVD-RAM)



Sum so far is

$555.5
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Old 12-23-2008, 09:12 PM   #2
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Save some money and give the onboard sound a try. Good MOBO's have very acceptable onboard audio.
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Old 12-23-2008, 09:13 PM   #3
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Look at these
Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131347
CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037
You will probably want a new case for better cooling and looks, here is a nice case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068
Also you probably don't need a sound card because the onboard sound on newer motherboard is very good and if you decide you want a sound card you can always get one later.
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Old 12-23-2008, 09:52 PM   #4
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Look at these
Mobo- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131347
CPU- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037
You will probably want a new case for better cooling and looks, here is a nice case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068
Also you probably don't need a sound card because the onboard sound on newer motherboard is very good and if you decide you want a sound card you can always get one later.

i was going to buy all this from ethier kmart walmart or office max or i can check my local PC shop your suggestions?
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Old 12-23-2008, 10:03 PM   #5
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newegg. cheaper prices, no taxes, way more selection.
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Old 12-23-2008, 10:08 PM   #6
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i was going to buy a Antec Nine Hundred Case


Key Features:

Perforated front bezel
Three 120mm fans with mounts for more fans
One top-mounted 200mm fan
Modular design lets you modify the placement of the front fans and hard drive cages
Top tray for your MP3 player or digital camera
Classic black finish

Specifications
General
Depth: 19.4 in
Height: 18.4 in
Width: 8.1 in
Form Factor: Tower
Color: Classic black
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces: 2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A ¦ 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ¦ 1 x audio - line-in/microphone - mini-phone 3.5 mm ¦ 1 x audio - line-out/headphones - mini-phone 3.5 mm
Expansion Slots Total (Free): 7 expansion slot
Expansion Bays Total (Free): Front accessible - 5.25" ¦ Front accessible - 3.5" ¦ Internal - 3.5"
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Old 12-23-2008, 11:20 PM   #7
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Thats a good case.
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Old 12-24-2008, 10:25 AM   #8
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good i can save 28.88$
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Old 12-24-2008, 10:26 AM   #9
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new sum is 643$ (including case
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Old 12-24-2008, 11:22 AM   #10
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NEw stuff im going to buy


Case: antec 900 109$
CPU: cpu/mobo evga w/ AMD phenom quadcore 2.3 ghz 279$
PS: FSP group crossfire ready 700w 94.99
ram: Gskill 2 sticks of 2gb ram 39.99
Video card: PNYGeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit 94.99
os: Win XP pro 269.99
DVD: lg 22x dvd burner 25.99

so what kind of pc high end gaming? mid gaming?
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Old 12-24-2008, 11:26 AM   #11
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im going to have to buy os at wally world
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Old 12-24-2008, 10:19 PM   #12
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That list looks fine for a midrange PC. The 9600GT is a good bang for the buck video card, it should game pretty well.


Side note, please use the Edit button to add to a post instead of posting over and over. Thanks.
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im going to have to buy os at wally world
You can probably save a lot of money buying oem online.
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Wally and Newegg are about the same price for XP but I haven't seen XP w/SP3 at Wal-Mart...only SP2.
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Old 12-25-2008, 12:37 PM   #15
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hard to beat this price: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116511
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Old 12-25-2008, 06:02 PM   #16
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Wal-Mart doesn't have XP listed on their web site but it's $90 at my local store. But, as I mentioned, it is SP/2.
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