upgrading a hp workstation xw4200

[indaface95]

my current specs:
ATI fireGL v3100 GPu
pentium 4 3.2 ghz processor
768mb ram
80 gig WD hard drive
standard hp cd drives
sound blaster live sound card
linksys wireless network card
and ethernet card
410W continuous output PS

what i want to upgrade to:
HIS hd radeon 4890
750 gb WD caviar black hard drive
and 4 gigs of corsair ddr2 memory

will it work? and will a better graphics card and memory improve my framerate in games? if the power supply isnt enough can it at least handle the graphics card? EDIT: the card comes with an adapter for 2 4 pin molex's into a 6 pin. so all the plugs are ready and the slot is PCI E x16.
will the powersupply handle all it? and will it work with an hp mobo?

thanks in advance

[glc]

Generic memory is not supported. It requires ECC.

http://www.crucial.com/store/listpar...x?model=xw4200

The power supply is very questionable.

[indaface95]

ehh im starting to see that theres very limited ways of upgrading big name computers.... oh well im gonna get to work on building my own and use this pc for parts. thanks glc\

EDIT: will the parts from this HP workstation work with a custom build at least? is a pentium 4 a socket 775? and can the memory work on an asus p5q pro?

[flanzig1]

I think your out of luck reusing the CPU and ram in a P5Q board. Looks like neither parts are supported.

[indaface95]

grrr.....do u know if local computer stores would let u test for faulty parts in a new build for a cheap price?

[Khalil]

Nothing good is cheap. Save some money and build yourself a good rig.

[glc]

ehh im starting to see that theres very limited ways of upgrading big name computers

Trying to upgrade anything except ram and hard drive can be a royal pain.

[indaface95]

no khalil what i meant was if i were to build my own computer and it didnt work when i put it all together would a local computer shop usually diagnose the problem for a fee? cuz i dont have any spare parts lieing around to see which part is bad myself

[glc]

If you follow this build procedure, you should be fine.

PROBLEMS with a NEW BUILD? Try This!!

[indaface95]

but u see i dont have any spare parts to swap out and like the first few posters said the processor and memory from my hp workstation wont work with an asus p5q pro mobo (correct?) idk about the power supply its a 415W. are there any parts i can use as spares from my workstation for a build other than maybe the cd rom drive and graphics card?

[glc]

Considering that all new motherboards come with onboard sound and Ethernet - the only thing you will NEED is the wireless card if you must run it wireless. DVD burners are so cheap you won't need the old CD drive. The old hard drive could be put in a USB adapter and used for doing backups.

The video card will only work if it's PCI-Express. Also, it's not a gaming card.

You might as well keep the workstation intact and use it for something else.