mr keef Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Ello everyone right im after upgrading my pc from an agp motherboard to pci-e...i currently have an advent T9001 with pentium 4 3ghz it has DDR Memory i was wandering would i be able to use any of this computer when i change the motherboard?i also do a lot of gaming and the grafix card is maxed out at the moment hence why i wana go the pci-e route and not mess on with another agp card..any help would be great...iv seen these on ebay for pretty cheap is there anything to look out for etc etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Probably cheaper and more sensible to start from scratch with new stuff so you aren't buying end of line components to go with older stuff. Buy cheaper current stuff that you can upgrade later if you want. http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Systems/ What do you want to use the system for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr keef Posted October 2, 2009 Author Share Posted October 2, 2009 Probably cheaper and more sensible to start from scratch with new stuff so you aren't buying end of line components to go with older stuff. Buy cheaper current stuff that you can upgrade later if you want. http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials/Systems/ What do you want to use the system for? just gaming and the net really mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 You will be able to use pretty much everything, but you can make it better. There will be faster DDR you can use and you will be able to upgrade everything else. Change your motherboard, CPU and memory. Graphics card optional, keep the rest. I have never bought an entire computer, building and upgrading them got me through college and Uni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 just gaming and the net really mate What sort of budget do you have? How about something like this? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-187-OK&groupid=43&catid=1078&subcat= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 holy moley thats 1 hell of a spec for that price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 holy moley thats 1 hell of a spec for that price They do an Intel one for £299 too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I got an overclocked bundle from overclockers for £180 when my P4 system blew up! Lovely bit of kit. Sadly the only thing I could keep was the hard drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 As Michael has mentioned already, what is your rough budget for this? If you are moving from your current system to a half decent gaming computer then apart from peripherals nothing other than the HDD and case will be re-useable. If you are okay with a low-mid range computer (perfectly good for a couple of years use) it will nearly always be more cost effective to pick up a complete PC box like the ones in the link above. If you want to go for a higher spec which has more re-use and upgrade potential then components are another option, but a typical system will cost a lot more than £300. The normal box systems come with integrated graphics which is a no-no if you want to play demanding games at higher resolution and detail. I would never use one, but having a decent stand alone graphics card will cost a lot more. It is what most people who are 'into' computers will do though. It all depends how much performance you want and how much you want to spend (same old story with the cars really!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 cheapest is overclockers uk but i get all mine from powerC coz there closest. (in bedford) but my PC cost over £1500 that i built my self over time.....with a budget mate get a good tower (i used the antec gamers about £100) and a good mother board i used a GIGABITE one for about £100 and then use all your componants u have now and build it better and better everymonth! So over the past near on year i ended up with 2000GB of hardrives Intel quod core with 16MB cache crossfired ATI 2GB graphics 8GB of ram etc etc etc so in time it will all buid up bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 cheapest is overclockers uk but i get all mine from powerC coz there closest. (in bedford) but my PC cost over £1500 that i built my self over time.....with a budget mate get a good tower (i used the antec gamers about £100) and a good mother board i used a GIGABITE one for about £100 and then use all your componants u have now and build it better and better everymonth! So over the past near on year i ended up with 2000GB of hardrives Intel quod core with 16MB cache crossfired ATI 2GB graphics 8GB of ram etc etc etc so in time it will all buid up bro Word, tru dat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 word, tru dat. - maybe he has danish ancestry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 *twitch* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 *twitch* I expected to see you here earlier than that, do you need new batteries? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 Pass them over The energizer batteries don't quite do 80 hour weeks Just want to post the new website but its only 95% done so cant. Plus I have just secured a new supplier, turns out, they supply my current suppliers so things can now be considerably cheaper Mr Keef. You will be wanting to replace the Processor Motherboard RAM and probably your power supply. Whist you are at it replace the case for something half decent and as the new motherboard will be PCI-E (AGP is not only dead but its been buried too) you will want a new video card. You need to come up with a budget, a gaming PC can be built for a little as £400. Most gamers tend to spend around the £600 - £800 mark so they can factor in lifespan for upgrades. Time are good to upgrade. With the launch of the New I5 Processors and the new ATI 58xx cards you will do yourself well. Its not often I say times are good to upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I got a new power supply, 1 gig graphics card and 3.2 over clocked dual core pentium, 4 gig etc for around 550 notes from overclockers, works like peach... and the graphics card was probably as expensive as the mobo/ram/cpu bundle! *just need some games for it now* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky1978 Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 I have NEVER been let down by overclockers. I live just down the road from them and am always in for bits and bobs. The guys know their stuff and the prices are extremely good. They even build one off custom built systems if you've got the mular. Even if you find cheaper i'd still go with OC as quality of service is second to none. I'll stop now as i'm beginning to sound like i'm on comission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 The I5 prosessors are great! cant really beat them...only problem is you have to have a very expensive motherboard to suport it! So the motherboard and the processor you looking at big bucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 3, 2009 Share Posted October 3, 2009 The I5 prosessors are great! cant really beat them...only problem is you have to have a very expensive motherboard to suport it! So the motherboard and the processor you looking at big bucks! I5 Motherboards are around £85 for a decent one. The memory controller is on the chip, so compared to an I7 the motherboards are half the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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