Highlander Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Well i know that upgrading my old system is out of the question. Its about 5 years old, P4 1.8GHz with 1GB ram (all that it will take) and a slow FSB. So my question is what should I get? Money is a problem. I would like to spend the least amount and get the best Rig I can get. I have been looking around and have found a HP at Walmart for $650. Its a Athlon64X2 4400 with 1GB ram. I am looking at upgrading the ram to 4GB and a new vid card for a total cost of about $800. That is about the max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta7 Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I honestly think you can do betteer for your bucks than a hp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 Definitely stay away from store built jobs like Walmart. Quazi will happily build one for you and use only quality parts with good upgrade capability. Just give him your buget and see what he comes up with. BTW is it SEOW that is making some of you guys looking to upgrade. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Yes that and my power suppy just failed. I also need a second computer so my kid can do school work. With only one sometimes school comes before flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairgowrie Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 It does that, doesn't it. For $800 you would get a very nice machine. DDR2 RAM is dirt cheap those days. Unless you are planning on Vista which is currently not a good idea, any more than 2 gb is a waste. Just make sure you get a 512 video card and the X1950 Pro would be a good one to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBloke Posted January 1, 2008 Share Posted January 1, 2008 I was just going to post 2gb would be better to with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 1, 2008 Author Share Posted January 1, 2008 Yes I would like to stay away from Vista........ I have heard nothig but bad things about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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