Help Upgrading Old PC

techsquad · 05-13-2007, 08:53 PM

so i have a pretty old pc. heres are some specs.
motherboard: intel celeron, mmx?
Proccesoor: Intel 810 Celeron Socket 370
Ram: 256 133mhz SDRAM
Speed: 533mhz

i am looking into changing this into a gaming pc. i am looking into upgrading the motherboard and proccesor. any help would be aprreciated.

Thanks

peterhuang913 · 05-13-2007, 09:07 PM

buy a new pc

techsquad · 05-13-2007, 09:12 PM

ehhh...any other suggestions? pffftt.

baron5 · 05-13-2007, 09:22 PM

well first off u really need a new mobo with socket 775 then a new cpu to go with. with the mobo id go a ds3, 650i or the p5n-e sli. cpu e6420. bu if ur making a gamin rig ur goin to need new ram aswell. so i would hook urself up with some gskill's like 2gb(two 1gb sticks) maybe hk ddr800. hz is better but hk are cheaper. then u probly need a new gcard aswell so id go the 8800gts 320mb then finish it off with a good brand 450watt psu that should be enough power.

depending on how much money u want to spend u might have to change some things.

techsquad · 05-13-2007, 09:27 PM

i am only looking to spend only around 100 dollars for both the motherboard and proccesor. i got a firend who can get some for cheap so yeah.

Sora · 05-13-2007, 09:32 PM

Well the thing is you aren't converting anything that old into a "gaming PC"

Heres what i reccomend you save up for.

X2 3600 $65
AM2 Mobo $50
512 or 1Gb DDR2 RAM $18 for 512 38$ for 1GB

Those are your basic parts...you will need a video card to go with those as well but for a Dual-Core CPU with 512mb of ram $150 isn't a bad deal.

techsquad · 05-13-2007, 09:34 PM

well i just need a computer that could maybe run something llike halo?

BennyV04988 · 05-13-2007, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techsquad

ehhh...any other suggestions? pffftt.

I second the new pc. You polish a turd, it's still a turd. And you need more ram, faster processor, and a new video card, even a new psu. Why not go new?

Sora · 05-13-2007, 09:37 PM

What you don't understand is that all of those parts are outdated none of them could run in a low line gaming PC.

Please I highly suggest you get 200 bucks and then try to make something becuase 200 bucks can actually get you somewhere.

fade2black2004 · 05-13-2007, 09:37 PM

for 100 bucks your not going to run halo

05-13-2007, 08:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
techsquad Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 72	Help Upgrading Old PC so i have a pretty old pc. heres are some specs. motherboard: intel celeron, mmx? Proccesoor: Intel 810 Celeron Socket 370 Ram: 256 133mhz SDRAM Speed: 533mhz i am looking into changing this into a gaming pc. i am looking into upgrading the motherboard and proccesor. any help would be aprreciated. Thanks __________________ "Some People Are Only Alive Cause Its Illegal To Shoot Them,"

05-13-2007, 09:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
techsquad Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 72	Re: Help Upgrading Old PC ehhh...any other suggestions? pffftt. __________________ "Some People Are Only Alive Cause Its Illegal To Shoot Them,"

05-13-2007, 09:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
baron5 Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: australia Posts: 2,155	Re: Help Upgrading Old PC well first off u really need a new mobo with socket 775 then a new cpu to go with. with the mobo id go a ds3, 650i or the p5n-e sli. cpu e6420. bu if ur making a gamin rig ur goin to need new ram aswell. so i would hook urself up with some gskill's like 2gb(two 1gb sticks) maybe hk ddr800. hz is better but hk are cheaper. then u probly need a new gcard aswell so id go the 8800gts 320mb then finish it off with a good brand 450watt psu that should be enough power. depending on how much money u want to spend u might have to change some things. __________________ My Budget Rig ~ $600 AUS AMD 5000+ BE @ 3.33GHz TRUE 120 cooler w/tx-2 GA-MA78GM-S2H 780g G.Skill 2GB NQ XFX 8800GS 730/1775/1000 monster oc'er Antec e.w 380w NSK 4000 case

05-13-2007, 09:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
techsquad Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 72	Re: Help Upgrading Old PC i am only looking to spend only around 100 dollars for both the motherboard and proccesor. i got a firend who can get some for cheap so yeah. __________________ "Some People Are Only Alive Cause Its Illegal To Shoot Them,"

05-13-2007, 09:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: Help Upgrading Old PC Well the thing is you aren't converting anything that old into a "gaming PC" Heres what i reccomend you save up for. X2 3600 $65 AM2 Mobo $50 512 or 1Gb DDR2 RAM $18 for 512 38$ for 1GB Those are your basic parts...you will need a video card to go with those as well but for a Dual-Core CPU with 512mb of ram $150 isn't a bad deal. __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

05-13-2007, 09:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
techsquad Junior Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 72	Re: Help Upgrading Old PC well i just need a computer that could maybe run something llike halo? __________________ "Some People Are Only Alive Cause Its Illegal To Shoot Them,"

05-13-2007, 09:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Sora Renowned Budgeting Master Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA Posts: 4,122	Re: Help Upgrading Old PC What you don't understand is that all of those parts are outdated none of them could run in a low line gaming PC. Please I highly suggest you get 200 bucks and then try to make something becuase 200 bucks can actually get you somewhere. __________________ E6300 w/ Arctic Freezer Pro 7 @ 3.6ghz 1.4Vcore Antec 900 Case EVGA 750i FTW Mobo 2x1GB of DDR2-533 D9GMH Team Xtreme 4-4-4-12 @ 1030mhz 2.2v Gigabyte 8800GT 720/1800/1050 (eventually will SLI when they go down in price) Hanns G 19" Wide 5MS LCD 1 250GB WD and 1 Seagate 7200.10 in RAID 0 Corsair 520HX 3DMark06 Score: 13900

05-13-2007, 09:37 PM	#10 (permalink)
fade2black2004 Console Gamer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,636	Re: Help Upgrading Old PC for 100 bucks your not going to run halo __________________ http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f40/my...9/#post1478568

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