Upgrading for college.

woot7800GT · 08-13-2007, 11:59 AM

Hey guys,

So basically I'm looking to upgrade my PC before I head to college. I'm looking for a new motherboard, CPU, and Graphics card. Right now I'm running a Gigabyte motherboard, Pentium 4 3.4 HT processor and an eVGA GeForce 7800GT. I'd like to step up to a dual core and/ or 64 bit CPU.

I've been out of the computer world for a while so I'm wondering if AMD or Intel is the way to go? Are the Athlon 64 FXs still any good? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

phucng_10 · 08-13-2007, 12:16 PM

Motherboard : Gigabyte P35-DS3R
CPU : Intel Quad Core Q6600 - G0 Stepping
VGA : 8800GTS 320mb 500MHz
RAM : Crucial Ballistix - DDR2 800 PC6400

Well, those are the main components you should look forward to. What is your budget by the way?

woot7800GT · 08-13-2007, 01:33 PM

Oh yeah, by the way, figure a budget of about $500. Current mobo is LGA775 and PCI-E.

rebell07 · 08-13-2007, 01:39 PM

y do you need to change your mobo sounds decent to me
yeh quad core is good
but you might not need that gfx card if u dont use it for gaming

phucng_10 · 08-13-2007, 01:40 PM

What Gigabyte motherboard do you have? Well we'll just suggest the 8800GTS for now.

Wooo.. off topic, 777 posts.

vernong1992 · 08-13-2007, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rebell07

y do you need to change your mobo sounds decent to me
yeh quad core is good
but you might not need that gfx card if u dont use it for gaming

he's gonna change the board because i doubt even the old socket775 board supports a quad-core.... u need a new board

phucng_10 · 08-13-2007, 03:15 PM

The old motherboard's with an LGA775 only supports like Pentium 4 or Celeron.

AnthraX · 08-13-2007, 04:02 PM

CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail
RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
MOBO: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

Total comes to $363 without shipping. That leaves $140 for your video card. That won't get you much. I would keep your 7800GT for a little bit longer. It'll still play every game out there, just not on Max-Ultra-Uber settings.

woot7800GT · 08-14-2007, 02:34 AM

Question: Will the 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad processor be as fast at single applications (like games) as my single core Pentium 4 3.4 Ghz processor? Basically, I know it'll multi-task like no other, but is it fast on single tasks as well?

AnthraX · 08-14-2007, 03:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by woot7800GT

Question: Will the 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad processor be as fast at single applications (like games) as my single core Pentium 4 3.4 Ghz processor? Basically, I know it'll multi-task like no other, but is it fast on single tasks as well?

It's way faster. CPU Charts | Tom's Hardware

08-13-2007, 11:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
woot7800GT Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,261	Upgrading for college. Hey guys, So basically I'm looking to upgrade my PC before I head to college. I'm looking for a new motherboard, CPU, and Graphics card. Right now I'm running a Gigabyte motherboard, Pentium 4 3.4 HT processor and an eVGA GeForce 7800GT. I'd like to step up to a dual core and/ or 64 bit CPU. I've been out of the computer world for a while so I'm wondering if AMD or Intel is the way to go? Are the Athlon 64 FXs still any good? Any suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

08-13-2007, 12:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
phucng_10 One dumb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,438	Re: Upgrading for college. Motherboard : Gigabyte P35-DS3R CPU : Intel Quad Core Q6600 - G0 Stepping VGA : 8800GTS 320mb 500MHz RAM : Crucial Ballistix - DDR2 800 PC6400 Well, those are the main components you should look forward to. What is your budget by the way? __________________ //phucng_10's WM\\//b1gapl's RCL\\ "If you buy something cheap, you'll always have to buy it twice." Going to stick with what I have, not going to upgrade.

08-13-2007, 01:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
woot7800GT Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,261	Re: Upgrading for college. Oh yeah, by the way, figure a budget of about $500. Current mobo is LGA775 and PCI-E.

08-13-2007, 01:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
rebell07 Super Techie Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dorset Uk Posts: 347	Re: Upgrading for college. y do you need to change your mobo sounds decent to me yeh quad core is good but you might not need that gfx card if u dont use it for gaming

08-13-2007, 01:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
phucng_10 One dumb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,438	Re: Upgrading for college. What Gigabyte motherboard do you have? Well we'll just suggest the 8800GTS for now. Wooo.. off topic, 777 posts. __________________ //phucng_10's WM\\//b1gapl's RCL\\ "If you buy something cheap, you'll always have to buy it twice." Going to stick with what I have, not going to upgrade.

08-13-2007, 03:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
phucng_10 One dumb Techie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 2,438	Re: Upgrading for college. The old motherboard's with an LGA775 only supports like Pentium 4 or Celeron. __________________ //phucng_10's WM\\//b1gapl's RCL\\ "If you buy something cheap, you'll always have to buy it twice." Going to stick with what I have, not going to upgrade.

08-13-2007, 04:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
AnthraX Ultra Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 988	Re: Upgrading for college. CPU: Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 Conroe 2.33GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor - Retail RAM: Newegg.com - G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail MOBO: Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Total comes to $363 without shipping. That leaves $140 for your video card. That won't get you much. I would keep your 7800GT for a little bit longer. It'll still play every game out there, just not on Max-Ultra-Uber settings. __________________ There's No Place Like 127.0.0.1

08-14-2007, 02:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
woot7800GT Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,261	Re: Upgrading for college. Question: Will the 2.4 Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad processor be as fast at single applications (like games) as my single core Pentium 4 3.4 Ghz processor? Basically, I know it'll multi-task like no other, but is it fast on single tasks as well?

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