Upgrading?

joe123

My pc specs are
733mghz
64mb RAM
Pentium 3
Intel(R) 810e Chipset graphics driver
4gb hd

Now i know these are really bad the pc is a few years old...im just wondering am i better off buying a new pc or just upgrading this one?And if I upgrade how much would it cost ( to be able to play a game such as DEus ex 2 )

and how much would a new pc cost if all I got was the tower part?

KdjaCL

1st question is how much yah got?

Tbh the "Computer from hell" on Jes.de (see thread below) would be perfect for anyone looking to upgrade, quality pc.

kdjac

Creamy Goodness

you're best off buying a new computer mate but build it your self

komplett and jes have very good kits that are good price wise

Creamy Goodness

and also i'm sure deus ex2 install would be around 2-3 gigs (most new games are) they ain't gonna fair too well on a 4gig hdd

joe123

Well i wouldnt know how to build a pc myself would you not need to know alot about them to do that? What i know of them is fairly good but still i have a lot to learn.

Whats better about building it yourself? and whats the cost like?

( I always like a challenge lol )

Creamy Goodness

well it's certainly cheaper than dell anyways.

it's not that hard. if you read the manuals that come with each piece of hardware it's easy. processor's, gfx cards, sound cards can only slot in one way so there really isn't any difficulty.

i done it myself last year and i didn't run into any hiccups at all.

KdjaCL

Its not cheaper than Dell dont belive that crap(not you cremo just that in general), its only cheaper than a Dell when you have some of the parts yourself.

You can buy cheap ****ty pcs from Dell with TFTS that you would not build yourself for that price. problem with them is they ****.
Things you need:

Case and power supply (300 watt minimum) €50 (thats a crap case)
Mbo RAM Cpu bundle €220 (Xp 2400 ,512 DDR , abit KV7 board)
A CDrom /Burner You may have one already money saved if not €50
Dvd burner if you that way inclined €89
Luckily above card has built in5.1 sound and Lan that saves you cash.
Graphics card the jewel in the crown 9800 Pro €189
17" CRT €50 15" TFT €250
Standard Keyb and Optical mouse €25
HD 80GB IDE €60
Operating system €150 or your old one or you may be a warez monkey so free.

So €755 with CRT ,€905 with TFT €1155 with Win XP

Computer from hell on Jes isnt far off the above PC for 1200
Dell do less in Ram and G card for €700 with TFT


kdjac

Redrocket

yeah what os are you using?
where's that 17inch crt for 50quid? how much is delivery on it?
also try go for an upgrade package with a amd barton cpu, its just better value