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worth it for an upgrade?

  • 28-12-2004 7:57pm
    #1
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭


    116436 Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB
    IDE ATA/100 2MB cache 7200RPM

    121503 PowerColor Radeon 9600XT 128MB DDR
    AGP, ATI 9600XT, DVI-I, TV-Out, Retail

    301943 NEC DVD-recorder ND-3500A IDE Silver
    Bulk,DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW (Dual layer)

    120878 Upgrade Kit AMD Sempron 2500+,
    Motherboard, 256mb RAM, CPU Fan.

    all for an upgrade to an old p.c im selling off....
    just wondering if its worth it...
    total cost is €462.00.


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  • #2
    Ciaran500
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,225 ✭✭✭Ciaran500


    Not enough ram, you will need a minimum of 512mb for anything recent.


  • #3
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe


    Ciaran500 wrote:
    Not enough ram, you will need a minimum of 512mb for anything recent.

    well there is already 512 in it.
    so i guess its gonna be 512 + 256...


  • #4
    marco murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭marco murphy


    Are these ''power colours'' good and why?


  • #5
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe


    heh thats what im asking! im not sure if they are worth the 140 odd euro for it...
    its not to run anything major like doom3...


  • #6
    marco murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭marco murphy


    Okkkk wnat my opinion?

    Get rid of the sempron get more RAM


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  • #7
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    powercolor's are the most cheapest of brands, but does not mean they are faulty/useless etc.

    they may not use the fastest ram on the cards but since powercolor build to the ati reference design you should expect a fully functional card


  • #8
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe


    768mb ram aint enough??
    it aint for much really...
    just surfing etc


  • #9
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe


    Cremo wrote:
    powercolor's are the most cheapest of brands, but does not mean they are faulty/useless etc.

    they may not use the fastest ram on the cards but since powercolor build to the ati reference design you should expect a fully functional card

    i like you.
    your positive.


  • #10
    marco murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭marco murphy


    Iam sorry,read it totally wrong.So your replacing your old machine with this?RAM is ok if your not playing games i guess.


  • #11
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe


    well, i wanna replace the motherboard, graphics card, fan, cd drive and hard drive...
    the computer i have thats really old ( p2 400mhz, with 256mb ram, and a voodoo 2 graphics card, runs half life perfectly... and quake 2,3 and age of mythology fine. also, it starts in like 10 seconds.


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  • #12
    marco murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭marco murphy


    Komplett have good upgrade stuff!


  • #13
    duridian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,541 ✭✭✭duridian


    Honestly Mike I don't think you'd make money this way.
    If I am getting this correct, you intend to use the case, psu & ram from the Pentium 2 and use the new stuff with them?
    The ram from the P2 400 would be SDRAM and the new ram in the upgrade kit would be PC3200 DDR, you can't mix these together, they don't even use the same type of slot.
    The motherboard in that upgrade kit has integrated Geforce MX graphics, not blistering fast but if you only intend it as a web browsing machine they would be adequate, you wouldn't need the Radeon 9600XT card.
    Another thing is the power supply from the Pentium 2 would not be very powerful by today's requirements, but even so there is another problem. That Abit NF7-M motherboard has along with the usual 20 pin ATX power connector a (Pentium 4 type) 12volt connector which your P2 PSU would not have. This would mean even if the PSU had enough juice, you would have stability issues due to the absence of this connector.
    Sorry for being negative but I couldn't in all conscience pass this without pointing out these things.


  • #14
    marco murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭marco murphy


    Ill buy that radeon off you :P


  • #15
    Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe
    Closed Accounts Posts: 579 ✭✭✭Da_cOmRaDe_MiKe


    duridian wrote:
    Honestly Mike I don't think you'd make money this way.
    If I am getting this correct, you intend to use the case, psu & ram from the Pentium 2 and use the new stuff with them?
    The ram from the P2 400 would be SDRAM and the new ram in the upgrade kit would be PC3200 DDR, you can't mix these together, they don't even use the same type of slot.
    The motherboard in that upgrade kit has integrated Geforce MX graphics, not blistering fast but if you only intend it as a web browsing machine they would be adequate, you wouldn't need the Radeon 9600XT card.
    Another thing is the power supply from the Pentium 2 would not be very powerful by today's requirements, but even so there is another problem. That Abit NF7-M motherboard has along with the usual 20 pin ATX power connector a (Pentium 4 type) 12volt connector which your P2 PSU would not have. This would mean even if the PSU had enough juice, you would have stability issues due to the absence of this connector.
    Sorry for being negative but I couldn't in all conscience pass this without pointing out these things.


    but thats why i posted. as i needed help on it
    youve cleared a lot of things up for me. :D thanks. i owe ya a lot :P


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