- Apr 12, 2013
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Hello, all. Long time lurker first time poster here. I just finished my first build with tons of help from this forum. So, first off, thank you.
Anyway, I am now wondering what to do with my old pre-built system. It's a HP something-or-other with a socket 939 Athlon 64 3800+ (single core), Asus A8N-LA mobo (3 open PCI, and 1 PCI Express x16), 1gb ddr400 cl3 ram, and a small Seagate HDD.
The build/upgrade bug has bitten me after my recent accomplishment, so I was thinking about upgrading this old machine to do some HTPC duty.
I have found a few dual core socket 939 Athlons for cheap on Ebay. I figured I could roll the dice for $15 and slap one of those in there. I would also add another gb of ram, a better PSU, a Blu Ray drive, a 2nd bigger HDD, and a cheap video card.
I just wanted to get some more experienced opinions on whether or not this would be a cost-productive endeavor.
It would be hooked up to a 52" Sharp LCD TV, and I would expect the system to play Blu Rays straight from the disc, as well as rip and store BD and DVD for future viewing.
It might serve as a 2nd PC at times when the wife doesn't feel like working on a laptop, but we really only use MS Office Suite and the web, and since that's what the system did up until last week, I don't see that as a pressing point.
I appreciate any and all help/advice you guys can offer up. Thanks in advance!
-Jared
Anyway, I am now wondering what to do with my old pre-built system. It's a HP something-or-other with a socket 939 Athlon 64 3800+ (single core), Asus A8N-LA mobo (3 open PCI, and 1 PCI Express x16), 1gb ddr400 cl3 ram, and a small Seagate HDD.
The build/upgrade bug has bitten me after my recent accomplishment, so I was thinking about upgrading this old machine to do some HTPC duty.
I have found a few dual core socket 939 Athlons for cheap on Ebay. I figured I could roll the dice for $15 and slap one of those in there. I would also add another gb of ram, a better PSU, a Blu Ray drive, a 2nd bigger HDD, and a cheap video card.
I just wanted to get some more experienced opinions on whether or not this would be a cost-productive endeavor.
It would be hooked up to a 52" Sharp LCD TV, and I would expect the system to play Blu Rays straight from the disc, as well as rip and store BD and DVD for future viewing.
It might serve as a 2nd PC at times when the wife doesn't feel like working on a laptop, but we really only use MS Office Suite and the web, and since that's what the system did up until last week, I don't see that as a pressing point.
I appreciate any and all help/advice you guys can offer up. Thanks in advance!
-Jared
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