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[monboy]

Was planning to upgrade but seeing I have a HP with operating system formatted on it, i dont see any way for a novice to get around this, so I am practically going to have to build a new system , minus the ram and monitor.

I was concerned about the compatability of the PSU with the motherboard , I wasnt sure how to read that tech stuff.

If anyone see's any cost cutting effecient without skimping to much more please let me know, I would like to order this tomorrow.

I plan on using a cheap PCI card until I can scrounge the money for the card I want , which is the 7600 gt.

The grand total was $ 500 inc shipping

I was still playing around with the idea of amd2 system but i'm hoping this upgrade will last me 3 yrs at least...for those who didnt see my post earlier , I was plauged by a AGP card in my HP pent 4 3.0 ghz....Im hoping the new board with pciE will be all that I need to see improvements in game performance

Thank You

Special thank you to Jaguarskx for all his time and knowledge



COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-WW Black/Silver Aluminum Bezel, SECC Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811119077


FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX400-PN, RoHS, 12cm FAN, version 2.0, 2 SATA, 20+ 4 pin, PCI Express, 400W Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817104953


ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813131530


AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Venice 2.4GHz 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103531

SAMSUNG Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16821103203

SAMSUNG SpinPoint P Series SP2504C 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822152025

NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black IDE/ATAPI Model ND-3550A - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827152058

Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16832116056

 

[godlyatheist]

The Centurion case is only $30 + 10 shipping if you order today.http://www.chiefvalue.com/product/index.aspx

You can probably get MS to send you a CD-key if you tell them your HP expired.....

 

[dougie_boy]

yeah, go with the 3700+. much better CPU in my humble op.
all looks fine tho. i dont think ur going to need a floppy tho...

also there is a program which will tell u the CD key for ur build. u type in the stickers numbers on the case and it gives u the code to unlock it... its handy and legal.

 

[monboy]

mpilchfamily ,

Thanks for the advice on the video card, but which one were you reffering too, there is about 12 of them. I couldnt make heads or tails ? I will be salvaging 1gb of ram....I changed to the 3700 .....Thanks

godlyatheist ,

I dont have a xp cd ...it is partioned off in my hard drive....HP , does not include the cd with purchase...last time , sytem recovery didnt work, so they sent me another new hard drive wit windows xp on it but no cd again.

Thanks for the hot tip on the case.


I still would like to know if that psu and motherboard are compatable....or are they al pretty much compatable these days

Ps I went with the 3700 + ...thanks for the affirmation dougieboy

Thanks

Jeff

 

[dougie_boy]

cough*

u could torrent XP if u have a valid code then technically ur not stealing.

the ELUA states u dont own the software or the CD but the right to use it. a licence if u will. so if u own the machine with the windows verification sticker on it u have ur own licence to install it on that PC.so if u torrented it (not that i would suggest such a thing) ur key code would work on it. im geussing they gave u a key with the HD??

yeah the PSU and case are fine. ur all set.

 

[monboy]

No Key.....or sticker...no nothing....its just in my hard drive partioned off....kinda stinks but thanks for the idea. Thats what ya get when you dont build your own...I didnt get any software........no drivers etc....everything is in the partition on the hard drive

jeff

 

[dougie_boy]

fuckers. the only other option i could think of is using a vista release...

 

[0zzy]

If possible i would change 939 to AM2. They cost same and not much performance difference, but can upgrade later.

I have heard that PSUs from PCs like HP or DELL can damage off-the-shelf mobos and are incompatible.

 

[aBg_rOnGak]

No Key.....or sticker...no nothing....its just in my hard drive partioned off....kinda stinks but thanks for the idea. Thats what ya get when you dont build your own...I didnt get any software........no drivers etc....everything is in the partition on the hard drive

jeff

Google for certain apps that can list out/find your cd-key,then *ahem* get a copy of windows xp off the net