I am thinking of tossing out Intel P4 HT motherboard and move to AMD based....but, like to resue my current hardware, like ATI Radeon, TV Tuner, wireless keyboard and mouse.... I am looking for suggestions if it's a good idea to get AMD motherboard or get new box....
^Agreed to that, but also; what are your current system specs (graphics card name and model, psu, ram, etc.)?
Hardware
Base processor
Pentium4 540 (P) HT 3.2 GHz
800 MHz Front side bus
Socket LGA775
Chipset
Intel 915P
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: PTGD1-LA
HP motherboard name: Puffer-UL8E
Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 512 MB (2 X 256)
Maximum allowed 4 GB* (4 x 1GB) requires the replacement of the installed 256 MB DIMMs
Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM
DIMM slots Four
Open DIMM slots Two
Hard drive
250 GB SATA
7200 rpm
DVD Burner
8x DVD(+/-)R/RW DL drive
DVD-ROM drive
Maximum speed: 16X
Modem
PCI K56flex data/fax modem
Video graphics
ATI Radeon X300SE
128MB DDR memory
PCI-E (Express) interface
I/O Ports: VGA, Composite, S-Video (S-VHS only - integrated TV encoder)
TV-Out support
Television
TV tuner card with FM tuner
Sound/audio
Integrated Intel High Definition(TM) audio (Azalia)
Realtek ALC 880 chipset
THX certification support
8-channels for Full Dolby 5.1/6.1/7.1 surround sound support with Dolby Pro Logic IIx
Speakers
HK Subwoofer 0.1 (1 subwoofer, 0 satellite)
Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface
Power supply
AC input voltage (47-63Hz):
100-127V/8A
200-240V/4A
DC output wattage: 300 Watts
Memory card reader
Supports the following cards:
Compact Flash I
Compact Flash II
SmartMedia
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
MultiMediaCard
Secure Digital (SD)
Micro Drive
XD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)
External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel
Port type Quantity
USB (2.0) Two
9-in-1 media card reader One card with four slots
IEEE 1394 One
Headphone One
Microphone One
S-video One
video/audio in One
I/O ports on the back panel
Port type Quantity
USB (2.0) Four
IEEE 1394 One
Audio One each (line-in, line-out, microphone)
Parallel One
LAN One
VGA (monitor) One
PS/2 (keyboard, mouse) Two (one each)
Expansion slots (total)
Slot type Quantity
PCI Three (one available)
PCI Express One (occupied)
DIMM Four (two available)
Drive bays (total)
Bay type Quantity
5.25-inch, external Two (both occupied)
personal media drive bay One (available)
Remote control
USB infrared receiver
Keyboard and mouse
Premium wireless keyboard
Premium wireless optical mouse
If you choose this path (upgrading parts within the box), you will need to obtain an OS install cd/dvd, since your recovery cds/partition will not work properly with the new mobo (driver conflicts).
If you choose this path (upgrading parts within the box), you will need to obtain an OS install cd/dvd, since your recovery cds/partition will not work properly with the new mobo (driver conflicts).
Thank you for the response. looks like a better choice.