[Upgrade] old system

[kgrif7]

Hello,
Thanks in advacned.

ok so this is my specs atm

INTEL PENITUM D 830 3.0GHz (775) Dual Core CPU
ASUS P5ND2-SLI nFORCE4 LGA775 2X PCIE DDR2
KINGMAX 512Mb PC4200 DDR2 533 X2 =1GB
WESTERN DIGITAL 200GB 8MB SATA-II
ENGTX 260 896M DDR3 <- Got last christmas and i know its a pci express 2 while p5nd2 sli is only pci-express 1
800watt power uspply cant remember model but i got it with my gtx260 at christmas
windows xp 32bit looking at upgrading my laptops vista to 64 bit and swapping vista to my comp xp to my laptop

ok so basiclaly im looking for a new motherboard and cpu but i dont want it to cost a fortune pref $400-600 that will make my computer peform better

 

[alvine]

i would get intel core i7 920 + x58 mobo + 6gb ddr3 1600 ram

($185) MSI X58 Pro LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130221

($280)Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202

($100) OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381

Total= $565

I would go with the x58 since you have 800wat psu so you can add another graphic card in future. also if you would get this dont forget to back up all your data. you will have to format the hard drive when you replace the internals because there will be old drivers on the hard drive and the windows will not boot at all.

hope that helps

Alvine.

 

[kgrif7]

ok how woud it run without the ram upgrade cause im aus kinda forgot that so about ~468.0301 us dollars is waht i could spend. also should i get the 64 bit windows and swap it from my laptop 2 my pc?

 

[rewindlabs]

You cant swap windows from your laptop to your pc, the serial number is tied to the laptop.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.190732

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231166

$324.98 shipping included

*High Five*

Schweet recommendation.....

 

[smithereen]

I was going to recommend that, except with an 800W PSU and a GTX 260, he might want an SLi board. There's a good deal on the Foxconn Destroyer.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186152
Pair that with a Ph2 940. Or the deal ZZFH posted.

 

[kgrif7]

"Newegg.com does not offer International shipping options at this time."\

Sorry thx for the effort umm is there any other online stores that ship international to australia

 

[kgrif7]

ok waht about http://umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2 + http://umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2

now jsut a motherboard thats ~$330 aus and my budget is 600 also why i choose the Intel ATX E8500 CORE 2 DUO was because of http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/socket-am3-phenom,2148-9.html. any thoughts?

 

[smithereen]

Link is broken, even without the period. Anyways, both the Ph2 720 and 940 are better than the e8500, even in most dual-core games. None of them will be a bottleneck until more quad-threaded games hit the market, then the C2D *may* become one.

 

[kgrif7]

Ok sorry didnt know the link was broken

Intel ATX E8500 CORE 2 DUO/3.16GHz/6MB/1333FSB/LGA775
Internet Price: $272.00
http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=13&bid=2&sid=28546

AMD Phenom II X4 945 3.0GHZ
Internet Price: $329.00
http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=14&bid=2&sid=45578

AMD PhenomII 720 TripleCore CPU
Internet Price: $209.00
http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=14&bid=2&sid=37745

G.Skill DDR2 2048MB(2x1G)PC8500 1066Mhz 5-5-5-15(F2-8500CL5D-2GBPI )
Internet Price: $55.00
http://umart.com.au/pro/products_listnew.phtml?id=10&id2=111&bid=2&sid=31398

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/socket-am3-phenom,2148-9.html

Without period just worked for me.

If u can find a motherboard from http://umart.com.au/newindex2.phtml?bid=2 that would be the best to run with one of those cpu and a gtx260 im no getting anotht thinking abouter graphics card in the next yr cause it wont be needed i dont think. but if theres room for thought thats good