After 7 years of Flawless service It's time to retire my p4 2.4b.
This is what I think I can salvage
Case
350w Power supply
80gb Hard drive
Windows xp home
DVD-ROM
CD-RW
DVD-Burner
One open bay
Floppy Drive
Currently Hooked up to my 50" HItachi 1080P
Want something that will Be able to Play HD. Will add a Blue Ray drive in the future. Primarily used for Entertainment, would do more gaming if system was faster. With these recyled components & OS could I turn this into a respectable entertainment center??
Not looking to break the bank. Saving money for laptop down the road so trying to get by on the cheap. What I think I will need (with limited research) would rather go with intel but...:
CPU (Fry's $120.00)
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4
Model: 805 - HDX805WFK4FGI
Core Speed (MHz): 2500
Wattage: 95W
L3 Cache: 4096KB
CMOS: 45nm SOI
Socket: AM3
Warranty: 1 YR
Motherboard (Frys $120.00)
Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard
AMD 790GX + SB750 Chipset
Supports 45nm AMD Socket AM3 processors
Memory (Fry's 80.00)
Total: $320.00
3GB DDR3 PC3-12800 TRI-CHANNEL VIPER MEMORY / PATRIOT
Tried a new Diamond HD 4650 AGP card and did not get the desired results. Overclocking p4??
Thanks for any advice
This is what I think I can salvage
Case
350w Power supply
80gb Hard drive
Windows xp home
DVD-ROM
CD-RW
DVD-Burner
One open bay
Floppy Drive
Currently Hooked up to my 50" HItachi 1080P
Want something that will Be able to Play HD. Will add a Blue Ray drive in the future. Primarily used for Entertainment, would do more gaming if system was faster. With these recyled components & OS could I turn this into a respectable entertainment center??
Not looking to break the bank. Saving money for laptop down the road so trying to get by on the cheap. What I think I will need (with limited research) would rather go with intel but...:
CPU (Fry's $120.00)
Processor: AMD Phenom II X4
Model: 805 - HDX805WFK4FGI
Core Speed (MHz): 2500
Wattage: 95W
L3 Cache: 4096KB
CMOS: 45nm SOI
Socket: AM3
Warranty: 1 YR
Motherboard (Frys $120.00)
Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H Motherboard
AMD 790GX + SB750 Chipset
Supports 45nm AMD Socket AM3 processors
Memory (Fry's 80.00)
Total: $320.00
3GB DDR3 PC3-12800 TRI-CHANNEL VIPER MEMORY / PATRIOT
Tried a new Diamond HD 4650 AGP card and did not get the desired results. Overclocking p4??
Thanks for any advice