Hi, i just got to this website, and hopefully i can get some help. "Thank you to those who do in advance." I'm using a compaq presario 5000, i upgraded its ram to 312 mb. I am running at 851Mhz, and also running at 37.2 gb of hard drive. I'm trying to upgrade my computer, since thats the field i want to be in someday. But im not sure wether or not my compaq can handle a bigger cpu change, and a bigger hard drive. Can anyone help me on those two things or what should i do, because i dont want to buy a brand new computer. i know that would be the easy thing to do but like i said this would be my carrier later on in life. thanx to those who help once again.
It all depends what you want your PC to do. What is your budget? Whether your MOBO will handle a faster CPU & memory is a major factor.
so a athlon you may be now were motherboard limited, so lets find out what the max your motherboard can handle get ahold of sisoft sandra or lavalis everest home edition should be small downloads, I got them from pc gamers demo disk, these utilities will tell you everything about your pc what it has and the max of what it will take, If we could put a athlon xp in that thing it would be a hella lot faster!
ok i downloaded that lil program, to find out the max my motherboard can handle where do i go? because i think i found it my self but im not sure, after i opened the program i went on CPU and BIOS information? or is it somewhere else?
Is this that u wanted or something else SiSoftware Sandra System Host Name : T3H1W7 User : bojan Processor Model : AMD Athlon(tm) Processor Speed : 852MHz Model Number : 852 (estimated) Performance Rating : PR1133 (estimated) Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s) Internal Data Cache : 64kB Synchronous, Write-Back, 2-way set, 64 byte line size L2 On-board Cache : 256kB ECC Synchronous, Write-Back, 16-way set, 64 byte line size Mainboard Bus(es) : AGP PCI USB MP Support : No MP APIC : No System BIOS : Compaq 786K3 System : Compaq Presario Mainboard : Compaq 0708h Total Memory : 312MB SDRAM Chipset 1 Model : VIA Technologies Inc VT8363/5 KT133/KM133 System Controller Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 100MHz (200MHz data rate) Total Memory : 320MB SDRAM Shared Memory : 8MB Memory Bus Speed : 1x 100MHz (100MHz data rate) Video System Monitor/Panel : COMPAQ FS740 Color Monitor Adapter : S3 Graphics Inc. ProSavage Physical Storage Devices Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive Hard Disk : ST340823A (37GB) CD-ROM/DVD : PHILIPS CDD4801 CD-R/RW (CD 32X Rd, 8X Wr) Logical Storage Devices 1.44MB 3.5" (A : N/A Hard Disk (C : 37GB (31GB, 84% Free Space) (FAT32) CD-ROM/DVD (D : N/A Peripherals Serial/Parallel Port(s) : 2 COM / 1 LPT USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub USB Controller/Hub : USB Root Hub Keyboard : Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse : PS/2 Compatible Mouse MultiMedia Device(s) Device : VIA AC'97 Audio Controller (WDM) Communication Device(s) Device : PCTEL Platinum V.90 Modem Power Management AC Line Status : On-Line Operating System(s) Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Professional (Win32 x86) 5.01.2600 Network Services Adapter : SMC EZ Card 10/100 PCI (SMC1211TX) Performance Tips Warning 100 : Large memory sizes should be made of Registered/Buffered memory. Tip 2546 : Large memory modules should be ECC/Parity. Tip 2 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.
well after extensive reading, you cant overclock it atleast not hardware wise, you can get a better socket a processor but I cant seem to find your board limitations, also compaq cases are made by them so not interchangeable along with their power supplies, and as your using a 200mhz fsb it has to be pretty slow. My suggestion all depends on your budget and what you want to do with it like pulsar said! I would start saving and buying new parts for a new pc and leave this one alone as it is pretty old you can use it to surf and read up online while your building your new pc. bigger hard drive is no problem though just keep it below 137 gigs!
the case & psu is iffy on another board, can't use the old ram on new motherboard. so get a new case, motherboard, cpu(amd/intel), ram & maybe videocard of new motherboard does not have onboard video plus agp/pci/e slot. can use exiting drives like floppy, hd & cd/dvd rom to save costs
so are u guys saying not to mess around and leave it as it is, or what? or should i get a new main board/video card/cpu prosessor/hard drive? because like i said i dont want to buy a new one and rather make my own computer. thanx to all those who have helped me so far appriciate it much
well it's good to see your ready to jump right in and build your own most are to scared or timid to do so, now you can get to save hundreds of dollars and learn in the process but finally you need to answer the previous question what do you want to do with your new comp, and how much money do you have? what is your budget? with a figure we can start making configuration based on what you need and what money you have.
well first all my budget would be around 100$ every week or two week, depending on my work schedual because i dont want to put my entire pay check into it, i could put down about 200$ right about now, i dont want this project to be finished in about 2 weeks as u can tell with my money option isnt very high, but as for what i would like to do with my computer is be able to play some games, such as command and conquer generals "i own it right now but cant play it lol", or battle field 2, but mostly be able to search online with a good speed to it. nothing reat really but have about an average size computer.
Intel $299Can Intel Celeron 2.53D533 Biostar P4V-MB 256MB DDR 333 PC2700 RAM 64M Video Card (onboard) 40GB 7200 HDD 52X CD-ROM Sony 1.44MB Floppy Drive Onboard sound & 10/100 LAN Front USB Case Keyboard/Mouse/Speakers Intel P4 2.4A FSB533 $359 AMD $289Can AMD Sempron 2600+ Biostar M7V1G-400 256 MB DDR333 PC2700 RAM 64M VIDEO (SHARED) 40GB 7200 HDD 52X CD-ROM Sony 1.44MB Floppy Drive Onboard Audio/LAN Front USB Case Keyboard / Mouse / Speakers AMD sempron 2800: $309 parts in $Can cases http://www.gogocomputers.com/productsCASE.htm motherboards http://www.gogocomputers.com/productsMB.htm cpus http://www.gogocomputers.com/productsMB.htm ram http://www.gogocomputers.com/productsMEM.htm hd http://www.gogocomputers.com/productsHD.htm rom drives http://www.gogocomputers.com/productsOPTICALDRIVES.htm videocards http://www.gogocomputers.com/productsVIDEOCARD.htm
okay, thanx, but when i clicked on all those links there are so many different items and not sure what is compatable or be able to be used with what. u know what im trying to say. like can u give me something that would be good like this motherboard with this cpu, that can go with this hard drive. stuff like that, really appriciate your help. thank you
ok lets see you can get a athlon 64-bit 3000 for 146.00 venice core mind you this motherboard is really good at 84.00 and has pcix MSI K8N Neo4-F Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard GIGABYTE GV-NX66T128D Geforce 6600GT 128MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card this is a good budget card at 154.00 will play all new games but you can go cheaper and get a 6200tc for 50.00 bucks but dont know how well it would play bf2. would not reccomend anything lower than 6200tc 2x 512mb of pc3200 ddr will run you about 100 bucks case's can be had for around 50 bucks that include power supply and you have hard drive mouse keyboards cdrom modem monitor so my option would cost you about 500 bucks which is steep but thats a 64bit processor with the venice core that runs cool so easily overclocked, motherboard future ready for dual core, also easy overclock options, pciex which is 'I guess' the future, a reaaly great video card that many love and it will play your games! ps oh yea I found all this on newegg of course!
depends on whether you want amd or intel but as you play some games go with amd & go with socket 939 as socket 754 is being discontinued. you want ddr ram not sdram
wait sorry but what is going to cost me about $500, because i dont really need a new mouse or keyboard or monitor or speakers, cuz im fine with what i have now
