ok, I have had a medion desktop pc for a while now that i bought a lonnnng time ago at futureshop. I have no idea what its worth, or what it is capable of doing (i haven't tried). I was wondering if i should upgrade it, or just build a new computer.. because everything still works fine and it's pretty damn fast. ::::::::: -Pentium 4 530 with HT technology 3.0ghz -2.0 gb's of ram (kingston i think) -120gb SATA hard drive (western digital) - 16x double-layer dvd -+ rw burner drive - dvd-rom drive (plays any dvd or cd) -128 nVidia GeForce FX5300 w/vga, s-video, and dvi outputs - 9:1 media slots (for SD cards, memory sticks ETC.) - floppy drive is it worth to upgrade? or scrap.. what do you think I should do, and how much is it worth??
What do you plan on doing? It seems decent enough. See if your board supports a Dual Core CPU. Just stick one of those in and you should be good to go. Unless you plan on gaming. Then you would probably have to change the CPU, Video card, Mobo, and PSU.
ok, here is what i plan on buying .. or if you could get things a little cheaper and not loose anything performance wise. Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4 2GB 2X1GB PC2-6400 DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-12 240PIN Dual Channel Memory $74.99 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Quad Core Processor LGA775 Kentsfield 2.40GHZ 1066FSB 8MB Retail Box $225.98 EVGA Nforce 750I SLI Ftw LGA775 ATX DDR2 2PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 2PCI SATA RAID Sound GBLAN Motherboard $209.99 Corsair CMPSU-620HX 620W ATX Triple 12V 50A 24PIN ATX Modular Power Supply 120MM Fan 2X PCI-E $164.99 Cooler Master Neon Blue LED 120MM Case Fan 3PIN 22DBA 1220RPM 42.734CFM 3PINS $6.30 XFX GeForce 9600GT 650MHZ 512MB 1.8GHZ DDR3 PCI-E Dual DVI-I HDCP HDTV Out Video Card $199.99 TOTAL $882.24
Are you in Canada? BIG NO, to the Nvidia chipset. Get a GA-X48-DS4 or a GA-P45-DS3R. Oh and for the video card get a HD4850.
As far as recommendations go, I would stick to the video card and motherboard I previously recommended. If you really need something cheaper you can get a GA-EP35-DS3R as a motherboard. If it's possible, wait till the end of October. The new Intel CPUs should be coming out and the current ones will drop in price.
when i got my final price on canadian computers it was just over 800$... so i tossed the idea of upgrading my old desktop, and just added a hard drive and disc drive and then i build my brand new comp. just to make sure: http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowCart&cmd=ai&item=HDSG000723&cid=HD.443.877
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R --- $153.99 CPU: Q6600 --- $209.99 RAM: Corsair XMS2 (2x1GB) --- $106.99 PSU: Corsair HX 620W Modular --- $149.99 GPU: ASUS HD4850 --- $219.99 Drive: LG DVD-WRITER/ROM --- $25.99 HD: Seagate 250GB --- $49.99 CASE: ANTEC 900 --- $75.00 (getting local, its new too) ok, thats it.
Yeah everything looks good. The RAM is very expensive though. You may be getting overcharged. I payed less for my Dominators(Dominators are more expensive versions of the XMS2) and my RAM is 4GB PC2-8500. As for overclocking, I would highly recommend it. A Tuniq Tower will do the job nicely.
