The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition

sorry thwe psu is an OCZ 600SXS StealthXStream600W PSU and not 650 lol had to find the box lol.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/ProductInfo.aspx?ProductID=17482&source=googleps

 

it has a P4 in it. 1.8ghz 256mb ram 60gb hdd. and it is slow...lolim hopen they can swing about $500 and i can get them up and running nicely

 

lol I know how it feels. I think the 1.8Ghz P4s are faster than these Celerons!

 

navskin: You'll be fine with that PSU then.

 

sammorris,

What's the CPU? Via chipsets are about the slowest things on the planet. The speed is mostly dependent on the MB and if it supports both 100 and 133MHz memory. Some will run one or the other and some will run both, but you need to find out which! If you can't come up with that info, then just use the same speed as what's in it! Some memory sticks are compatible with both as well, and will run at either speed depending on the hardware!

ATA Drives are backward compatible, so if the MB only supports ata-100, that's what an ata-133 will run at. Unlike S-ata, there are no jumpers involved for the speed difference! Again, this is all dependent on the MB's designed in capabilities!

Happy Computering,
Russ

 

Misquote Russ, you're after Rob!

 

Sorry Sam, that's what you get when you are trying to do several things at the same time! LOL!! At my age, I should know better! ROFLMAO!!

Russ

 

thats just it i dont know exactly who makes it. i need to open it up and look at it closely. CPU-Z didnt show the manufacture.

 

RedRob what is the make and model of the computer. you know Compaq and model # or whatever. That might get us something too.

....gm

 

i dont know what it is right now. they bought it off one of them home shopping network shows. 6 years ago.ill all them tomorrow and ask what the name brand is.

 

Rob if you can "update" their computer that would be cheaper I'm sure but if you "upgrade" their computer it will last a few more years for sure!! I think it can be done CHEAP too!!! Maybe about $300 if we (you) do some serious shopping.

...gm

 

Rob,
Did you take the cover off and look on the MB? There's almost always some sort of letters, numbers or something you can identify the MB with

Russ

 

yea i got in it but didnt see any kinda name.
i wrote down as much as i could find that might give me some clues but i cant find anything specific about it..

this is what i got off of it right in the middle of the board

P4 Vmm rev 1.0

this is what i got off one of the little chips on the board
PCNET HT20010143(might havebeen HT20016143 cant read my writing)


edit
found it guys

http://www.motherboard.cz/mb/ecs/P4VMM.htm
http://www.pcpartscollection.com/ecsp4socddrs.html

 

cincyrob,
The MB is an ECS! Model P4Vmm rev 1.0 and is about 4-5 years old! Remarkable life for an old ECS! ECS has no archives that I can find so no other info seems to be available. The model is not on their MB list!

It's an HT chipset MB. Not as good as the HX!

Russ

 

looks like this is the mem i can use in it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141218

outside of the mem and a 100+gb hdd. not much i cna do with it. maybe find a bigger P4 for it.

 

Rob,

How fast was the CPU?

Russ

 

Russ NOT to spend RedRob's money or his in-laws but wouldn't be better to "upgrade" to something with a 775 socket and some cheapy RAM?? Just those items can be had for well under $300 maybe even $200 if you go for the low end Dual Core and MicroATX mobo with some "value" RAM. I can provide some prices.... lol.

...gm

add: RedRob let's spend some CASH!!!!! heheehe.

 

Russ i think it was a 1.8ghz P4.

if i can talk them into $300 to do a cheapy build im sure i could get them to go $500 and they could have something nice for awhile//...lol

 

DON'T buy any RAM.... I have some that would be cheaper if you decided to add some RAM to the existing PC.

.....gm