Upgrade CPU or overclock advice please

Hi Buik, I run adaware and spybot regularly. I've never had an infection (praise the Lord!), I guess because I never go where I shouldn't or open any attachments, plus I dump the cookies and Internet files regularly.

I appreciate your help Repoman. ddp's & and Scubabud's course seems the most logical for my situation. I'm sorry if I misspoke that I found the memory for $200-I meant the 2.4Gig Asus MoBo Scubabud suggested. It turns out that it can be safely overclocked if I get a better fan than the OEM, and I get good bang for the buck this way and easier on the family (and the doghouse)

I now believe that somewhere inside a computer is a Dollar vacuum.

 

Interesting. I have a AMD Sempron at 1.6 GHz with 512 DDR 3200 if I'm not wrong, MoBo is of a wierd company but it was all they had at the moment. I can back-up my movies with DVDShrink between 30 to 45 minutes and burn them in less than 10 minutes. Strange how yours takes 2 hours each.

I'm in the same boat my friend. I can only buy my PC parts little buy little and by the time I do its outdated. I do have plans on building an ultimate PC buy all the best most compatible parts all at the same time and hope to get a good deal out of it in the process. It will cost a lot but it will be worth it. Saving up the money as we speak. And getting my licence to purchase at retail warehouses here where I live. I live in Puerto Rico and that how things work here. Although buying online might be better. I will see once I begin the process of building it.

 

4 xtra pins, OK, I'll make sure. thanks!

 

@djbandit, You and I share the same budgetary constraints, same dreams too. One day, one day indeed I will build a system like the Dream System at the start of this forum. I would even get a second job for awhile to build one like Fasfrank has. Wow! I have much learning to do-and I will .
Oh, I said it "can take up to 2 hours", which happens when I shrink a 7Gb ISO as I do frequently but not every time, and I just can't believe that my system is going to take 100% for hours like that forever. Planning ahead like this with these smart people will keep from wasting $'s. You have to get a license? Man, my problems are nothing compared to yours. I hope your dream comes true!
Cheers!

 

Good. Adaware & Spybot.

Now try the next one. Spyware Doctor. You can download it at WWW.Download.com It was on their hompage this morning. For me, it found tons of stuff the other two great programs didn't

TC