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PlagueWielder
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Hey
I have a Compaq computer and its getting pretty old and I want to upgrade it.
Here are its specs:
AMD T-Bird 1 GHz
384MB PC2100
GF2 MX 400 with 32MB
SB 128PCI
I want to upgrade the motherboard and gfx card and later the CPU. I dont really care about the audio card since I dont notice the difference anyway.
Ive been looking at these two motherboards:
Gigabyte 7VAX
EPOX EP-8RDA+
Do you guys recommend any of these two? If not can you please give me a link to a different one? Dont link to a mobo that is expensive cause I dont want it to cost too much.
I also want to be able to use my current ram with newer models. Is that possible? Or will I have to lower the speed of the newer ones?
As for the gfx card, I was looking at the ATI Radeon 9500 Pro. Ive read a lot of good reviews about it and also recommendations on this forum. Also, its the highest model that is available here so dont recommend anything higher cause I wont be able to get it.
One more thing about the motherboard, will they fit my Compaq case? I have the 7000 series case with 3 big slots (dont remember the size) and 2 small slots and it has that weird purple plastic thing at the front.
Thanks in advance.
I have a Compaq computer and its getting pretty old and I want to upgrade it.
Here are its specs:
AMD T-Bird 1 GHz
384MB PC2100
GF2 MX 400 with 32MB
SB 128PCI
I want to upgrade the motherboard and gfx card and later the CPU. I dont really care about the audio card since I dont notice the difference anyway.
Ive been looking at these two motherboards:
Gigabyte 7VAX
EPOX EP-8RDA+
Do you guys recommend any of these two? If not can you please give me a link to a different one? Dont link to a mobo that is expensive cause I dont want it to cost too much.
I also want to be able to use my current ram with newer models. Is that possible? Or will I have to lower the speed of the newer ones?
As for the gfx card, I was looking at the ATI Radeon 9500 Pro. Ive read a lot of good reviews about it and also recommendations on this forum. Also, its the highest model that is available here so dont recommend anything higher cause I wont be able to get it.
One more thing about the motherboard, will they fit my Compaq case? I have the 7000 series case with 3 big slots (dont remember the size) and 2 small slots and it has that weird purple plastic thing at the front.
Thanks in advance.