Right now I have a Dell Dimension 4550 Pentium 4 CPU 2.00GHz 1.99GHz, 768MB RAM. Two year old PC that I've slowly added new components and upgrades to since I bought it (namely, added a 120GB HD to the 30GB drive already there, added a 512MB RAM stick to the 126, and most recently a GeForce FX 5500 256MB graphics card), and the most frustrating part is that the PC is still in need of more upgrades (I'm focusing on motherboard, processor and sound card).
Now what I'm thinking is to buy a new case, motherboard and processor and taking the remaining components from my current PC and placing them into the new. Would this be possible? So far, my experience with PCs has always been "buy a convient/cheap brand name, sorta upgrade and then just replace every couple of years." This time around though, I've upgraded a lot and would think it'd just be stupid to replace the whole thing again, added to that, I just simply can't afford a whole new system this time either.
So far motherboard is the only real piece of hardware I have never worked directly with myself, so I literally do not know what to look for when shopping. Overall, any suggestions on what to buy/do will be greatly appreciated and taken into consideration. Not looking to buy anything right away, mainly looking to buy in a month or so when my husband and I have some money saved up again. Researching right now.
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Now what I'm thinking is to buy a new case, motherboard and processor and taking the remaining components from my current PC and placing them into the new. Would this be possible?
This is the easiest way to do it. Once you have the motherboard wired into the case and the processor seated, everything else just pops in and out. Look around online looking for a barebones system. Many people buy case/power supply/motherboard combos and it can even save you money if you shop around.
When shopping for motherboards the standard things you want to consider are what type and speed processor will it support, what type and how much RAM will it support, and what type and how many slots does it have for components.
If your video card is AGP, make sure the mb has an AGP slot.
Make sure it supports the speed you RAM operates at or higher.
Generally stay away from video or sound integrated into the motherboards for a variety of reasons.
Abit and Asus are good names to look for.
If you think you found a specific motherboard you like, you can always post a link to a description for more specific feedback.
This is the easiest way to do it. Once you have the motherboard wired into the case and the processor seated, everything else just pops in and out. Look around online looking for a barebones system. Many people buy case/power supply/motherboard combos and it can even save you money if you shop around.
When shopping for motherboards the standard things you want to consider are what type and speed processor will it support, what type and how much RAM will it support, and what type and how many slots does it have for components.
If your video card is AGP, make sure the mb has an AGP slot.
Make sure it supports the speed you RAM operates at or higher.
Generally stay away from video or sound integrated into the motherboards for a variety of reasons.
Abit and Asus are good names to look for.
If you think you found a specific motherboard you like, you can always post a link to a description for more specific feedback.
I'm pretty much in the same situation, thought im talking about 3-4 months, not only 1 month ahead :(
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