Re: Hardware compatibility question
From: Alvin Brown (alvin1_at_swbell.net)
Date: 03/03/04
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Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 09:09:09 -0600
Hello
To answer your question yes go for it, you can go out
and do that, but keep in mind you would have to buy a
new case.
Alvin
nkjg wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have no idea if this is the right section to post in
> (it's probably not), but I know that there are a lot of
> people here who have non-standard (i.e. not store bought)
> computer setups.
>
> Anyways, here's the deal. I have a system as follows:
> P4 1.8 GHz
> 768 DDR PC2100 Ram (266 MHz)
> 40GB HD
> 48x/24x/48x CD-RW
>
> My deal is this. The whole thing sits on the Dell
> motherboard that came with it. The motherboardruns at
> 400MHz FSB, has built in audio and video (don't know
> about audio, 64MB DDR Intel Extreme Graphics), 3 PCI
> slots and NO AGP!!!
>
> IMO (and I think others will agree with me), the
> motherboard is crap. I'd like to upgrade my video card,
> but I don't have an AGP slot which means that the video
> output is going to be about the same as what I have. I've
> actually tried putting in an ATI 9000 PCI card, and I
> ended up getting a lower FPS in Morrowind (game with lots
> of 3D rendering) than I did with my stock Intel card.
>
> Ok, hopefully you're still reading at this point. My
> question is this: Would it be possible for me to go out
> and get a new motherboard which is capable of handling a
> P4-HT i.e. 800MHz FSB (for future upgrade purposes), and
> new video and audio cards and put everything together?
> I'm not worried about loosing my data on my HD since I
> would move anything that I wanted to keep onto my laptop
> and clean install XP (a retail version).
>
> Either post here or e-mail me at
> nkjgDEL@ETEinterchange.ubc.ca.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Nick
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