Re: upgrading my pc?

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thanx for all the input.

much appreciated.

i think i'm going to wait, as i want a good pc, which will last 3-4 years
like this one has. so i'll probably get an expensive one, when vista is
released. (i can save up as well)

john


"Weatherlawyer" <Weatherlawyer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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John wrote:
hi,

i have a 4 year old computer.

it has a pentuin 4- 1.7 ghz,
512mb of ram,
80gb hd,
64 mb gf3 graphics card,
5.1 card and speakers.

What you are talking about doing is upgrading around your old
motherboard. Why not consider what sort of motherboards you will be
able to use the present harware on that will allow you to run much
better graphics.

A new board that will take a number of chips and graphics cards that
can incorporate your present stuff would be the way to go.

What is the largest chip you can get in the present board? And would
the type of ram carry over to the new one if you do get a new mobo?



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