- Joined
- Jul 10, 2006
Old System:
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.0A Northwood 400MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 478 Processor $196
CPU Cooling: ZALMAN CNPS7000A-Cu 65mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan/Heatsink $42
Motherboard: ABIT BD7II i845E $118
Memory: Crucial 2X 256MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 266 (PC 2100) $146
Graphics: Leadtek GeForce 4 Ti 4200 128M $178
Power Supply: Antec TRUE330 ATX 330W $50
Total: $730
New System:
CPU: Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 533MHz FSB 2 x 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual Core $113
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116001
CPU Cooling: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186134
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8I945PL-G Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945PL Express ATX Intel Motherboard $86
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128317
Memory: pqi TURBO 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) $77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141210
Graphics: GIGABYTE Radeon X1600PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Silent Pipe II $104
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125021
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W $39
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153023
Total: $444
Budget: $450
Why I chose each
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CPU: Cheapest dual core
Cooling: OC + noise
Motherboard: 945PL + I have 4 PATA drives and a DVD burner, supports 3 x ATA100 up to 6 Devices
Memory: Cheapest memory with heatsinks
Graphics: I want to spend $100 max + silent
Power Supply: Most reliable in this price range
I would like advice if this is a worthwhile upgrade, if I should wait for price decreases, or if I should substitute any of these pieces for something that you think is better.
Thanks for your opinion!
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.0A Northwood 400MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache Socket 478 Processor $196
CPU Cooling: ZALMAN CNPS7000A-Cu 65mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan/Heatsink $42
Motherboard: ABIT BD7II i845E $118
Memory: Crucial 2X 256MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 266 (PC 2100) $146
Graphics: Leadtek GeForce 4 Ti 4200 128M $178
Power Supply: Antec TRUE330 ATX 330W $50
Total: $730
New System:
CPU: Intel Pentium D 805 Smithfield 533MHz FSB 2 x 1MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Dual Core $113
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116001
CPU Cooling: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler $25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186134
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-8I945PL-G Socket T (LGA 775) Intel 945PL Express ATX Intel Motherboard $86
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813128317
Memory: pqi TURBO 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) $77
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141210
Graphics: GIGABYTE Radeon X1600PRO 256MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Silent Pipe II $104
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125021
Power Supply: Thermaltake TR2 W0070 ATX 430W $39
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817153023
Total: $444
Budget: $450
Why I chose each
----------------
CPU: Cheapest dual core
Cooling: OC + noise
Motherboard: 945PL + I have 4 PATA drives and a DVD burner, supports 3 x ATA100 up to 6 Devices
Memory: Cheapest memory with heatsinks
Graphics: I want to spend $100 max + silent
Power Supply: Most reliable in this price range
I would like advice if this is a worthwhile upgrade, if I should wait for price decreases, or if I should substitute any of these pieces for something that you think is better.
Thanks for your opinion!
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