how do i make it better

[COLLOSUS]

Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2004-11-13
Time 18:14


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Computer:
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 (IE 6.0 SP2)
DirectX 4.09.00.0904 (DirectX 9.0c)
Computer Name PAUL-HOLT1973 (gamer)
User Name paul holt

Motherboard:
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4E, 3200 MHz (16 x 200)
Motherboard Name Abit SG-72 / ECS 661FX-M (Deluxe) (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset SiS 661FX
System Memory 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (04/16/04)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM2)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 9800 PRO - Secondary (128 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9800 PRO (128 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (R350)
Monitor Siemens C551 [15" CRT] (YECU428621)

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter SiS 7012 Audio Device

Storage:
IDE Controller SiS 5513 IDE UDMA Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller SiS 180 RAID Controller
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive 7-in-1 CompactFlashI/II USB Device
Disk Drive 7-in-1 SmartMedia USB Device
Disk Drive 7-in-1 SD/MMC USB Device
Disk Drive 7-in-1 MS/MS Pro USB Device
Disk Drive SAMSUNG SP1604N (160 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive OEI-USB CF/SM/SD/MS USB Device
Optical Drive JLMS XJ-HD166S (16x/48x DVD-ROM)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW LDW-851S (DVD+RW:8x/4x, DVD-RW:4x/2x, DVD-ROM:12x, CD-RW:40x/24x/40x DVD+RW/DVD-RW)
SMART Hard Disks Status OK

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 152389 MB (112576 MB free)

Input:
Keyboard HID Keyboard Device
Mouse Kensington HID Mouse*in*a*Box Scroll

Network:
Network Adapter Marvell Libertas 802.11b/g Wireless (192.168.2.4)
Network Adapter Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC (192.168.2.2)
Modem Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem

Peripherals:
Printer Lexmark Z700-P700 Series
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB1 Controller SiS 7001 PCI-USB Open Host Controller
USB2 Controller SiS 7002 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller
USB Device Generic USB Hub
USB Device Generic USB Hub
USB Device USB Composite Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Human Interface Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device
USB Device USB Mass Storage Device

 

[don256us]

That's pretty damned good if you ask me.

You could add a Creative Labs Audigy 2 ZS. That would allow you to disable the onboard Sis sound.

I really don't see anything else. Perhaps an entire upgrade to 64 bit?

Welcome to the forums.

 

[Know Nuttin]

get a better monitor?

Unless you constantly back up your data to DVD's, i would partition the drive so you at least have a partition where you can store data. Won't help if the drive goes bad but will if Windows takes a nosedive.

 

[tom10167]

I'd get a Raptor, for sure. And up the video card to an X800XT.

 

[COLLOSUS]

cheers for the info will look into them
main concern was only scoring 2112 on 3dmark05
and the second was having a latency of 9 on my memory
with an access speed of 146 ns when other systems with same cpu but differnt mobo get below 85 if i get anouther mobo a better one if there is one to recommend that is compatable with everything i already have would this drastically improve the performance or is it throwing money at an unnoticable improvment

 

[techun]

i can't really talk because it's better than mine...but monitor? video card? maybe RAM

 

[Know Nuttin]

let me repeat....Monitor! 15" monitor is way too small these days, what's the point of a better video card if you have such a small monitor?

 

[COLLOSUS]

pickingup a 17" tomoz for now 2nd hand but getting 21 for xmas of the missus